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Category Archives: Index
CENI: So In Conclusion … , Part 1
Readers here and in other forums where this series has been discussed have asked how I could be so Post-modern as to reject the notion of obeying commands … which means I’ve not adequately explained my thinking. First point: I’m … Continue reading
CENI/Blue Parakeet: Baptism and the Lord’s Supper
Well, I was not expecting to find baptism and communion to be important hermeneutical principles, but as I read Paul’s arguments in particular, I am struck at how many times he refers to baptism or the Lord’s Supper as instructive … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Parakeet, CENI, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Baptism, Blue Parakeet, CENI, Church of Christ Links, communion, Eucarist, Hermeneutics, Lord's Supper, Scot Mcknight
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CENI: A Better Way — 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is in many ways the opposite of Romans. Romans is high theology written to a church Paul had never visited, while 1 Corinthians deals with one practical, pastoral issue after another. Romans is neat and organized — and … Continue reading
Posted in CENI, Uncategorized
Tagged 1 Corinthians, 5 acts of worship, All, CENI, Church of Christ Links, edification, Holy Spirit, love of Christ, spiritual gifts, unity
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CENI: A Better Way — Romans
Romans was written by Paul to a church he’d never visited, but Rome was, of course, the capitol and largest city in the Empire. Paul therefore wrote a lengthy, comprehensive epistle to that congregation, preserving for us a brilliant work … Continue reading
Posted in CENI, Uncategorized
Tagged All, CENI, Church of Christ Links, justification, romans, worship
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The Blue Parakeet: Fixing What’s Broken
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 … Continue reading
The Blue Parakeet: Summary
Well, we’ve spent the last 12 weeks covering various aspects of this Blue Parakeet idea. Let me try to boil them down a bit. When we run across a blue parakeet passage — a blue bird amidst the sparrows — … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Parakeet, The Blue Parakeet, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Blue Parakeet, Scot Mcknight
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The Blue Parakeet: Eden as Hermeneutic
Genesis 1 and 2 give the model for a Godly marriage and Godly sexual conduct. Hence, adultery, fornication, bestiality, and homosexuality are all wrong because they violate Genesis 1 and 2 — which define sinless sex — even if the … Continue reading
Mac Deaver Joins GraceConversation
Greg has had to step aside from the conversation for awhile, and it’s taken some time to find a replacement. But I’m delighted that Mac Deaver has agreed to step in. Mac is Todd Deaver’s father and likely the most … Continue reading
The Blue Parakeet: Corollaries — The Gospel Hermeneutic (the Love part)
The application should be obvious by now. Love and faith are the “interstitial doctrines,” that is, they fill in all the gaps. There are no gaps. No silences. No missing authority. It’s all there in two words. Maybe a reminder … Continue reading
The Blue Parakeet: Corollaries — The Gospel Hermeneutic (the Faith part)
In Galatians 5, at the apex of his argument, after four chapters of elaborate explication, Paul declares a profound principle—one that the reader is to understand as being just as true as can be: “The only thing that counts is … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Parakeet, The Blue Parakeet, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Blue Parakeet, faith, Galatians, Hermeneutics, justification, paul, Scot Mcknight
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