This article originally appeared on my blog (Here). “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” (Mark 10:45) Service is not a uniquely Christian concept. The language of service is something engrained throughout society....
The Puritan Board
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How do you respond to 'Happy Easter' ?
I know there are two other threads going that address the topic of pretended holy days, but I'm so annoyed with people wishing me "Happy Easter", that I wanted to post a separate thread to see if others share that annoyance. Not only outside of church, but believers in my congregation are 'wishing' me happiness on this day.
Reading the 'Good Friday' thread I feel convicted that I have respond... -
Earth 2.0 - Modern views of heaven
Forgive the scattered thoughts here. Heaven is a subject where I need more study. A few years ago I thought that heaven would basically be a restored creation. So, we would continue doing all we've been doing for 6,000 years, but we would do it better, with greater capacities, and no sin to prevent us from doing it fully to the glory of God. In short, "Like earth, only better."
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Inconsistency with implications for the resurrection - Genesis vs. Luke
I have been working with an apparent biblical inconsistency that actually touches the resurrection (and it came to me the day before Easter).
In Genesis 18 we have God and 2 angels visit Abraham and dine with him. The 2 angels visit Lot and dine with him and then physically grab Lot and his family and drag them out of Sodom. Later, Jacob wrestles with the angel of the LORD and is struck on... -
Not Like-Minded
Given the fact that tomorrow is celebrated as Easter by many non-eastern Christians, it seems like a good opportunity to bring up a reality for many of us. How do we navigate the pitfalls of a husband and wife not being like-minded on religious holidays? I did not embrace Calvinism until the late 1990s and I did not come to a full conviction on my current position on religious holidays until... -
Newbie Alert!
I've been a Christian since elementary school, and I thank my Baptist father for his prayerful concern for my salvation. I spent several years in non-denominational charismatic churches until my mid-twenties, when I ended up getting prayed into the Reformed tradition by my sister. She's since moved on to becoming Catholic, but I have no intentions of following her there.
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Wedding Rings
Some of the early puritans refused to wear wedding rings as Romanism in their day had caused wedding rings to bear a commonly superstitious meaning. To wear them was to affirm that meaning, and was hence scandalous. Some persons today teach that it is wrong to wear wedding rings.
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Credo-Baptism Answers Credo-Baptism Answers - Ok immersionists, help me with these verses.
The issue of the mode of baptism (immersion or sprinkling or pouring) hinges on what the greek means. Words have meanings and the mode of baptism can be found in the greek I used to think.
However, maybe the greek points to the significance of baptism rather than merely its mode. Ie., it is seen as a washing even if done by pouring or sprinkling.
I would say the greek words for baptism...
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Serve Others
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Twenty-nine Years
This article originally appeared on my blog (Here). “Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord…their works follow them” (Revelation 14:13) David Brainerd (1718-1747) was an 18th century American missionary to the native American Indians of New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Robert Murray...
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A Refutation To The Charge That The Calvinistic View Of Predestination Is Pagan.
The idea brought forth by those who claim that we who hold to God's sovereignty in all things are similar to the Greek pagans is without warranted. As Ronald Nash states in his book The Gospel and the Greeks, these so called gods were limited by their own weakness both physical and moral. Not to...