I’m not the kind of guy who predicts that the end is right around the corner, but this right here pretty well seals it. Say it ain’t so, Paul. Say it ain’t so.
Archive for September, 2009
28 Sep
Sermon Preparation
John MacArthur once said that the main reason why there is not more good biblical preaching in America today is because pastors don’t know how to stay in their chairs. In that same vein I came across this great statement over at Justin Taylor’s blog. “There Is No Romanticism in Sermon Preparation” C. J. Mahaney: There [...]
26 Sep
Our Tone in Preaching
In one of John Piper’s finest sermons on preaching he said this, “God did not ordain the cross of Christ or create the lake of fire to communicate the insignificance of belittling his glory. The death of the Son of God and the damnation of unrepentant human beings are the LOUDEST SHOUTS under heaven that [...]
23 Sep
The NT use of the OT–Redux
A pivotal issue impacting hermeneutics, theology, and application is the thorny issue of the NT use of the OT. Matt Waymeyer made the following adjustment to an old Expository Thoughts post that is worth mentioning here on its own. I’ve been hammering away on this issue for the past month and, in contrast to what [...]
18 Sep
Would Paul recognize your “Paul”?
Michael Bird recently delivered a paper at a conference on New Perspectives on Paul and the Jews in Leuven. In his report he made an excellent point: We have to remember that Paul’s message of the cross was a stumbling block to Jews (1 Cor. 1.18-19) and Paul got himself flogged by synagogue officials he [...]
11 Sep
New Commentary on the Pastoral Epistles: A Review
If you’re looking to add a time saving conservative commentary on the Pastoral Epistles to your library look no further than Dr. John Kitchen’s new work, The Pastoral Epistle for Pastors. This 600 page commentary has many useful tools included in it with hard working pastors and diligent church leaders clearly in mind. The author [...]
9 Sep
The New Earth (Rev 21:1)
. . . in order to get a picture of Heaven–which will one day be centered on the New Earth–you don’t need to look up at the clouds; you simply need to look around you and imagine what all this would be like without sin and death and suffering and corruption. [Randy Alcorn, Heaven, 17]
8 Sep
The Minister and his Greek NT
Rod Decker has provided a PDF version of A. T. Robertson’s classic booklet/essay on The Minister and his Greek NT (here). Here’s an excerpt: Every preacher wishes to be original. That is a proper desire, within limits. One does not care to be bizarre or grotesque. He cannot, if loyal to Christ, be original in [...]
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