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The Problem with Errancy
As the logic goes, once you start down the road of not taking the Bible literally, there is no telling where that road will end. In fact, that road becomes a slippery slope to unbelief. Individual...
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An Errant Example of Errancy
Second Chronicles 10:1-36:23 deals with the period of the divided monarchy, where the nation of Israel was split into two halves, north and south, after Solomon’s reign. The Chronicler covers this time...
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Determining what the Bible Really Says
These battles over the “right” interpretation are, of course, as old as the Bible itself. … With their books, they hope to steal the conversation about sex and the Bible back from the religious right....
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The Difference Words Make
In our world and thinking, there are two “books of God,” places where we can go to learn about God and his world. The first, of course, is the Scriptures —the collection of 66 books by 44 authors...
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The Faith of Economic Justice
“Why did you choose to model your budget on the extreme ideology of Ayn Rand rather than the faith of economic justice in the Bible?” the blond, 20-something male asked. He said he wanted to “present”...
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Homeschool Theology 01: The Scriptures
This year in our homeschool co-op (SEEK), I’ve been pulling together and teaching a class on theology for the high school grades. I’m going to start posting my notes here for anyone who’s interested in...
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Homeschool Theology 02: The Scriptures
In the second week of homeschool theology, we covered the origin of the Scriptures –who decided what should be in the Bible? How could it be copied from generation to generation without having lots of...
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The Real Problem with Presidental Proof Texts
In a time when many folks are struggling and at a time when we have enormous deficits, it’s hard for me to ask seniors on a fixed income or young people with student loans or middle-class families who...
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Review: The Heresy of Orthodoxy
The Heresy of Orthodoxy Andreas Kostenberger, Michael Kruger How does the prevailing worldview impact our understanding of the Scriptures (or any writing, for that matter)? This is a classical...
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On Obedience to the State (Part 4)
Given today’s headlines, the question fairly shouts itself into our world: What is the proper relationship between the Christian and the State? Why is this so urgent now, just at this moment? Because...
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What is Spiritual Maturity? (1)
I ran across a quote a while back—actually it’s from an old book that’s still selling millions of copies—that brought to mind the topic of spiritual maturity. What is spiritual maturity? Many...
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What is Spiritual Maturity? (2)
(continued) That God consistently ties knowing to doing makes sense once we give the matter some consideration. Can you really gain a trust in God through doing? How can you do without trusting, and...
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Narrative 017: Melchizedek
The slides for the narrative study of the Scriptures are up. This set of slides considers Melchizedek, the priestly king who met Abram after he defeated the five kings who had taken Lot as a spoil of...
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On the Church
Suppose you went on a business trip with three people. When you get through with the first day’s work, one of the local folks offers to take all four of you out to dinner. “Hey, I was going to run...
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Narrative 019: Circumcision
The 19th set of slides (the 19th hour) of our narrative study of the Scriptures is now up. This is the first of two parts in Genesis 17, discussing the Covenant of Circumcision.
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Narrative 020: Circumcision
The 20th set of slides from our narrative study of the Scriptures is up. This is the second part of our study in Genesis 17, dealing with the Covenant of the Circumcision.
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Twelve Jews Speak
More than any other book of the Hebrew Scriptures, the writings of the prophet Daniel confront us with evidence of the time of Messiah’s coming—evidence that many people would rather not see. That...
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