As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“As gospel-believing Christians, we know that God has sovereignly guided the church throughout all its history. Does this mean we’re obligated to believe everything the church has ever believed? If not, what are we to hold on to from the past?” - TGC
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Having surveyed the first section of the Hebrew Scriptures, the Torah, or Law—the 5 books of Moses—we turn now to the second, the Prophets. This section is normally divided into the Former Prophets, what we Protestants call the books of History, and the Latter Prophets, what we call the Major and Minor Prophets. There’s a lot of creation material in the Latter Prophets, but I’m going to touch on just one passage in the Former.
“When debating slavery, O’Connor raises uncomfortable issues that some Christians would rather avoid. While he’s right to name these tensions, his interpretation of the Bible’s teaching on slavery subtly distorts Scripture’s message.” - TGC
This article is reprinted from 2009, with permission, from Doug Kutilek’s free newsletter “As I See It,” then a monthly electronic magazine.
One of the most often-quoted devotional comments in Matthew Henry’s (1662-1714) famous commentary on the Bible is his remark regarding the creation of the first woman from the side of the first man (Genesis 2:21-22)—
Don’t fall for attempts to dress up racial separatism in the language of natural law - World
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This list of commentaries on Acts are the ones I think are the best for the Pastor and Bible Teacher.
“Reading John C. Lennox’s book My Story: A Spiritual and Intellectual Autobiography provides plenty of evidence that the Christian life isn’t boring. Lennox is emeritus professor of mathematics at the University of Oxford and emeritus fellow in mathematics and the philosophy of science at Green Templeton College. He’s also had an incredibly exciting life.” - TGC
“Drawing both on Beha’s book and his own experience, Brooks identifies two different kinds of atheism and shows why both are inadequate: Materialistic atheism and Romantic atheism.” - Gene Vieth
“Individuals don’t go to war. Nations do. But simply because a nation has the God-given authority to bear the sword doesn’t mean that it is always justified to engage in conflict. This power is not unlimited.” - Daniel Darling
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Author’s Note: The following account is fictional, but based on a composite of numerous historical facts. It serves as the backdrop to my forthcoming series in honor of the 500th anniversary of William Tyndale’s translation and publication of the New Testament in English. I hope you enjoy this letter, written to you today from a 16th-century plowboy.
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