2020-05-12 00:47
Understand that the biblical record, with or without the Apocrapha, has been with us in oral or written form from the life and times of Christ. The biblical record (P… Read More
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Combining ecclesiastical writings, modern day theologies and scripture with a view to a meaningful applied theology in the shadow of the Living Word and His indwelling gift.
2019-12-06 13:56
For the past few weeks we have been engaging a new timely resource, Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy, that represents some of the finest, cogent work on evangelical reflection… Read More
2019-09-02 09:00
Installment #1 Gospel of John notes:If we assume that this gospel was written near the end of the first century, as many scholars do, we can assume that John is fully aware of th… Read More
2019-07-10 05:10
While creation declares the handy work of God, there is no path to knowing about God in nature or, more specifically, outside Jesus Christand his exclusive task of reveal… Read More
2018-06-03 07:22
Another note to self:Preface:Speaking of "community:" as relates to a biblical topic, the "church universal" is ours by the appointment of the Father. You join the physical church, but… Read More
2018-05-29 21:03
Re Genesis 1:27: This passage is written as a parallelism (?). If that is true (and what do I know about grammar - I still don't know what a dangling participle is and am afraid to ask)… Read More
2018-03-14 04:47
The Cost of Discipleship - Grace Evangelical Societyhttps://faithalone.org/journal/1993i/Bing.htmThis article will study the conditions for becoming a disciple in the Gospels and will show t… Read More
2017-11-23 02:10
By William Taylor: Hebrews 1.1 God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, 2 has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom H… Read More
2017-11-17 20:46
Vol 1, sermon suggestion #1: How appreciation and gratitude equip the disciple for a continuing emotional relationship with his God. Appreciation: the emotional/active response for benefit… Read More
2017-10-10 07:20
"love"(agapeo) includes emotion . . . always. Watch Melania as the sing of the song progresses. Preaching is a good thing if it reaches our soul and touches our hearts… Read More
2017-09-16 07:09
When developing your personal theology, and you all should be about this, don't you think you should be able to speak a verse, any verse, just as it is written? And you say, "Du… Read More
2017-09-14 15:47
I accepted Christ into my life on Dec 27, 1957 . . . the day I was baptised. (If you can accept Christ and be saved before water baptism, if you can accept Christ as your personal sa… Read More
2017-09-05 17:21
BTW, personal credentials, when it comes to the study of the written word, are highly over rated. You have a PhD and I have a pair of brown suede shoes. Makes NO DIFFERENCE. Here are a few s… Read More
2017-08-26 03:18
May I suggest that Hebrews 11:1 is not the end of the discussion on faith but the beginning of the discussion on knowledge and knowing. Think about it: This may come as a surprise, but… Read More
2017-08-18 03:18
For the record, and I think this is the only biblical word used this way: I will be saved; I was saved; I am being saved. Turns out that while he was saving humanity, he had… Read More
2017-08-01 18:45
Fiercely loving someone takes the place of trust when trust is not possible. The woman who passionately loves her husband in spite of his womanizing, is a perfect example. I know sever… Read More
2017-07-28 04:22
I still believe Donald Trump is God's man for this day and time just as Cyrus was God's man for his day and time. Isaiah 45:1-5 was written 150 years before Cyrus, the Persian King, defe… Read More
2017-04-21 05:36
As I see it (and who cares how I see it), the only reality that reduces the soteriological (salvic) complexity apparent in the "contradiction" that is justice via obedience on the one hand a… Read More
2016-11-09 02:54
Dear Family and Friends: After eight years, I have decided to close my political blog. Hoping to spend what days God grants to developing a conversation with my friends an… Read More
2016-11-09 00:50
Dear family and friends: I have closed my political blog. Spending my last days ( I am 71 years old) developing my Bart(h) and the Boyz blog into a force for reformation within… Read More
2016-08-13 17:45
For a few of my pointie headed friends, here is a theological review of Black Liberation Theology. This is the Jeremiah Wright religion and the theological background for Barack Obama . … Read More
2016-07-26 05:35
Me talking to myself: The work of the church is NOT the "administration of the body politic." Certainly, "administration" has to be done, but when did we all decide that such was the j… Read More
2016-07-04 20:27
Romans 7:25 . . . . . . . This I know, You – all of us in this room - want to serve God with all your heart and mind, but you are pulled by the infl… Read More
2016-06-17 05:07
Word study for agapao/agape ("love")Liddell and Scott (a 2200 page greek to English dictionary):"To greet with affection; to be regarded with affection; rarely of sexual love [but is used o… Read More
2016-06-04 21:22
If the pagans in Nineveh were outside the kingdom rule of God, why in the world did God send Jonah to that city with a message of repentance with no thought of ordering them to obey the La… Read More
2016-05-28 16:16
Autograph #350; Barth and the BoyzMay 28, 2016Notes on the issue of faith versus works.From the preacher's desk: We have these two passages: Eph 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith;… Read More
2016-05-16 08:29
Here I go again. The gospel according to John . . . . . . . . . . . smithson: A little advice on the study of the bible: The historical Christian church has been “officially&rdq&hell…Read More
2016-04-28 04:03
Conference at Princeton, June 19-21 2016 Annual Karl Barth ConferenceSuggested ReadingsSuggested Readings for the 2016 Karl Barth Conference entitled “Karl Barth’s Pneumatology a… Read More
