Romans 11 and the Parable of the Olive Tree (Part 1)
In Romans 11, Paul finally answers the question he’s been dancing around since ch. 9: what is God’s plan for the people of Israel?
Review Turning Points in American Church History: How Pivotal Events Shaped a Nation and a Faith
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“Coffman’s book attempts the tall task of recounting centuries of history in just a few hundred pages. To do this, she elected to pick discrete, illustrative episodes from America’s Christian legacy to tell a broader story.” - Providence
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Creeds, Confessions, And Carroll: An Essay In Defense Of Baptist “Creedalism”
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“Giving creeds and confessions a derivative, though real, authority is not a so-called ‘abomination of creedmaking’ ” - London Lyceum
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The Resurrection Body of Christ the Lord, Part 1
Reposted from 2011.
The Lord Jesus Christ, the second person of the triune God, who became the God-man by virtue of His virgin conception and incarnation, is the only human being in the universe who possesses a glorified body.
Consider for a moment the raising of Lazarus from the dead. This was one of the most spectacular sign miracles that the Lord Jesus performed at His first coming. Hundreds, if not thousands, of Jews were astounded by what Jesus did that day in Bethany near Jerusalem.
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Elon Musk’s Neuralink implants brain chip in human: Four biblical responses
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“… medical ethicists consider topics like today’s conversation in light of four factors: Benevolence…Nonmaleficence…Autonomy…Justice” - Denison Forum
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How Digital Apps Are Changing How We Read the Bible
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“unlike the move from scrolls to the codex and the codex to the printing press, Bible apps aren’t replacing printed Bibles. Instead, my survey data indicates that most people use a mix of print and digital media” - Text & Canon
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The Enigmatic Book of Hebrews (Part 4)
Read the series.
A Premillennial Reading of Hebrews (3)
Christ’s Body a Covenant Sacrifice
The author of Hebrews chose as his go-to text the “Old Greek” of the OT, but not exactly what scholars mean when they say “LXX.”1 His singular use of Psalm 40:6-8, especially its translation of Psalm 40:6 as “a body you have prepared for me.” As Thomas Constable notes,
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Pets Aren’t Children: ‘Fur Babies’ and the Worship of Feelings
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“Imagine a friend told you that her baby is sick and may die. You’d feel shock and grief…Would anything change if the friend then replied, ‘Thank you, we’re hoping Fluffy pulls through’?” - Breakpoint
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How Close Are We?
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“Never view the world circumstances or any events with a temporal viewpoint. Recognize that God is constantly seeing the big picture while we normally see what is taking place day by day.” - P&D
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Do Westcott & Hort Rule New Testament Textual Criticism?
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“the Textual Confidence Collective … discuss whether the ideas of Westcott and Hort really control the current practice of New Testament textual criticism, and short the answer is, ‘No’ ” - Mark Ward
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