While cremation is not strictly forbidden in Scripture, it is clearly not the pattern. When practiced in the Old Testament, cremation was the exception as in war and in both cases, the wars were because of disobedience. The war at Mt. Gilboa (1 Sam 31) was the result of King Saul’s disobedience and the war [...]
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“Let the Dead Bury the Dead,” Part Two
Posted: March 31, 2009 in Church MinistriesTags: Cremation, John Davis, William Phipps
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Calvin, the Expository Preacher
Posted: March 30, 2009 in Homiletics/PreachingTags: Expository preaching, Genius of John Calvin, John Calvin, Libertine, Philibert Berthelier, Steven J. Lawson
Calvin was committed to expository preaching through books of the Bible. He preached “89 sermons on Acts between 1549 and 1554, a shorter series on some of the Pauline letters between 1554 and 1558, and 65 sermons on the Harmony of the Gospels between 1559 and 1564. During this same time, on weekday mornings he [...]
Is Man a Dichotomy or Trichotomy or Quadchotomy or Sexchotomy? Part Two
Posted: March 28, 2009 in ManTags: C. I. Scofield, Charles Ryrie, Dichotomy, Franz Delitzsch, Harry Emerson Fosdick, Louis Berkhof, monism, quadchotomy, sexchotomy, trichotomy, Wayne Grudem
Here are the most commonly used verses used to support trichotomy. 1st Thessalonians 5:23 “And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Instead of teaching that man has three parts, A. H. [...]
Is Man a Dichotomy or Trichotomy or Quadchotomy or Sexchotomy? Part One
Posted: March 28, 2009 in ManTags: C. I. Scofield, Charles Ryrie, Dichotomy, Franz Delitzsch, Harry Emerson Fosdick, Louis Berkhof, quadchotomy, sexchotomy monism, trichotomy, Wayne Grudem
“I am fearfully and wonderfully made” (Psalm 139:14).With the these words David worships of his great Creator/God. Our study of the nature of man should also move us to worship our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ. As Ryrie brought out in his introduction to chapter 32 (Basic Theology), man has a material part with [...]
Mark Driscoll and “Sign” Gifts
Posted: March 26, 2009 in "Reader's Favorites", The Holy SpiritTags: Exorcism, Healing, Mark Driscoll, Miracles, Sign Gifts, Tongues, Wayne Grudem
Mark Driscoll in a YouTube on the Four Lanes of the Emerging Church admitted that he agreed with Wayne Grudem that all of the spiritual gifts were operative today. What does the Scripture say? Spiritual gifts fall into two areas: Temporary sign gifts and permanent service gifts. 1 Cor. 1:22 states that the Jews require [...]
Different Views on Baptism, Part Last: Baptism by Immersion
Posted: March 26, 2009 in BaptismTags: Berkhof, F. F. Bruce, John Calvin, John Wesley, Martin Luther, Wayne Grudem
“Theologically, baptism may be defined as an act of association or identification with someone, some group, some message, or some event. John the Baptist’s baptism associated His followers with His message of righteousness (he had no group for them to join)” (Ryrie, page 488). John the Baptist’s baptism was a kingdom baptism that identified his [...]
Different Views on Baptism: Part Nine: Proxy Baptism
Posted: March 26, 2009 in BaptismTags: Alan Cairns, Baptismal regeneration, C. Penrose, Mormon Doctrine
Bible Knowledge Commentary states that there are approximately 200 explanations for 1 Cor. 15:29 (page 544). The Mormons’ practice of vicarious or proxy baptism is a perversion of this verse as explained by C. Penrose in Mormon Doctrine: “Millions of earth’s sons and daughters have passed out of the body without obeying the law of [...]
Sermon: God’s Hand in the Glove of our Circumstance
Posted: March 25, 2009 in SermonsTags: D. A. Carson, Esther, J. Vernon McGee, Jonah, Providence of God, Romans 8:28, sermon
THE providence of God has been described as the hand of God in the glove our circumstances. Certainly Romans 8:28 allows for that description. We know that God sovereignly works in the lives of the obedient child of God as demonstrated in the life of Joseph who said to his brothers, “You thought evil against [...]
The Different Views on Baptism, Part Eight: Trine Baptism
Posted: March 24, 2009 in BaptismTags: Didache, The Church of the Brethern, The teaching of the twelve apostles, Trine Baptism
The Church of the Brethren actually have six ordinances which include the love feast, the anointing with oil, the laying on of hands, the assembling together for worship, the holy kiss, and trine baptism. There are several reasons the Church of the Brethren believe in trine baptism which means to baptize the person face forward three [...]
Different Views on Baptism, Part Seven, Ultradispensationalism
Posted: March 24, 2009 in BaptismTags: C. I. Scofield, E. W. Bullinger, Grace Gsopel Fellowship, Grace Movement, Les Feldicks, The Berean Searchlight, Ultradispensationalism
Les Feldicks, who is an ultradispensationalists, presents his view on baptism on his on-line Question and Answers, in response to “What is the meaning of baptism.” His answer is found in Book 8 LESSON ONE * PART IV Romans 6:4 “Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: (many people will disagree, but [...]
