Lecture 5 of 8 on Practical Theology from Galatians Let’s repeat something about the practical punch of Galatians. Paul is not simply saying that legalism is offensive to God and mean to other people (all true), but more to our point, he is claiming... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Lecture 4 of 8 on Practical Theology from Galatians Peter Pan couldn’t figure out how to catch his own shadow. But Peter Pan was a symbol of someone who didn’t want to grow up. Each of us has a shadow before God, and that is the sinner that... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Lecture 3 of 8 on Practical Theology from Galatians By “existential gospel” I just mean the gospel as it relates to Me, the individual believer. It’s not good news if I can’t own it for myself. And lest we fear individualism, it’s not very good news... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Lecture 2 of 8 on Practical Theology from Galatians There is a unity and diversity to the law, just like everything else in the Christian worldview. I. THE ESSENCE OF THE LAW The Essence versus Expression of a Thing The essence of a thing is simply... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Lecture 1 of 8 on Practical Theology from Galatians In post-World War II central Europe, an atmosphere began to grow, which eventually grew into policies of the German state, as a reaction to the horrors and the traumas associated with the... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
“Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is ever with me. I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation.” PSALM 119:98-99 God moves the world through a representative. The other ancient... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Now when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry and greatly enraged, and he jeered at the Jews. And he said in the presence of his brothers and of the army of Samaria, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they restore it for... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
And for your lifeblood I will require a reckoning: from every beast I will require it and from man. From his fellow man I will require a reckoning for the life of man. “Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
“Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place for demons…Come out of her, my people, lest you take part in her sins, lest you share in her plagues…And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God.”... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
