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The Lord’s Supper, Food, Nourishment, Grace, and Symbolism
There is a tendency in modern Christianity to think of the sacraments (baptism and the Lord’s Supper) as purely symbolic acts. I believe this tendency is largely due to an overreaction to the Catholic position of transubstantiation and baptismal regeneration. … Continue reading
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Tagged Baptism, Church, Faith, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Obedience, Responsibility, Salvation, The Lords Supper, Theology, Virtue
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Why You Cannot Afford to Vote for the Lesser of Two Evils
I have said this before, and I will say it again. Eventually, all things come to blood. If a nation heads in the wrong direction for long enough, good men will die. Here’s the thing though: how can you expect … Continue reading
The Reality of Spiritual Symbols
In my last post, I discussed the nature of the sacraments and how referring to them as “mere” symbols is insufficient and in many ways misleading about other manifestations of God’s grace. Today, I want to go a little further … Continue reading
Tagged Baptism, Church, Love, Obedience, Responsibility, The Lords Supper
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The Disconnect
Subtitled: Moral Immorality, the Music and Movie Industry, Disney’s Double Standard, and the Duke Lacrosse Team and Honest Strippers I’ve been meaning to post something along these lines for some time, but for a million insignificant reasons, I haven’t. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Children, Church, Movies, Music, Obedience, Pop Culture, Responsibility, Sin, Theology
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Could Christ Have Sinned?: Understanding Temptation as “trying” or “proving”
In the New Testament, the Greek word peirasmos, is the word that is typically used when we read the words “temptation”, “trial”, or “test”, and it is the idea of trying or testing that I think sums up the nature … Continue reading
Tagged God, Obedience, Sin, Temptation
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A question about the scriptural basis for free will
Free will can be defined in a number of different ways, but lately the definition that I hear most often goes something like this: Free will is the ability of a man (or woman) to choose what he will do … Continue reading
Sermon Prep on Assurance of Salvation, Faith, Works, and I John 3
Tomorrow night, I’m preaching at my church and my central text is I John, chapter 3. It’s an interesting passage and the core idea that I’ve taken away from it is that while salvation is of grace through faith, our … Continue reading
Tagged Church, Faith, God, Grace, Obedience, Responsibility, Salvation, Scripture
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Respecting our Depravity
Perhaps you’ve experienced the following: You are watching television, a crime-drama or a thriller, something like CriminalMindsBonesNumbers or CSI:MiamiNewYorkIdaho. You know exactly the sort of show I’m speaking of. On the screen there is a woman. She is at home … Continue reading
The Love of God Blesses All Men
Go read this post about the love of God. While there may not be anything groundbreaking there, it is good to think through these things. Here’s a snippet: God demonstrates intended goodness on the reprobate. God’s ultimate purpose is to … Continue reading
Feature Request: A car that will make me a better husband
Here’s my dream scenario: It’s 5:30 P.M. and I’m pulling into my apartment complex. As I near my parking space, the radio fades to silence and a pre-recorded message begins playing: You are arriving at home. Do not be deceived … Continue reading
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Tagged Children, Life in general, Obedience, Responsibility, Selfishness
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