Category Archives: text/language
Husband Of One Wife
At a recent men’s conference a question was raised: “Does an elder have to be married?” I answered live, but I wanted to record my thoughts here. Technorati Tags: 1 Timothy, context, greek, text, wife
Getting Tense With Hebrews 1
In the past, I argued against the liberal (or Kenotic Arian) view of Scripture by looking at what the writer to the Hebrews thought about Scripture. I could have argued from Paul, Peter, John and Christ but I was co-opting some of my studies on Hebrews to make the point. Anyway, there was a fundamental [...]
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Confusing Baptism with Circumcision in Colossians 2
When looking at baptism, covenantal Reformed types who embrace paedobaptism often employ an argument that ties the covenantal sign of Circumcision to the Covenantal sign of Baptism. The argument goes something like this: Covenantal Theological Support Abraham was circumcised as a sign of his faith-before-circumcision: Romans 4:11 The Church is the true Israel (Romans 9:6-8), [...]
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Tweet Blog: New Perspectives
Drinking from an empty glass is useless; so is using words that have been emptied of their meaning.
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Shock and Awe: Observing Fear