>A friend of mine recently posted some thoughts on our funding of the Israeli military. The question isn't are we? That's certain. The real question is should we be?The argument could get very complicated and I'm not going to try to sort it out. There could be real, good, compelling reasons to support financially and … Continue reading >Should the US Support Israel? (update)
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>First Infant Baptism
>This past Sunday was important for me. Honestly, they are all important, but this past Sunday I had the privilege of baptizing an infant for the first time. I have had the privilege of baptizing many adults, each one special (though baptizing my wife Lynn 10 years ago and my oldest son Caleb this year … Continue reading >First Infant Baptism
A Clarification, or Definition, or Ramblings on the Moral Law, Pt 1
Since I'm considering the benefits of the moral law in the life of the believer, I've been asked to define what I mean by the moral law. I could start by saying that the moral law is that portion of the law that was intended to be binding on the daily life of all God's … Continue reading A Clarification, or Definition, or Ramblings on the Moral Law, Pt 1
the Benefits of the Law in the Life of the Believer, Pt. I
Over the next few posts I want to focus on the benefical uses of the law in the life of the believer. It has been rightly pointed out that the law of love or the ethic of love takes center place in the New Testament. I would argue that love, in fact, stood at the … Continue reading the Benefits of the Law in the Life of the Believer, Pt. I
The Law and New Covenant Christians, part 3
So the question has been posed, "what is the law". I offered my definition as the "revealed will of God that binds creature (creation) to obey". I like my definition. That same day I read the first chapter of Thomas Schreiner's book, The Law and it's Fulfillment. The chapter, "The Meaning of the Term Law … Continue reading The Law and New Covenant Christians, part 3
God Entranced 