Posted in gospel-class, some thoughts on Nov 27th, 2005
Today we took up the last topic in our series on the foundations of the faith, namely, The Doctrine of Redemption (Redemption Applied). Together with Redemption Accomplished, [Creation, and Providence] this could be subsumed under the greater heading of “The Works of God.” We began by reviewing our last session on Redemption Accomplished, remembering Christ’s [...]
Posted in gospel-class, some thoughts on Nov 20th, 2005
We set aside today’s class for questions about last week’s teaching on the Doctrine of Redemption (Redemption Accomplished). Not all of the questions were directly about this topic, but we did have a few good ones. One student asked about the somewhat cryptic passage in 1 John 5:16-17 [show] [16]If anyone sees his brother committing [...]
Posted in gospel-class, some thoughts on Nov 13th, 2005
The topic of today’s class was another of the Acts of God, namely The Doctrine of Redemption (Redemption Accomplished). We started at the beginning, in Genesis 3 [show] Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God actually [...]
Posted in some thoughts on Nov 8th, 2005
…It is in vain for any to reason as philosophers on the workmanship of the world, except those who, having been first humbled by the preaching of the Gospel, have learned to submit the whole of their intellectual wisdom (as Paul expresses it) to the foolishness of the cross, (1 Corinthians 1:21 [show] [21]For since, [...]
Posted in gospel-class, some thoughts on Nov 6th, 2005
Today we took up The Doctrine of God III. Having covered The Being of God over the past three weeks, most of the remaining topics (3-4 more weeks) could be subsumed under the heading of The Works of God. Included in this are 1) The Divine Decree, 2) Creation, 3) Providence, and 4) Redemption. Today [...]
Posted in some thoughts on Nov 2nd, 2005
I found this while moving some things out of my grandparents’ home recently. This was published in the Maine Sunday Telegram on June 11, 1978, when my Dad was almost exactly my age (just before his 31st birthday). I was 4 at the time. He didn’t win the election, but the issues he was dealing [...]
Posted in some thoughts on Nov 1st, 2005
II. The true rules of an upright life are these that follow: He that will walk uprightly must be absolutely devoted and subjected to God: he must have a God, and the true God, and but one God; not notionally only, but in sincerity and reality: he must have a God whose word shall be [...]
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