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So far I have argued that neither “race”-related terms and “world”-related terms in the NT approximate the anthropological idea of “culture.” A third category of… Read More »Are NT “Behavior”-related Terms Equivalent to “Culture”?
Getting the gospel right is near and dear to the heart of every conservative Christian. The integrity of the gospel is a non-negotiable. In this… Read More »On the Incarnation by Athanasius
All the problems of heaven and earth, though they were to confront us together and at once, would be nothing compared with the overwhelming problem… Read More »Tozer on the Destruction of the Gospel
Last time I argued that “race”-related terms in the New Testament cannot be equated with the contemporary idea of “culture.” The second category of NT… Read More »Are NT “World”-related Terms Equivalent to “Culture”?
I think we all agree that the hill marked “The Battle of the Hymnal vs. the Projector” ought to have no man’s grave on it.… Read More »More on the Hymnal vs. Screen thing
Visitors that attend my church are often introduced to the seemingly obscure practice of fumbling for a hymnal, finding a page, and according to some,… Read More »Thanks, But I’ll Keep My Printed Hymnal
The question before us is this: are there any New Testament terms that are equivalent to the contemporary notion of “culture”? At least three separate categories of… Read More »Are NT “Race”-related Terms Equivalent to “Culture”?
| | Private and public worship are not the same. There is a difference between the regular, ordinary times of worship for a gathered group… Read More »Is corporate worship better than private worship? (Part 4)
If you aren’t at least somewhat familiar with the recent controversy over T. D. Jakes, James MacDonald, Mark Driscoll, and the Elephant Room, you’ve probably… Read More »Elephant Room 2, Biblicism, and the Importance of Tradition
I’m currently reading Tozer’s The Knowledge of the Holy and plan to share some quotes over the coming weeks. From the preface, here is the… Read More »A. W. Tozer on the Church in His Day
Last time I argued that the contemporary idea of “culture” came to being within discussions of modern anthropology It was in this anthropological climate that… Read More »The Missional Understanding of “Culture”
| We have been offering reasons why public worship is better than private. Public worship is the gathered, corporate worship of a local church. Private… Read More »Is corporate worship better than private worship? (Part 3)
Historically,1 the term “culture” did not emerge in its common use until the late 18th century. The term itself is much older, its Latin roots… Read More »The Historical Development of “Culture”
we began a short series looking at why public worship is better than private worship. Public worship is the gathered, corporate worship of the church.… Read More »Is corporate worship better than private worship? (Part 2)
A few weeks before Christmas, my sons and I made repeated visits to a firearms store. Both boys had expressed an interest in hunting, and… Read More »Formalists Under Fire
Likely the most influential early evangelical definition of culture comes from Lesslie Newbigin who claims that culture is “the sum total of ways of living… Read More »Common Missional Definitions of Culture
Christians in past epochs defined public worship as the corporate gathering of Christians for the worship of God. Private worship then is our informal times… Read More »Is corporate worship better than private worship? (Part 1)
I thought today would be a good day to make a few comments about the relationship between race and culture. Often the idea that cultures… Read More »On racism, ethnicity, and culture
This time, in the words of Richard Weaver: “He is therefore trained to see things under the aspect of eternity, because form is the enduring… Read More »Sincerity or Profanity – 2
Having recommended books by A. W. Tozer and John Owen, let me backtrack in time to a man that both of them would recommend reading –… Read More »Confessions by Augustine