As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
What do you think of when you hear the word “supernatural”? For many, I suspect it’s a novel, movie, or TV series—or more than one. In the West, we have for a long time now associated “supernatural” with terms like unexplained, unusual, and paranormal.
“What we’re going to do is highlight the strength of the historical evidence of the resurrection of Christ by considering an alternative theory—some regard as the best alternative—grave theft plus hallucinations.” - Truth Unites
“…a key issue is frequently overlooked by both Protestant admirers of Rome and those who convert to Catholicism—assurance of salvation. The Roman Catholic Church flatly denies that Christians can have certainty of their salvation.” - 9 Marks
“Every church, whether in my home country of Mexico or the United States, will at some point face the challenge of pastoral succession and transition. It’s a challenge that’s personal for me.” - BJU Seminary
All churches employ forms of modern technology to assist them in the tasks of outreach, discipleship, community, and worship. This raises the question as to whether the Bible provides the church with any guidelines or principles for choosing and using appropriate forms of technology in carrying out her Great Commission. I believe it does. One key text in this regard actually comes from the Old Testament. I’m thinking of Ecclesiastes 10:10, where we read, “Using a dull ax requires great strength, so sharpen the blade.
“Welcome to a special conversation about John 3:16 and a Greek particle. A Greek word that gets some debate among users of different English Bible versions. And I’ve got with me as a guest Gary Manning of Biola.” - Mark Ward
“Some argue that the German rationalist history of worldview makes it wrong, misguided, or even unbiblical for Christians. Others suggest that it reduces authentic faith to something too cerebral, too impersonal, or too formulaic. Perhaps the most common critique is that it just doesn’t ‘work’ in today’s cultural environment.” - Breakpoint
“The motion to abolish the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission….a motion about adding a statement to the SBC constitution stating churches in friendly cooperation with the SBC must affirm, appoint or employ ‘only men as any kind of pastor or elder as qualified by scripture’….
“Because we’re afraid to be too ‘wacky dispensationalist’ or to buck the latest popular trend (post-trib, post-mill, etc.), we keep it generic—Jesus is coming back.
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