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Category Archives: Theological
Thoughts on Denominations, Church Union and Reunion 2
Following on from my previous post. *** Lesslie Newbigin writes: The church, therefore, as it is in via, does not face the world as the exclusive possessor of salvation, nor as the fullness of what others have in part, the … Continue reading
Posted in The Church, Theological
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Thoughts on Denominations, Church Union and Reunion 1
Following on from my thoughts in the previous post, I have decided to write a few follow-up posts on the subject of denominations, Church union and reunion. *** When Christ founded His Church, He founded it to be a growing … Continue reading
Posted in The Church, Theological
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The Denominational Church
After the passing of the FV/NPP report at the recent PCA GA, Jim Cassidy counsels proponents of the FV: Is there not, brothers, safety in a multitude of counselors? I’ve read some of the responses already by FVers. And quite … Continue reading
Posted in The Church, Theological
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Guest Post: The Doctrine of the Atonement in Reformed History 1
A few weeks ago I mentioned that I would be devoting much of my summer blogging to the subject of the atonement and that if people were interested in participating they should contact me with their suggested contributions. That offer … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Post, The Atonement, Theological
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Wright’s Theological Starting Point in his Doctrine of Justification
One of the main reasons why many of Wright’s critics misunderstand his doctrine of justification can be traced to the fact that the questions that he is answering with his doctrine of justification are slightly different from those which traditional … Continue reading
Posted in N.T. Wright, NT Theology, Theological
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Wine in Communion Redux
Almost three years ago now, I posted on the subject of the importance of using alcoholic wine in the celebration of the Eucharist. I argued that the use of grape juice was a serious departure from the scriptural teaching regarding … Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, The Sacraments, Theological
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Links
Links from the last few days: *** According to Dr Scaer, the most common way people join the Church is that someone invited them. Guess what? If church sucks, people don’t invite others. They don’t think “Man, my friends have … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Controversies, In the News, Lectures, N.T. Wright, NT Theology, On the web, Quotations, The Blogosphere, Theological, Video
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NTW Letter
N.T. Wright replies to someone involved in translating Judas and the Gospel of Jesus, who wrote to him, troubled by some of the libellous claims about Wright and his beliefs that he encountered online: Dear —– —– has passed on … Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, N.T. Wright, Theological
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Judas and Ahithophel
In the course of his treatment of the use of the OT in John’s gospel, Steve Moyise describes M.J.J. Menken’s understanding of the background of Jesus’ statement in John 13:18. Menken suggests that John makes his own translation from the … Continue reading
Posted in NT Theology, Theological
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Against the Youth-Driven Church
This video has been posted by a number of people in the blogosphere. Like most others, I strongly disagree with this guy in a number of areas and believe that his argument against the Emerging Church is riddled with problems. … Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, The Blogosphere, Video, Worship
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