Biblical Theology
A Matter of Perspective
This quotation was brought to my attention a few weeks ago by Pastor Steve Jeffrey in London, England. It is taken from an essay written by David Field in 2007, which can be found here. The perspectives that Mr. Field encourages us to maintain are an important reminder of what ought to be the disposition ...
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Why the Church Is Central
“The Church is the nursery of the Kingdom, and the principles we learn in the Church are to be carried forth in the transformation of family, state, and other institutions.” – James B. Jordan....
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Listening to the Music of the Text
In his work Deep Exegesis, Peter Leithart draws comparisons to the listening of music and reading a given text. He writes, “We cannot take music in a moment, A chord gives us several notes at once, but a chord is not music, or not much music. To hear the simplest melody, we need to listen ...
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Patterns in Luke 1
I might be stealing a bit of thunder from Sunday, but let’s give some thought to the first chapter of Luke’s Gospel. It is widely agreed that Luke presents the birth announcements to Zechariah and Mary (1:5-38) in such a way that, as the reader, we are meant to compare and contrast them. But it ...
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