Monthly Archives: April 2010

The Fork in the Road: Galatians 4 and Romans 14

Mario asked, How does Galatians 4:8-10 figured into this? 8 However at that time, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those which by nature are no gods. 9 But now that you have come to know … Continue reading

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Last Top 25 Reminder

Please get me or Matt Dabbs your statistics so we can generate an updated, accurate ranking of progressive Church of Christ blogs. We are well into the process and have already learned a lot. For example – * Alexa rankings … Continue reading

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The Fork in the Road: Things That Perish With Using

Robert Prater asked, Would you refute the view advocated by Ferguson and Hicks that the early church’s nonuse of IM is that instruments were a divinely prescribed part of temple worship that was superseded by the “higher worship instituted by … Continue reading

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The Cruciform God: A Light on a Hill

We’re continuing our study of Michael J. Gorman’s Inhabiting the Cruciform God. We are now well-beyond the book, but continuing to explore its implications. A light on a hill Turn with me to the Sermon on the Mount.

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N. T. Wright’s After You Believe: A Theory of Virtue, For Discussion

Regarding a theory of virtue, Aristotle’s tradition [of working to achieve virtue] led ultimately to pride. … For Paul — and this was one of the most painful things he had to work out, as we see in 2 Corinthians … Continue reading

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The Fork in the Road: Eph 5:19 and the Psalms

[This is expanded from my Sunday comment. I thought this was important enough and novel enough to make into a post. This is the last post on instrumental music for a while.] Bruce Morton, in his book Deceiving Winds – … Continue reading

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The Cruciform God: The Body of Christ

We’re continuing our study of Michael J. Gorman’s Inhabiting the Cruciform God. We are now well-beyond the book, but continuing to explore its implications. Body of Christ One of the most familiar descriptions of the church is as “the body … Continue reading

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N. T. Wright’s After You Believe: On Service, For Discussion

Regarding service, Wright refers the description in Rodney Stark’s The Rise of Christianity: How the Obscure, Marginal, Jesus Movement Became the Dominant Religious Force …. of how Christians in Asia Minor reacted to the coming of plague in their cities … Continue reading

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The Fork in the Road: Learning from the History of Worship, Part 4

Abraham Now, harken back to Abraham. He offered sacrifices, including offering his only son. He walked in the very presence of God, talking with him face to face. And he was marked with a sign of his covenant with God. … Continue reading

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