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Two New Posts From David Cook
Two new articles written by David Cook (moderator-general of the Presbyterian Church) have been posted at the Presbyterian Church of Australia website. One is a thematic followup to a previous post...
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Biblica Hipsteria
This is a parody. Based in part on this Kickstarter campaign. It does not exist. Though there are a plethora of other ‘themed’ Bibles available. Even though Michael Bird lives and teaches in Australia...
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The Bible Is Not A Book Of Moral Stories, It’s The Story Of God’s Redeeming Love
If you go to church tomorrow I hope you won’t be subjected to Bible teaching that emphasises your moral improvement, but rather you’ll hear about God’s salvation through Jesus. Ed Stetzer makes a point...
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Every Story Casts His Shadow
I have no idea what The Gospel Project Chronological is, but this video is excellent. ht
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The Preacher As Listener (via William Willimon)
(You can tell I’m enjoying Proclamation And Theology, can’t you?) The preacher is the one who is ordained by the church to engage in listening to the text in behalf of the church, listening to the...
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Westminster Shorter Catechism – Lord’s Day 23
Westminster Shorter Catechism – Lord’s Day 23 Q & A 39 Q What is the duty which God requires of man? A The duty which God requires of man, is obedience to his revealed will.*1 *1 Deuteronomy 29:29;...
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Slugs And Bugs Sing The Bible 2 Kickstarter Continues
It looks like Slugs and Bugs are on track to get the support needed to produce Volume 2 of Sing The Bible. Here’s another promo video. Here’s the Kickstarter page. Here’s Matthew 6:25-26,28-33.
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Westminster Shorter Catechism – Lord’s Day 39
Westminster Shorter Catechism – Lord’s Day 39 Q & A 89 Q How is the Word made effectual to salvation? A The Spirit of God makes the reading, but especially the preaching, of the Word, an effectual...
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Of Making Many Study Bibles There Is No End (via Carl Trueman)
Carl Trueman on the proliferation of Study Bibles, generally produced by publishers and para-church groups: There are many comments one could make about the plethora of such Bibles. The most obvious is...
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God-Breathed Scripture Demands Expository Preaching (via Derek Thomas)
God-breathed Scripture demands the preacher to proclaim what the text says, not use the text to illustrate their thoughts and theme. From Derek Thomas: Paul was concerned for purity and honesty in...
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Why Are Bibles Printed With The Text In Two Columns Instead Of One? (via...
An interesting article from Today I Found Out that seeks to answer the reasons for the distinctive text layout shared by most Bibles. The piece raises issues about what sort of text we believe the...
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Westminster Larger Catechism – Lord’s Day 25
Westminster Larger Catechism – Lord’s Day 25 Q & A 98 Q Where is the moral law summarily comprehended? A The moral law is summarily comprehended in the ten commandments, which were delivered by the...
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The Church Is Important Because The Fruit Of The Gospel Is Not Just The...
Being a Christian is a corporate experience with individual implications, not an individual experience with corporate implications. Peter Adam is writing a brief series about preaching. Here he...
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Westminster Larger Catechism – Lord’s Day 39
Westminster Larger Catechism – Lord’s Day 39 Q & A 155 Q How is the Word made effectual to salvation? A The Spirit of God makes the reading, but especially the preaching of the Word, an effectual...
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Westminster Confession of Faith – Lord’s Day 2
Westminster Confession of Faith – Lord’s Day 2 Chapter 1 – Of The Holy Scripture Cont. (Paragraphs 4-7) IV. The authority of the Holy Scripture, for which it ought to be believed and obeyed, depends...
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The Bible Is Not A Book Of Lessons About How To Be A Hero
The heart of the Bible is not about emulating heroes. It’s about convicting you about, Jesus, the hero you need. From Aaron Earles: If we are honest we are ourselves, we can easily find ourselves in...
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The Perfect Part Of Worship (via Erik Raymond)
As part of worship tomorrow at MGPC the Bible will be read (and sung). However we may feel that the expression of the other elements can be focussed and improved, that one part is perfect. From Erik...
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An anecdote about Bible scholar Vern Poythress from his son Justin regarding his memorised knowledge of the Bible. I still remember being stunned at about age ten when my mother revealed to me that you...
View ArticleThe Main Event Of Corporate Worship (via Chris Castaldo)
Chris Castaldo explains the inclusion of Scripture reading in the corporate worship of the congregation to which he belongs. In doing so, while acknowledging that all the elements are equal and should...
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