Part traditional Pentecostal revival (which is how it started), part prayer and praise meeting, part over-the-top healing service, but controversial without a doubt, is the Lakeland Revival centered on Todd Bently. There are those who argue it is a massive deception, such as the End Time Deception site. Others believe it is the beginning of…
Category: Theological Thursdays
Christianity, Religion, Theological Thursdays
The Problem With Study Bibles
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In my post on The Problem With Bible Translations, I decried the recent proliferation of translations (I should have also included paraphrases since many of the “translations” are actually paraphrases and not new translations). That effort started me thinking about the Word and how it is being used in our Christian culture and it reminded…
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Theological Thursdays: Knowing God: Section One
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Every Thursday we are looking at J. I. Packer’s book Knowing God. Last week we looked at the Preface and today we look at the way Packer structured his material. Since this online study is the seventh time I have been through the book, some of you may rightfully ask why is this book worth…
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Theological Thursdays: Knowing God: Watcher or Walker?
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In the 1973 Preface to his book Knowing God, J.I. Packer borrows an image from John Mackays book, A Preface to Christian Theology, and introduces a distinction between two types of Christians: balconeers and travelers, or what I call watchers and walkers. To Packer and to the underlying purpose of his book, this distinction is…
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Theological Thursdays: Knowing God: Yes or No?
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As previous readers of this blog know, I have been studying J. I. Packers book Knowing God since 1979. It was one of the first things we covered when I started a home Bible study that year. The book had a significant impact on my relatively new Christian life and I couldnt wait to share…
Christianity, Personal, Philosophy, Religion, Theological Thursdays
Theological Thursdays: Scriptural Balance And The Carrot And The Stick
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Welcome to the second edition of Theological Thursdays. Much of my thinking is done in analogies, similes, and other mental images. I have been told I am a visual thinker. I believe that is true and while my math was acceptable, photography was really my medium of expression growing up. Why, you ask, am I…
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Theological Thursdays: Starting Point: Sola Scriptura
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Welcome to the first entry in my new concept of weekly themed postings. Today it’s Theological Thursdays. While I consider myself in no way a formal theologian, I do accept the challenge of J.I. Packer to wrestle with theology, since as a Christian, my need to “know God” requires me to join with the patriarch…