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View Article  Beware When All Men Speak Well...

Jesus says, " Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for that is how their fathers treated the false prophets" (Luke 6:26, NIV).

 

Now, a humorous reminder of this truth from Lark News:

Church celebrates fifty years of peace through irrelevance
CINCINNATI — Rolling Hills Christian Church has spent fifty years diligently cultivating a good neighbor image, and this week they celebrated their spiritual irrelevance and moral acquiescence with a Sunday morning festival.
    "We get along perfectly with everybody in the community," said pastor James Doheny before climbing into the dunk tank. "Peace is our value of choice."
    During the celebration the mayor lauded the church for being "a friend of the entire city."
    "There's not one negative thing that could be said about this church, and the citizens of Cincinnati appreciate that," he said.
    Doheny thanked the congregation through tears, and promised to lead the church toward "fifty more years of benign accommodation."

 

View Article  Engaging God

David Peterson, a biblical theologian, who authored Possessed by God, which is a superb biblical theology of 'sanctification' also wrote, Engaging with God.  This book is a biblical theology of worship.  This book like 'Possessed' is a good book, and worthy of time and effort to understand it.  I don't agree with every point, but it is still a great book.  What is great is that The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary hosted David Peterson, and he gave four lectures on worship.  You can download them for free here.

View Article  A Virgin Will Conceive
A bit of time has passed since I posted on a biblical theological theme.  But I am excited about this post.  Jim Hamilton over at For His Renown has written a great biblical theological piece arguing for a typological understanding of Matthew's use of Isaiah 7:14.  I have seen the typological correspondence for some time, and it is good to see that others see it as well.  It is also good when they put it on to paper.  This is a good paper!  You can read it here.