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What Is “Sin”? Positive Law
How did we get in this fix? What causes us to think that there is but one “right” way and that all others damn — even when it comes to how to take communion? Indeed, why especially communion? Well, part of the … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, What Is Sin?
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What Is “Sin”? The Lord’s Supper as Example
Reader Raymond Gonzalez asked in a comment, I have a question to those who advocate having a “larger meal” between the eating of the bread in memory and drinking of the cup in memory of our Lord. Are we in … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, What Is Sin?
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The Proper Posture for Worship, in Seven Moods, Part 4
Mood, the Sixth So what is the correct posture to listen to someone speak about Jesus? What is the correct posture for congregational singing? What is the right posture for eating a meal with Christian brothers and sisters? Perhaps we … Continue reading
The Proper Posture for Worship, in Seven Moods, Part 3
Mood, the Fourth The normal posture of worship in the ancient Near East was prostration — as we can see in such passages as — (Gen 19:1 ESV) The two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was … Continue reading
The Proper Posture for Worship, in Seven Moods, Part 2
Mood, the Second Let’s start over. Rule 1: All football metaphors for worship are bad. I live in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, home of the Alabama Crimson Tide. Football is our culture. It’s not part of our culture; it is our culture. And no football season … Continue reading
The Proper Posture for Worship, in Seven Moods, Part 1
I get emails — It is my belief that worship is more of a lifestyle than an event. That being said, have you ever written anything regarding body language/posture as we worship? I’m thinking of the broad spectrum of what I consider … Continue reading
A Framework for Discussing Baptism: Unanswered Challenges
Back on December 13, I posted a series of comments I’d made at earlier posts, as a post called “A Framework for Discussing Baptism.” This was an effort to frame and so improve the conversation regarding the absolute necessity of … Continue reading
Posted in Baptism, Uncategorized
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Should 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 Be Considered Part of Paul’s Letter? (Corrected)
(Edited thanks to a much-appreciated comment from Dennis Threadgill. Deleted text is shown by strikethrough. New text is shown by an underscore. The point of the post was not to disprove Patrick’s position but to demonstrate that there is no … Continue reading
Posted in Role of Women, Uncategorized
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An Email about Authority and Mathematics, Part 5 (“Spirit and truth”)
Having considered the broader context of John 4:23-24 in the last post, let’s now look at the context in John’s Gospel. Spirit In chapter 3, John had just related the story of Jesus and Nicodemus (“born of water and Spirit”), … Continue reading
An Email about Authority and Mathematics, Part 4 (Introduction to “Spirit and truth”)
I’ve written on John 4:23-24 several times. It’s a critical passage in understanding the New Testament’s doctrine of worship — and much, much more. And it’s one of those passages that is almost always misunderstood because we come to looking … Continue reading
