As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
In my latest blog post, Slavery, Partiality, and Sinful Worship and Entertainment, I present important insights about the current relevance and application of a highly disputed biblical account: the Golden Calf Incident in Exodus 32.
“Few Christians in the eighteenth century wore as many vocational hats, and accomplished as much in so many different fields, as John Witherspoon. The question is whether all these hats held together. I think they did, perhaps just barely, but they did.” - Kevin DeYoung
“many evangelicals do not have the faintest clue what Thomas wrote or taught, and Thomas’s views are in actuality markedly different than those of many born-again believers. Most of us believe that when Scripture teaches us that God is merciful, then we may understand God as such.” - Owen Strachan
“Baptism is a rite, a symbol, an ordinance of the church. Its power is not in the physical act but in the truth it conveys.” - P&D
I’ve noticed that our culture seems to think that conservative Christians believe that the Bible should be interpreted literally. I say “our culture seems to think” this because the expression occurs frequently in popular media, whether journalistic or social. I’ve even seen some conservative Christians describe themselves that way.
That’s unfortunate.
Nobody today or in the past has ever interpreted the Bible literally. We’re not Amelia Bedelia.
“Although scientific findings are always provisional, it seems difficult to avoid the conclusion that an incredibly powerful and intelligent being designed our universe to support life. In what follows we’ll look at the scientific credibility of fine-tuning, specific examples, possible explanations for it, and consider some objections.” - CPost
“I do understand we as believers don’t want our holy days to be sullied by association with idolatry. And I want to state here at the outset that no one should call Easter Easter against his or her conscience. But I don’t think we ought to be upset about the word Easter. And here’s why.” - Mark Ward
We now wrap up our discussion about Revelation 3:10 (see Part 1). We’ve considered (a) what this “time of testing” is, and (b) who Jesus protects. Now, we turn to the burning question—what does the apostle John mean when he says believers will be “kept from” this time of testing?
Here is the passage—what kind of protection is Jesus promising? Physical removal from the scene, or protection from danger during the time of testing?
By William W. Combs. Reproduced with permission from DBSJ 11 (2006). Read the series.
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.
“In this video, I want to encourage those of us who are Christians both to celebrate the supremacy and uniqueness of Jesus and to be personally humble and curious toward other religious people because those things are not actually in tension if you understand who Jesus is and what it means to believe in Jesus.” - Gavin Ortlund
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