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“Many” New Testament allusions to Isaiah 53

(Old Facebook Post) Isaiah 53 is a rich gospel feast. It is quoted very frequently by the New Testament writers. Following are two of the more subtle references..

Dwight Gingrich

Apr 05, 2012

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A Definition of “Baptism”

Old Facebook Posts

(Old Facebook Post) How is this for a definition of baptism? “Baptism is our confession of faith in Christ through which we are saved by the grace of God.” ..

On reading Augustine of Hippo

Book Reviews

(Old Facebook Post) I finished listening to St. Augustine’s City of God today. Forty-five hours of listening to a master rhetorician from the 5th century. One..

The frustration and joy of John the Baptist

Bible Bites [Exegesis]

(Old Facebook Post) I love John the Baptist’s frustrated/joyful response to those who rejected Jesus: “A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is g..

Fun with church history and chastity

Old Facebook Posts

(Old Facebook Post) Church history is fun! Today I learned from St. Augustine what the 3 floors of Noah’s ark might symbolize: 1st floor–chastity (faithfuln..

What’s this bit about “sinful nature”?

Old Facebook Posts

(Old Facebook Post – Revised) Two questions: A definition: I’m understanding sinful nature to mean: an inner identity that naturally tends toward sin. To s..

Head and heart: Worshiping as whole persons

Church Chat [Ecclesiology]

(Old Facebook Post) Words from John Piper jumped out at me today as I listened. I think I now more clearly understand something that is deeply wrong with some o..

Old Testament holy war and Christian nonresistance

Old Facebook Posts

(Old Facebook Post – Revised) I learned another reason why I, as a Christian, cannot serve in any military. Here is the teaching of the Old Testament regardin..

On the danger of turning norms into absolutes

Church Chat [Ecclesiology]

(Old Facebook Post) One danger in biblical interpretation is the temptation to turn pragmatic norms into absolute rules. I’ve been thinking about this in rela..

Church cultures and the danger of complacency

Church Chat [Ecclesiology]

(Old Facebook Post – Revised) “The Dangerous Side of Success.” This article by John Johnson is a superb warning for pastors (or other leaders of spiritual..