The PuritanBoard http://www.puritanboard.com/ A forum for the discussion of Reformed Theology and the historic Christian Faith en Thu, 17 May 2012 08:43:35 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.puritanboard.com/images/misc/rss.png The PuritanBoard http://www.puritanboard.com/ Happy Birthday Herald, christabella_warren http://www.puritanboard.com/f131/happy-birthday-herald-christabella_warren-74275/ Thu, 17 May 2012 05:02:44 GMT 2 members are celebrating their birthday today: -Herald (http://www.puritanboard.com/members/herald/) (Age: hidden) -christabella_warren (http://www.puritanboard.com/members/christabella_warren/) (born 1989, Age: 23) Happy Birthday! 2 members are celebrating their birthday today:

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Happy Birthday! ]]> Happy Birthday! PB Moderating Team http://www.puritanboard.com/f131/happy-birthday-herald-christabella_warren-74275/ Baseball Glove http://www.puritanboard.com/f76/baseball-glove-74266/ Thu, 17 May 2012 01:45:08 GMT What do I look for in an all purpose glove (if there is such a thing)? What do I look for in an all purpose glove (if there is such a thing)? ]]> Sports JM http://www.puritanboard.com/f76/baseball-glove-74266/ Office Hours: Desert Island Books with John Bales http://www.puritanboard.com/f15/office-hours-desert-island-books-john-bales-74265/ Thu, 17 May 2012 00:16:09 GMT Imagine yourself on a beautiful desert island. You've unplugged from the digital world. No cellphone, no Twitter, no Facebook, no radio, and no TV. With you on the island you have your Bible. In addition, you can only take with you five books. Which five books would you choose and why?

In this episode Office Hours talks to Rev. John Bales, Library Director and Lecturer in Theological Bibliography, to find out which five books he would take with him to the desert island.

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The Office Hours Team ]]> Theological Forum Office Hours http://www.puritanboard.com/f15/office-hours-desert-island-books-john-bales-74265/ Over the Sea http://www.puritanboard.com/f51/over-sea-74264/ Wed, 16 May 2012 21:53:46 GMT ]]> Music JM http://www.puritanboard.com/f51/over-sea-74264/ John 6:39 http://www.puritanboard.com/f63/john-6-39-a-74263/ Wed, 16 May 2012 21:30:21 GMT ESV

Was "it" pertaining to people who will believe in the Lord Jesus or was it about some-'thing' else?

Why is it "raise 'it' up" instead of "raise 'them' up"?

Insight appreciated in advance! ]]> Translations and Manuscripts (^^)Regin http://www.puritanboard.com/f63/john-6-39-a-74263/ Suggestions for Homeschool Materials, please? http://www.puritanboard.com/f32/suggestions-homeschool-materials-please-74262/ Wed, 16 May 2012 19:00:12 GMT Our daughter is completing kindergarten next week at a local small Christian school. While the effort was admirable, even though the class size was small, they still struggled to know what to do with her. We had her tested a few weeks ago. She is... Our daughter is completing kindergarten next week at a local small Christian school. While the effort was admirable, even though the class size was small, they still struggled to know what to do with her. We had her tested a few weeks ago. She is reading at 99% efficiency at a 5-6th grade level (and they stopped there), while having a 4th grade level "understanding". She is advanced in science and somewhat in math as well, although we do not know how much, as its hard to test for that at this age. She is wise beyond her little years and my wife and I look at each other and wonder how in the world such a brilliant little girl came from two who struggled a bit through school.

Any thoughts on this? My wife works 2.5 days out of the home while my MIL watches our daughter. We had PLANNED on teaching paige in a school setting for 2.5 days a week, and the other 2.5 days are for reading/study/homework while my MIL watches her.

Thoughts?

Here's our little smarty-pants.
]]> Family Forum Constantlyreforming http://www.puritanboard.com/f32/suggestions-homeschool-materials-please-74262/ Biggest threat to the Church today? http://www.puritanboard.com/f18/biggest-threat-church-today-74260/ Wed, 16 May 2012 18:26:41 GMT What do you think is the biggest threat to the church today? ( I would assume that it comes form inside the church, or the church itself not doing anything.

