BY FAITH WE UNDERSTAND

Proof of what is unseen.

ABOUT MARK WARD

BY FAITH WE UNDERSTAND

Proof of what is unseen.

ABOUT MARK WARD

The Books of the Bible For Sale

I just bought another case of The Books of the Bible, a special Bible edition which I've discussed here on the blog before. My first case sold out fast, and I didn't even want it to. I wanted to keep a few of the Bibles! You can buy one from IBS for about $15. You can buy one from me on Amazon for about $15. Or you can buy (a sage green) one directly from me for $10. You'll have to pick it up at my place in Greenville, I'm afraid, unless you go to my church or work at my office. Let me know in...

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Love for God, Not for Self, Should Be Ultimate

Even lost people can have their affections toward God raised high if they think that God is making much of them, says Jonathan Edwards. But the exercises of true and holy love in the saints arise in another way. They do not first see that God loves them, and then see that he is lovely, but they first see that God is lovely, and that Christ is excellent and glorious, and their hearts are first captivated with this view, and the exercises of their love are wont from time to time to begin here,...

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Poythress Summarizes James Barr

Vern Poythress's book "Symphonic Theology" is available free at his site. Today I was searching my hard drive for a summary of James Barr's list of common exegetical fallacies in his famous and deservedly influential book, The Semantics of Biblical Language. I regularly employ the third and fifth concepts below. I consider them very important. Take a look at Poythress' summary: James Barr has published a long catalog of mistakes made by biblical scholars. Without going into detail, I list six...

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Son, Say Something Nice About Your President-Elect!

Parents sometimes force a child to say something nice about the sibling with whom he just finished a death match. That is not the way John McCain spoke about Barack Obama, as evidenced by his gracious speech last night—and it's not the way I feel like speaking, either. I can say this out of a true heart of love: I am happy that the African-American kids I know from long-term outreaches in my community have now been given hope that they can climb higher than the inane and profane entertainers...

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NIV, TNIV, and Five Points for One of My Faithful Readers

A few days ago I offered five points to the first person to note in the comments why this juxtaposition was counter to my expectations: NIV 1Co 7:26 Because of the present crisis, I think that it is good for you to remain as you are. TNIV 1Co 7:26 Because of the present crisis, I think that it is good for a man to remain as he is. One Mr. Brian Collins of Taylors, SC, got it right: Because the NIV translated ἀνθρώπῳ in a gender-neutral way and the TNIV translated it as "man." Of course, the...

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