Aniol in Themelios on Chapell
The new Themelios is out. Along with the always excellent Carson editorial and Trueman essay, Scott Aniol has written a helpful summary of Bryan Chapell’s book Christ-Centered Worship. I hope Scott will provide a little more evaluation of the book over at his own site. And Andy Naselli has given some reviews of several good books. Take a look.
Imperatives in the Bible
Just because something is an imperative in Scripture doesn’t mean it’s a command to you and me. Always read the context. Let everyone beware of his neighbor, and put no trust in any brother, for every brother is a deceiver, and every neighbor goes about as a slanderer. (Jer 9:4) Likewise, just because something isn’t an imperative doesn’t mean it’s not a command to you and me. The moral examples of Jesus and Paul, especially, constitute a command: Go and do likewise! When he saw the crowds, he...
Just Do It!
I just finished Kevin DeYoung’s Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God’s Will (sub-subtitle: How to Make a Decision Without Dreams, Visions, Fleeces, Open Doors, Random Bible Verses, Casting Lots, Liver Shivers, Writing in the Sky, etc.), and I came across this excerpt that made me laugh out loud: I’ll never forget my poor beleaguered roommate talking with me after he took a risk and told a nice young lady that he liked her. They went on a long walk. He was pretty sure she...
No Longer Calvin’s Geneva
European secularists describe Calvin the same way a lot of contemporary American Christians do. Huh.
BibleWorks Seminar
Thank you to those of you who made it out to my BibleWorks seminar at Heritage Bible Church. And thank you, Heritage, for the use of your facilities. I had a great time. I hope those who came found it profitable. Reportedly, a Greek professor at an area school told his students in no uncertain terms that they were to attend; if they did, they'd get to skip a homework assignment! Thank you, Greek professor, for doubling my attendance!