2016-02-11 08:11
Thinking out loud: The Gospel of John . . . . . . . . . . . . smithson.Agape, in first century times was not a special word intended for use in the biblical message. Rather, it was a… Read More
2016-01-03 11:29
In his prologue to the book, How to Read Karl Barth – The Shape of his Theology, George Hunsinger bemoans the “fact” that there is no summary statement for Bart… Read More
2016-01-03 11:23
FYI: With the new year, I am leaving off my political pursuits (none of are "in charge," anyway). I know this will sound a bit brain dead, but an hour and a hal… Read More
2015-10-31 05:38
I was thinking about the song Grace Larson sings, posted below. In it the words go something like this: "I never promised you silver and gold, but I did promise you would never have to… Read More
2015-05-06 09:35
Eph 5:31: "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh."The gk word translated "united" has the literal meaning of "g… Read More
2015-04-23 11:06
I am in a discussion about "sanctification." I have taken the position that we are are saved, in a final sense, but "are becoming sanctified" in an earthly sense. The young man with wh… Read More
2015-04-22 09:55
Understand that I am not saying I know that I know, but, at present, this is how I conflate the following and assign them to my (tentative) claim that that we were ALL saved at the time… Read More
2015-04-18 00:06
Note to readers: I am about to exegete Romans 5:12. I have taken the time to write a prologue to my work, hoping it to be guide for me, into the future, but,&nb&hell…Read More
2015-04-05 11:50
Two Questions: Is "reconciliation" about "man to God" or about "God to man?" And, did God walk away from the "sinner," Christ, as he hung on the Cross? In a d… Read More
2015-02-21 19:23
Solitude and doubt form a dialectic, of sorts, when viewed through the lens of a developing theology. Solitude without sharing in the market place of ideas denies the testi… Read More
2015-02-01 13:31
It is my opinion that the prayer of a surrendered Son of God in the flesh, as recorded in John 17, is as critical a passage of scripture as any, dealing with the revelation… Read More
2015-02-01 13:12
Update # 2: FYI: I have not forgotten this thread. In short order, I intend to follow up on the question of good and evil as relating to God as creator of all things… Read More
2015-02-01 13:08
Editor's note: A close close friend of mine, is taking time to draw out biblical teaching on what is known as the "hypostatic union" that is the Father/Son. Keeping in mind Karl… Read More
2015-01-22 00:57
Well, the simplest answer, one that leaves a lot of questions unanswered, is the following and I believe it is at the heart of all other facets of this question.Most of you… Read More
2015-01-17 19:25
In talking to a friend, this morning, I came to realize that, so often, we really do not have rules in place (that "place" being our "minds"), as often as we sh… Read More
2015-01-14 17:20
The dependability of the biblical text defended in a world that does not accept “verbal, plenary inspiration.Understand that I know this man. You will pardon my critical tone &nb&hell…Read More
2015-01-08 18:37
When you read Psalm 7, seriously ask yourselves, "Could I honestly prayer all the words of this prayer?" "Oh Lord, I take refuge in you . . . . . ." is a prayer we ca… Read More
2014-06-17 09:43
Anonymous (my friend, here, is a working minister. I am long retired from the paid ministry). The larger debate is recorded in posts on the "scroll down." The p… Read More
2014-06-15 12:38
2014-06-14 13:23
(Updated for a number of fairly minor reasons)In the world of the pointie headed theologian, there is a discussion currently being entertained dealing with the difference between the "cultur… Read More
2014-06-12 20:28
For those few who know anything about NT Wright's "New Perspectives of Paul," my issue with that approach is the attention it draws AWAY from the more accurate idea of "The New Perspectives… Read More
2014-06-09 17:35
In defense of a "personal indwelling" per Philippians 2:12 and 13. by John SmithsonAs a reminder, we are talking about Philippians 2:12-13 which reads, in part, “work out your own… Read More
2014-06-06 20:11
<<< For the record, I do not believe in prevenient grace. Here is part of my reasoning: I came across these comments, today. The site is called… Read More
2014-05-28 10:26
I recently took my motorcycle to Boise and back. On the way up to God's country, I got caught in Highway 99 traffic, in Sacramento, and went down at 50 mph, on… Read More
2014-05-11 09:29
I was involved in an ecumenical ministry, all day, today . . . . . . the only way to go. Never understood and do not support denominational labels. In the NT, there is the church, unive… Read More
2014-05-07 04:59
Updated for "Point of post:" To remind us all that God's presence in our lives is perichoretic in nature, as defined in the following. Understand that perichoresis nee… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Good Sunday church meeting. We had a missionary from Germany as a speaker. Great lesson. I believe that the "missionary" is a rare breed of cat - living… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
My point is this: I have been a Christian church member for nearly 56 years and have never heard an exhaustive series on grace. I preached for 14 years and never even thought of… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Went to church Sunday. Realized that from a populace point of view, the church simply has no clue about the truth of unmerited salvation. It has no understanding that "salvation… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Christ's brother, we suppose, the author of what we call “the Book of James” in biblical literature, makes mention of the fact that God temps no one, nor is he… Read More
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