IMO I think that today it's the fact that the church has a view of a sentimental love God, one that doesn't punish sin and it has lead to cultural Antinomianism ]]> Church History arap http://www.puritanboard.com/f18/biggest-threat-church-today-74260/ <![CDATA[Kindle Version of Bahnsen's posthumous book]]> http://www.puritanboard.com/f24/kindle-version-bahnsens-posthumous-book-74259/ Wed, 16 May 2012 16:55:54 GMT I have had Bahnsen's Presuppositional Apologetics: Stated and Defended on my wish list for some time, but I could never bring myself to drop 39.99 for a 300 page book.

I just checked back on it and they finally brought out a kindle version for $5.95, in case anyone is interested:

Amazon.com: Presuppositional Apologetics: Stated & Defended eBook: Greg Bahnsen: Kindle Store ]]> General discussions Hilasmos http://www.puritanboard.com/f24/kindle-version-bahnsens-posthumous-book-74259/ <![CDATA[Statements against "jesus-only" & word of faith cult]]> http://www.puritanboard.com/f24/statements-against-jesus-only-word-faith-cult-74258/ Wed, 16 May 2012 15:45:30 GMT I am looking for statements or position papers from as many denominations as possible that are critiques or condemnations of Jesus-only and the Word of Faith movement. I am in the process of writing a letter to be signed by several other... I am looking for statements or position papers from as many denominations as possible that are critiques or condemnations of Jesus-only and the Word of Faith movement.

I am in the process of writing a letter to be signed by several other evangelical pastors and I would like to cite as wide a variety of denominations as possible. Thanks ]]> General discussions Kevin http://www.puritanboard.com/f24/statements-against-jesus-only-word-faith-cult-74258/ Most Liberal Commentaries/Series http://www.puritanboard.com/f78/most-liberal-commentaries-series-74257/ Wed, 16 May 2012 15:23:24 GMT What in your opinion are the most liberal commentaries or commentary series on the Bible? What series get the most liberal commentators? For instance, I think it was the NIV Application that got Peter Enns for Exodus (what a joke), and Goldingay for... What in your opinion are the most liberal commentaries or commentary series on the Bible? What series get the most liberal commentators? For instance, I think it was the NIV Application that got Peter Enns for Exodus (what a joke), and Goldingay for Daniel was from some other commentary series, not to mention a few of them (can't remember the names) for the Pentateuch as a whole get ones who buy into the Documentary Hypothesis. ]]> Commentaries arap http://www.puritanboard.com/f78/most-liberal-commentaries-series-74257/ <![CDATA[God's Grace and Man's Free Will - by William Perkins - New ebook and Hardback]]> http://www.puritanboard.com/f72/gods-grace-mans-free-will-william-perkins-new-ebook-hardback-74255/ Wed, 16 May 2012 14:14:05 GMT William Perkins (1558–1602) is awesome. One of the first Puritans I ever posted at A Puritan's Mind was Perkins after reading the old English copies of "The Causes of Salvation and Damnation" (which I'm working to update now). Not a whole lot has been reprinted by Perkins. I kept hearing, in 2005, that such and such is working on it, that this publisher or that publisher was working on it....here we are 8 years later and still, no Perkins. Some original works in archaic English have been "facsimilized" into a book, but there are no good modern reprints of "The Works of William Perkins" until now in these individual treatises.

I'm working on quite a few. These are some of the best theologically thought through treatises in print, anywhere, for any time. And Perkins deals with important theological and practical issues that should be understood by Christians in every age. And, they've been updated to reflect easier reading.

This first one is called "A Treatise of God’s Free Grace and Man’s Free Will".

Guess what it covers...God's Free Grace (salvation by grace alone) and Man's Free Will (that free will is a myth and is shown to be subjected to the will of God).

"All the goodness we have and all we can do that is pleasing to God, is wholly in Scripture ascribed to God." William Perkins

Classic.

