I get emails –
Brother Guin,
I have been researching the subject of the Love Feast of Jude, mentioned by Peter and corrected by Paul.
I see in the scriptures what you discuss in your article. I have concluded long before reading your article that re instituting the Love Feast would greatly enhance the work of the church. [...]
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I’ve been reading a new book by N. T. Wright called Justification: God’s Plan and Paul’s Vision, in which Wright responds to a challenge of his work by John Piper, The Future of Justification: A Response to N. T. Wright, in which Piper attempts to refute Wright’s new perspective on Paul.
I’m hoping (Lord willing) to [...]
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What do we learn from this narrative approach to the scriptures? Well, I don’t think the Story answers all the questions, but it answers more questions than any other one principle of hermeneutics. We could go another quarter working through the implications in countless areas of Bible study.
But I want to make sure that we don’t [...]
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A while back, I posted the full text of an article by Stanley K. Fowler noting the increasing convergence of Baptist and Church of Christ baptismal theology. It turns out that was a pre-publication copy of an article to be published in Baptist Sacramentalism 2, which is volume 25 of a series called “Studies in [...]
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This follows up an earlier post on the same subject in which I posted an article by Stanley Fowler, a Baptist, noting the convergence of Baptist and Church of Christ views on baptism. That article has now appeared in a book, Baptist Sacramentalism 2, which is not yet available in the US. (You can buy [...]
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It’s been an interesting last few days. I’ve been sent three books to read and review, a commentary on Hebrews, Baptist Sacramentalism 2, and Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus. This way, I get them free. Pretty cool. But now I have to find time to read them. They’ll find their way onto the [...]
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Let’s now consider what we’ve learned regarding predestination earlier in this series and apply it to salvation and baptism. Perhaps this will give us a deeper Third Way interpretation.
When considering predestination, we noted that the New Testament is quite inconsistent as to just when we are saved. We explained this in terms of salvation occurring [...]
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Now, having an understanding of the essence of marriage in the minds of Biblical writers, let’s look at how people got married in Biblical times.
When we read the Genesis accounts of how Isaac and Jacob were married, we see no ceremony at all. Rather, the man and woman simply chose to be married, with the [...]
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“Sacramentalist” just sounds kind of cool, doesn’t it? Lots of alliteration and sibilance. But it’s not a word you hear much in Church of Christ circles. We’ve been accused by many of teaching baptism as a sacrament. We usually figure that’s a Catholic thing and so deny the accusation. But things are changing.
In this quarter’s [...]
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In the first lesson, I said — and I meant it — that the traditional exegesis of the baptism verses by the Churches of Christ is largely correct. In particular, I emphasized John 3:5, which clearly makes water baptism a necessity.
For many, the argument ends there. But it does not.
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Silos, Politics and Turf Wars, by Patrick Lencioni
The Shack, by William P. Young
UnChristian, by David Kinnaman
New Commentary on Hebrews by Edward Fudge
The Lost History of Christianity, by Philip Jenkins
In the Shadow of the Temple, by Oskar Skarsaune
Once in a Lifetime Book
Baptist Sacramentalism 2
The Fine Line: Re-envisioning the Gap Between Christ and Culture
Missing More Than Music, [...]
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