By Chaplain Mike MOD NOTE: Folks, this is not a pro- or anti- Israel or Palestinian post. It’s about dispensational theology and the dangerous mixture of such theology with international politics. I’d prefer that you stick to this subject in your comments. From today’s Jerusalem Post, these strong words from Michael Freund in his column,Continue reading “When Bad Theology Gets Scary”
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Epiphany and the Days to Come
No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is himself God, is near to the Father’s heart. He has revealed God to us. (John 1:18, NLT) • • • Kathrin Burleson’s painting, which accompanies today’s post, portrays three revelatory events traditionally associated with the Feast of Epiphany, which the church marked yesterday.Continue reading “Epiphany and the Days to Come”
The Forgotten Deadly Sin
Many of you are probably familiar with C.S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity. His chapter on “Sexual Morality†has some analogies in it that have struck me for some time. With your indulgence, I will quote what Lewis has to say then go on to make my point. Lewis compares our sexual appetite with our appetite forContinue reading “The Forgotten Deadly Sin”
Great Expectations
“And now, Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in Thee.” — Psalm 39:7 For some, the time after Christmas is somber and blue – the crash after peaking expectations plummet into a disillusionment of dashed hopes and disappointments. In years past, I reveled in the post-Christmas quiet. The exhaustion of hosting largeContinue reading “Great Expectations”
Richard Halverson’s Vision
By Chaplain Mike “Think of it this way. The program of our church is everything all the members are doing between Sundays. The church keeps house, goes to school, teaches, practices law, medicine and dentistry, runs business and industry, farms, works on construction jobs, researches in many fields, sits on school boards, city councils, countyContinue reading “Richard Halverson’s Vision”
What Has Changed?
By Chaplain Mike Today, I want to have us simply compare two statements by pastors of large churches. The contrast between the two was, to me, striking. The first was made by Richard Halverson a long time ago. In his 1972 book, How I Changed My Thinking about the Church, Halverson, staff pastor in aContinue reading “What Has Changed?”
On Good Works
By Chaplain Mike Whenever we have a discussion on faith and good works, it is likely that we will go down many side trails, as happened on Monday in our conversations. Today would be a good time, in my estimation, to clarify some fundamental Biblical teachings and to point you to what I think areContinue reading “On Good Works”
Paul’s New Law—Or Our Identity In Christ?
Note from JD: In anticipation of many, um, interesting comments that will follow this post, I am donning my Simul Iustus et Peccator (At Once Justified and Sinner) t-shirt sent to me by our friends at New Reformation Press. I highly recommend you get one for yourself before you find me guilty of treason, blasphemy, orContinue reading “Paul’s New Law—Or Our Identity In Christ?”
Works-Righteousness by any Other Name Still Stinks
By Chaplain Mike Regret. This is the great demon conjured up by International House of Prayer founder and director Mike Bickle to scare Christians straight. The Christian Post reports that he gave a message on the subject to 27,000 young people at a four-day conference last week in Kansas City, MO. Bickle’s message was firstContinue reading “Works-Righteousness by any Other Name Still Stinks”
Relating to Science, Our Neighbor
By Chaplain Mike Christianity Today’s top ten list of news stories from 2010 included one that prompted a lot of discussion here on Internet Monk: 8. Prominent Old Testament scholar Bruce Waltke resigns from Reformed Theological Seminary under pressure amid debate on the historicity of Adam. “If the data is overwhelmingly in favor of evolution,”Continue reading “Relating to Science, Our Neighbor”
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