Tag: god
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Turning Point?
At our weekly Wednesday vespers service last night, I took the opportunity to say a few words about the murder of Charlie Kirk. Some of that is reproduced here. I have not followed Charlie’s work closely all that long, but I have been greatly impressed by him, especially as it was obvious that he had…
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Quotebook #8
“The proposition that the United States of America are a Christian and Protestant nation, is not so much the assertion of a principle as the statement of a fact.” -Charles Hodge — Charles Hodge on the limits of using natural law with the natural man: “The experience of ages proves that the world by wisdom…
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The Principle of Covenant Inclusion: Covenant Children as Participants in the Sacramental Life of the Church
The inclusion of children in the sacramental life of the covenant community is no minor theme in Scripture. Again and again, we see that God includes the youngest children in the rites and rituals of the church. Children are included when the people of God gather. Children of believers are counted and treated as members…
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Jesus > Angels (Hebrews 1)
Hebrews 1:4-14 quotes 7 OT texts to show that Jesus is superior to the angels (6 are psalms, 1 is from Deuteronomy). This may seem like a strange argument to make. But it actually fits well into the overall theme of Hebrews, which is to show Jesus is superior to every facet of the old…
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1 Samuel 30-31 — More Sermon Scraps: David as Type of Christ
It would be impossible for me here to produce anything like a complete bibliography of books to read on typological hermeneutics, but here are a few that should be at the top of anyone’s list: Through New Eyes by James Jordan Knowing God Through the OT by C. J. H. Wright Jesus and Israel by…
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August ’25: Posts from X and Other Notes
Most of these notes are X posts form August, but some are pulled from the archives. — Natural revelation is infallible and absolutely authoritative. But Scripture still has a kind of primacy because of the form in which it’s given. I like how John Frame explains it: “God has given us Scripture, or “special revelation,”…
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1 Samuel 30 Sermon Follow-up — A Biblical-Theology of Strength: Come, Men of Christ, be Strong
I have been making my way through 1 Samuel, usually doing one sermon per chapter. But this week I took a bit of detour to focus on one of my hobby-horses, namely a biblical-theology of strength. But I do not apologize for riding this horse because I think the topic is incredibly important – and…
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Satan, the False Accuser
One of Satan’s favorite weapons to use against the church is false accusation. There are plenty of examples of Satanic false accusation in Scripture. Pharaoh and Abimelech make false accusations against Abraham; Potiphar’s wife falsely accuses Joseph; Job’s so-called friends make false accusations against him, following Satan who did the same; plenty of false accusations…
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“Sin Boldly”: Righly Understanding Luther’s Counsel to Melanchthon
Melanchthon was having another one of his bouts of conscience. His sins and sinfulness were weighing on him. He wrote to Luther, wondering aloud if he was really and truly a Christian. Luther responded with straight gospel fire: “Sin boldly. But believe even more boldly in Christ, and rejoice.” In other words: yes, you are…
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1 Samuel 29 Sermon Follow-Up: David’s Surprising Salvation
The stories in 1 Samuel 28-29 are out of chronological order. The dischronologization serves both a literary and theological/ethic purpose. How do we know the stories are out of order? The geographical and chronological details make it clear that the events of chapter 29 actually happened before the events of chapter 28. The writer has…
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