Exegesis, Ecclesiology, and Exploration.

On scanning Mennonite confessions of faith

I’m scanning some Mennonite confessions of faith and booklets of instruction for new Christians, researching where we got the idea of 7 ordinances. It’s pre..

Dwight Gingrich

Nov 05, 2011

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“Ran… embraced… kissed”

Bible Bites [Exegesis]

(Old Facebook Post–Revised) Compare Luke 15:20 with Genesis 33:4. The father in the Prodigal Son parable “ran… embraced… kissed” his younger son; in G..

Wisdom versus revelation – James 1:5

Bible Bites [Exegesis]

(Old Facebook Post) Wisdom is the God-given ability to make decisions when faced with complex situations. Revelation is a voice from heaven–God speaking his w..

Jonah and superficial repentance

Bible Bites [Exegesis]

(Old Facebook Post) Those of you who studied Jonah in Sunday School today may especially be interested in this study which suggests Jonah’s chapter 2 prayer w..

On taking God’s name in vain

Bible Bites [Exegesis]

(Old Facebook Post) “Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain” (Exodus 20:7). “The name is equivalent to the identity of the Deity… We a..

“When people add to the Word of God”

Bible Bites [Exegesis]

(Old Facebook Post) Dennis McCallum on adding to God’s Word: “How much should we make of Eve’s addition to God’s Word–that even touching the fruit wou..

On borrowing pagan musical forms

Old Facebook Posts

(Old Facebook Post – Revised) I find hard to believe that heavenly music will be restricted to the styles of 16th to 19th century Europe. The Bible itself dem..

“The difference between Christians and the rest of mankind”

Church Chat [Ecclesiology]

(Old Facebook Post – Revised) An excerpt from The Epistle to Diognetus, written about the end of the second century: “The difference between Christians and ..

What do I love most?

Bible Bites [Exegesis]

(Old Facebook Post) What I love most… trumps what I believe… and determines what I fear and what I confess publicly. “Many even of the authorities believe..

A doctrine of “continually renewed minds”?

Church Chat [Ecclesiology]

(Old Facebook Post – Revised) How would Anabaptist churches be different if we taught a doctrine of “continually renewed minds” rather than only one of ..