(ALBERT MOHLER) "Is the Church guilty of beating people with the Bible? As strange as that argument might sound, it is actually a powerful weapon in the hands of those who are determined to normalize homosexuality and same-sex marriage within the Church. Those pushing for the acceptance of homosexuality now argue that Christians opposed to that agenda are “clobbering” sinners with the biblical text.
There seems to be no authoritative original source for this very powerful rhetorical innovation, but it has become increasingly popular in recent years, and it is deployed as a way of subverting the Bible’s condemnation of same-gender sexuality..". (MORE...)
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Friday, June 3, 2011
The Bible's Unsung Heroes
Learning from the Bible's Unsung Heroes Trevor Wax
"We hear a lot about Paul, Peter, James, and John. But there are plenty of people mentioned in the New Testament that can slip by us unnoticed.
In Colossians 4, the Apostle Paul lists ten less-familiar names from the early church. Paul’s “shout-out” to these saints reminds me of the vast majority of Christians who quietly play important roles in the kingdom of God. Even though these mentions are brief, they contain life-long lessons for us today..."
"We hear a lot about Paul, Peter, James, and John. But there are plenty of people mentioned in the New Testament that can slip by us unnoticed.
In Colossians 4, the Apostle Paul lists ten less-familiar names from the early church. Paul’s “shout-out” to these saints reminds me of the vast majority of Christians who quietly play important roles in the kingdom of God. Even though these mentions are brief, they contain life-long lessons for us today..."
Comfort for Good People, Fright for Sinners
Comfort for Good People. by RW Glenn.
"On Sunday I finished up my sermon series on the book of Ecclesiastes. The text was Eccl 12:8-14, and I found one commentator's remarks about v 14 especially interesting. First I'll give you the verse, then I'll give you his comment.
Verse: For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.
Comment: This is a "comforting word for good people and [a] frightening word for sinners."
Now even though it might at first seem to make sense, this comment is rooted in a fundamental misunderstanding of the faith, a mistake in our way of thinking about Christianity that we can easily make..."
"On Sunday I finished up my sermon series on the book of Ecclesiastes. The text was Eccl 12:8-14, and I found one commentator's remarks about v 14 especially interesting. First I'll give you the verse, then I'll give you his comment.
Verse: For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.
Comment: This is a "comforting word for good people and [a] frightening word for sinners."
Now even though it might at first seem to make sense, this comment is rooted in a fundamental misunderstanding of the faith, a mistake in our way of thinking about Christianity that we can easily make..."
The Soul's Thirst
The Soul's Thirst: Tim Chalis.
"Every soul thirsts. This thirst may not be obvious in every moment, but at some point and to some degree every soul thirsts after something, something it does not have. We are rarely content in our current condition, rarely content just the way we are. But while we all thirst, we do not all thirst in the same way. Donald Whitney’s book Ten Questions To Diagnose Your Spiritual Health has much to say about this. Whitney identifies 3 ways in which our souls thirst..".
"Every soul thirsts. This thirst may not be obvious in every moment, but at some point and to some degree every soul thirsts after something, something it does not have. We are rarely content in our current condition, rarely content just the way we are. But while we all thirst, we do not all thirst in the same way. Donald Whitney’s book Ten Questions To Diagnose Your Spiritual Health has much to say about this. Whitney identifies 3 ways in which our souls thirst..".
Time Management
Seven thoughts on time management (Doug Wilson, Practical Christian Living)
"1.The point is fruitfulness, not efficiency. You should want to be fruitful like a tree, not efficient like a machine.
But this fruitfulness is a function of God's blessing, and it is surrendered work that is blessed work. Seek that blessing, and seek it through concrete surrender. Such surrenders are not abstract. Put your Isaacs on the altar. Every interruption is a chance to surrender your work to the only one who can bless your work, particularly when the interruptions come from your kid wanting to play catch.
We can see the principle with the sabbath and the tithe. Less blessed is more than more unblessed. 90% blessed goes farther than 100% unblessed. 6 days blessed are far more fruitful than 7 days unblessed..."
"1.The point is fruitfulness, not efficiency. You should want to be fruitful like a tree, not efficient like a machine.
But this fruitfulness is a function of God's blessing, and it is surrendered work that is blessed work. Seek that blessing, and seek it through concrete surrender. Such surrenders are not abstract. Put your Isaacs on the altar. Every interruption is a chance to surrender your work to the only one who can bless your work, particularly when the interruptions come from your kid wanting to play catch.
We can see the principle with the sabbath and the tithe. Less blessed is more than more unblessed. 90% blessed goes farther than 100% unblessed. 6 days blessed are far more fruitful than 7 days unblessed..."
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