As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“God gave people creativity in their unfallen state, which remained but was twisted when we fell. He will surely not give us less creativity in Heaven but more, unmarred by sin, unlimited by mortality.” - Randy Alcorn
Read the series.
3. CT relies upon covenants found nowhere in Holy Writ.
Recently, our family drove from Washington State to Tennessee, to drop our oldest son off at college. One day, in the wilderness of western Colorado, I spied a shiny new Corvette ahead of me. It was plodding along at about 65 mph on a stretch of interstate where the speed limit was 80 mph. Yet, there he stayed—at 65 mph.
“I had the privilege of reading the submissions to TGC’s 2022 Essay Contest for Young Adults. Nearly 200 young writers submitted original essays, and the editorial team reviewed them.” - TGC
The nation was desperate for leadership.
His improbable but swift ascent to fill the vacuum was as dramatic as it was unlikely. Humanly speaking, it was propelled solely at the behest of a praying mother.
(From Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal (DBSJ), Volume 20: 2015. Used with permission. Read the series.)
2 Thessalonians 3:6–15
Quillbot “suggests its main use would be for someone to improve their own writing…. Instead of the difficult work of understanding and then putting an author’s words into your own words, this tool allows students to automate the process.” - DBTS Blog
Read the series.
2. CT starts its reading of the Bible in the wrong place.
I wish I could say that I that I was one of those smart kids who always loved history. Yet, in one sense, I guess that I did—although perhaps without realizing it.
I was always enthralled with old black-and-white television shows that whisked me to an earlier time that seemed both simpler and, yet, exhilarating. I found many aspects of the past fascinating. I was particularly mesmerized by the Middle Ages—especially as they set the stage for the dawn of the Reformation.
A recent forum discussion raised the question of what role the narrative portions of Scripture have for establishing Christian doctrine. The question had two parts: “What is sound doctrine concerning the doctrinal importance of narratives in Scripture? Who decides what is the correct view and what is not?”
I remember hearing a lot of bad preaching from narrative, growing up. I also heard a lot of good preaching from narrative. One lesson learned: If we don’t respect what narrative is, we can easily miss what God intended and even abuse the Scriptures.
Discussion