Archive for November, 2006
« Previous EntriesBook Review: The Hand of God, by Frederick S. Leahy
Tuesday, November 28th, 2006Synopsis: All too often, the absolute, all-encompassing sovereignty of God is seen as one of those distant doctrines, which have little impact on the day-to-day life of an average Christian. But on the contrary, as Frederick Leahy demonstrates, there are few, if any, scriptural doctrines that have more to do with every aspect of the […]
The Theology of Hebrews 6:4
Friday, November 24th, 2006Hebrews 6:4-6 is the classic Arminian text to argue against the Calvinistic doctrine of perseverance. It has certainly been understood in quite a variety of ways – and one’s precise interpretation of the phrase “having been made partakers of the Holy Spirit” is, in particular, especially weighty, because it may influence or even determine his […]
Book Review: The Heavenly Footman, by John Bunyan
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006Synopsis: The Heavenly Footman, which comes from the pen of the man who gave us the most beloved allegory of all times, is a striking testimony to the richly varied and always impactful body of writings left for us by the Puritan John Bunyan. The book is basically an extended sermon on I Corinthians 9:24-26 […]
Images of the Savior (14 – His Cleansing of a Leper)
Saturday, November 18th, 2006Mark 1:41-42 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and says unto him, I will; be clean. And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed. Oh, how manifold and wretched is the condition that has been brought upon us by our […]
A Sampling of Substantive Lyrics
Friday, November 17th, 2006Well, before I let the dead horse alone, I couldn’t help but go to the effort of typing up the lyrics to one of Shai Linne’s songs, and offer to everyone a little more substantial taste of the deep theology, Hip-Hop style, that I’ve been speaking of. This is a song called “Justified,” and it’s […]
Book Review: Reinventing Jesus, by Komoszewski, Sawyer, and Wallace
Thursday, November 16th, 2006Synopsis: Such diverse literary phenomena as the findings of the “Jesus Seminar” and the popular novels of Dan Brown have in common that they are willing to go to any necessary lengths in order to make their pre-conceived ideas seem plausible. The careful scholars behind Reinventing Jesus, an easy-to-read and historically-insightful critique of such recent […]
The Poetics of Rap
Tuesday, November 14th, 2006The Occasion Having experienced the manifold effects, in the fundamentalist blogosphere, of John Piper’s decision to have a rapper, Curtis Allen, perform at Bethlehem Baptist Church, I was eminently motivated to do some thinking on the nature of rap as a musical/poetic entity. Simply because, if there was one thing that bound together the various responses […]
The Regulative Principle and Psalter-Only Worship
Friday, November 10th, 2006Although historically it has never been the overwhelming Reformed concensus, there have always been a few Reformed groups and churches that use the regulative principle of worship to restrict the number of legitimate songs that may be sung in worship to the one-hundred and fifty found in the Hebrew Psalter. Is this application of the […]
Book Review: The Doctrine of Sanctification, by A. W. Pink
Wednesday, November 8th, 2006Synopsis: The doctrine of sanctification is at the very heart of the gospel message; for it answers the mysterious and all-important question, “How can an impure sinner approach a holy God?”. It is also among the most difficult doctrines to study exhaustively, due to the hundreds of passages which speak to the topic, in a […]
Confessions and Pleas
Sunday, November 5th, 2006O God, my Father, how often I dishonor you by supposing that I may find joy and contentment in the world, apart from you! Show me again the field where lies hidden the treasure of immense worth. Counsel me to trade all my worthless baubles for the matchless pearl of great price. Bring to my mind […]
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