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]]> Puritan Publications C. Matthew McMahon http://www.puritanboard.com/f72/gods-grace-mans-free-will-william-perkins-new-ebook-hardback-74255/ This KJVO article has ruined the ESV for me :-( http://www.puritanboard.com/f63/kjvo-article-has-ruined-esv-me-74254/ Wed, 16 May 2012 13:12:47 GMT I grew up with and love the KJV but I'm not an onliest. I read the NKJV, NASB, RSV and the ESV. I had begun to like the flow of the ESV and was picking it up more and more. Then I read this article here on a KJVO site. At least the verses in question are included in brackets in my NASB and NKJV. To omit them completely in the ESV boggles my mind. I haven't checked my RSV yet but I assume they were ommitted there as well. I can live with the brackets and/or footnotes, but removing the verses completely ? Inexcusable AFAIC. ]]> Translations and Manuscripts JimmyH http://www.puritanboard.com/f63/kjvo-article-has-ruined-esv-me-74254/ Singing vs Prayer as an Ordinance http://www.puritanboard.com/f124/singing-vs-prayer-ordinance-74252/ Tue, 15 May 2012 20:46:03 GMT Hello folks,

We've recently had a sermon on singing as an ordinance of worship. This inevitably led to some discussions about RPW and EP. Some of the examples and anectdotal arguments got me thinking about the inherent properties, similarities and differences in our ordinances, particularly prayer and singing.

Prayer
a) Offered 'upward' to God (similar to singing)
b) Auditorily monotone or melodic (similar to singing)
c) To be performed in corporate, in family, and in private worship (similar to singing)
d) Verbalized by a single voice (different from singing)
e) Content can be extemporaneous (different from singing)

Singing
a) Offered 'upward' to God (similar to prayer)
b) Auditorily monotone or melodic (similar to prayer)
c) To be performed in corporate, in family, and in private worship (similar to singing)
d) Verbalized by all voices participating in the worship (different from prayer)
e) Content is provided in Scripture (different from prayer)

The reason I'm approaching it this way is to see what fundamentally distinguishes these two ordinances. Am I correct in saying (point b) that personal prayers can be expressed melodically without it falling under EP? If true, the nature of singing is unique in its properties of congregational participation and regulated content. That, more than the monotony or melody of the expression is what defines it as an ordinance.

Are there better arguments about the prayer/singing distinction that can shed light on this? ]]> A capella Exclusive Psalmody wraezor http://www.puritanboard.com/f124/singing-vs-prayer-ordinance-74252/ Italian Food Forever http://www.puritanboard.com/f84/italian-food-forever-74250/ Tue, 15 May 2012 18:50:37 GMT I found this for all you italian food fans: http://www.italianfoodforever.com/ I am a nut about Italian food despite being half hispanic (maybe the European part of the Hispanic is Italian...) I found this for all you italian food fans:

http://www.italianfoodforever.com/

I am a nut about Italian food despite being half hispanic (maybe the European part of the Hispanic is Italian...) ]]> The Iron Chef arap http://www.puritanboard.com/f84/italian-food-forever-74250/ Easy Mexican Casserole http://www.puritanboard.com/f84/easy-mexican-casserole-74249/ Tue, 15 May 2012 17:29:35 GMT Ingredients:

Tortilla Chips
Shredded Cheese
1 Package of Taco Seasoning
Salsa
1 Bell Pepper, Diced
2-3 Jalapenos, Diced (or none, if you don't want heat)
1 Can of Ro-tel (Hot, Regular, or Mild)
1 Can of Ranch Style Beans
1 Can of Cream of Mushroom Soup
2-2.5lbs of Ground Beef or Ground Turkey

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 375
Saute peppers in olive oil, set aside
Brown hamburger/turkey and drain excess grease
Add peppers, beans, ro-tel, desired amount of salsa and cream of mushroom soup to the meat. Salt and pepper as desired. Stir
Grease casserole dish and add a layer of tortilla chips
Layer shredded cheese on top of chips
Put a layer of the meat, beans, ro-tel concoction down
One more layer of chips
One more layer of meat concoction
A final layer of shredded cheese
Top the dish with foil and bake for 30-35 minutes at 375

Server with more tortilla chips and salsa, even sour cream if desired (personally can't stands the stuff). ]]> The Iron Chef Joshua http://www.puritanboard.com/f84/easy-mexican-casserole-74249/