I would like to write a book one day on how Jesus’ resurrection impacts everything. The Puritan giant John Owen wrote a masterpiece many years ago titled, The Death of Death in the Death of Christ. My future book is going to be named, The Death of Death in the Resurrection of Christ (note 1 Corinthians 15 [...]
Archive for April, 2011
21 Apr
Yes Minister!
One of my congregants once pondered after attending a conference, “I wonder if these folks run to the front of their churches every Sunday to get a seat the way they do here.” Is there a “rock star” culture amongst evangelicals, especially evident in its conference machinations? My reasoning is that if we’re even entertaining [...]
19 Apr
“Jesus lost control of bodily functions” and other unhelpful statements
I recently listened to a preacher make an impassioned exhortation to his congregation saying nothing out of the ordinary. However, in his passion, he said something about Jesus’ death on the cross that stirred things in my mind and not in ways that are helpful. In the midst of it all he said that “Jesus [...]
7 Apr
Did you ever hear the one about . . . .
The idea that the high priest would tie a rope around his ankle before entering the Holy of Holies on Yom Kippur so that his body could be pulled out if he went down while performing his duties? (It’s a myth). What about the Hinnom Valley (Gehenna) being a perpetually burning trash dump? (It’s a [...]
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