The Confessions
In this excerpt from Augustine’s Confessions,1 he explains his own struggles as a Christian with the allure of praise from men.
“the categories that form the basis for penal substitutionary atonement do not arise from an ‘Enlightenment worldview’ or from the interpretive biases of a Western judicial framework”
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“It seems that Wu misunderstands what we mean, however, when we say that biblical categories must take precedence over cultural ones (and when we imply that honor / shame proponents elevate cultural categories over biblical ones).” - 9 Marks
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LifeWay’s Stores Are Closing. But Its Christian Books Will Be in More Stores Than Ever.
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“LifeWay has launched an ‘authorized dealer program’ that allows independent Christian retailers to sell its popular Bible studies.” - Christianity Today
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Did OT Israel create anything new in terms of music?
In another thread, I encountered some statements about which I would like to know how prevalent these views are:
“There is zero evidence that OT Israel created anything new in terms of music.”
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Jeremiah’s Great Eschatological Vision (Part 2)
Read the series.
The Locus Classicus of the New Covenant
Then we arrive at the prophecy about the New covenant (Jer. 31:31-34). The verses are immediately followed by a Divine guarantee of future fulfillment (Jer. 31:35-37). So it behooves us to look at it carefully:
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On James Como's "C. S. Lewis: A Very Short Introduction"
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“Como’s unlikely achievement is to deliver a brief (under 200 pages) yet compelling literary survey of Lewis’s works, which include over 40 books, 200 essays, 150 poems, short stories, a diary, and three volumes of letters.” - National Review
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The Source of America’s Love for Israel
In a previous blog post, I surveyed the highlights of statements made by presidents of the United States regarding America’s efforts to be a blessing to the Jewish people and the nation of Israel.
Our nation has a rich legacy of support for Israel, for which we should be very thankful. Many have conjectured that this may ultimately be the reason that God has blessed the United States so abundantly over the course of so many years.
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Are Atheists Right? Is Faith the Absence of Reason/Evidence?
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“Although these atheists may have heard sincere Christians wrongly say things like, “oh, you just have to have faith” as if they didn’t need evidence for their belief, this is not supported by the meaning of the words faith or belief that is found in the New Testament.” - AiG
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