Monday, September 22, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
The Big Picture
For so long I read the Bible as a series of isolated stories with minimal connection to one another. All the stories were consistent in their insistence that we serve God and neighbor, but that was about it.
As I progressed through my seminary studies I began to see remarkable connectedness to the Bible. There are many ways to break down the overarching story of the Bible, but here are two:
1) Genesis 1-11 poses the question of how restoration might come.
2) Genesis 12-Revelation 22 answers that question.
Or, put more simply:
1) Genesis 1-11-the problem.
2) Genesis 12-Revelation 22-the solution.
The glue, of course, holding the whole book (and not to mention the whole universe!) together is Jesus Christ.
As I progressed through my seminary studies I began to see remarkable connectedness to the Bible. There are many ways to break down the overarching story of the Bible, but here are two:
1) Genesis 1-11 poses the question of how restoration might come.
2) Genesis 12-Revelation 22 answers that question.
Or, put more simply:
1) Genesis 1-11-the problem.
2) Genesis 12-Revelation 22-the solution.
The glue, of course, holding the whole book (and not to mention the whole universe!) together is Jesus Christ.
Friday, September 12, 2008
Religion and Politics
Joe Carter has good reminders for how Christians should engage politics. Here is the introduction:
During the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln was purportedly asked if God was on his side. "Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side," said the President, "my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right."
Although Lincoln is often praised for this remark by those who oppose the mixing of religion and politics, it contains three of the most controversial ideas in American politics: that it is legitimate to invoke the name of God within the realm of political discourse; that God's existence not only matters, but that he is always right; and that since God takes sides on certain issues, some people will be divinely justified while others will be in opposition not only to their political opponents but to the very Creator and Sustainer of the Universe.
If you find these ideas absurd and repugnant, you are most likely a secularist. If you find them to be embarrassing truths, then you may be on the religious left. If you find them so obvious that they hardly need stating, then you are probably a member of the so-called "religious right."
(HT: Between Two Worlds)
During the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln was purportedly asked if God was on his side. "Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side," said the President, "my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right."
Although Lincoln is often praised for this remark by those who oppose the mixing of religion and politics, it contains three of the most controversial ideas in American politics: that it is legitimate to invoke the name of God within the realm of political discourse; that God's existence not only matters, but that he is always right; and that since God takes sides on certain issues, some people will be divinely justified while others will be in opposition not only to their political opponents but to the very Creator and Sustainer of the Universe.
If you find these ideas absurd and repugnant, you are most likely a secularist. If you find them to be embarrassing truths, then you may be on the religious left. If you find them so obvious that they hardly need stating, then you are probably a member of the so-called "religious right."
(HT: Between Two Worlds)
Sunday, September 7, 2008
The Sola Panel | Is church for evangelism?
This is a good, brief write-up on the place of evangelism in the church. (HT: Justin Taylor)
The Sola Panel | Is church for evangelism?
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The Sola Panel | Is church for evangelism?
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Monday, September 1, 2008
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