Thursday, April 30, 2015

The Vision (4.30.15): More Names for God's People

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In last week’s Vision article , I gave a partial list of some of the Biblical names and titles given to God’s people in the New Testam...
Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Report on Reformed Baptist Brethren and the Nepal Earthquake

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I got this email news report today from Pastor Boon-Sing Poh of the Damansara Reformed Baptist Church in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, regarding...
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Monday, April 27, 2015

Blackburn Quote

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A friend shared this meme with a 2014 Keach Conference quote from Earl Blackburn:
Sunday, April 26, 2015

Cardinals

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Images:  I enjoyed watching some cardinals visit our bird feeder off the back porch this Lord's Day afternoon.
Saturday, April 25, 2015

Youngblood: Israelite monotheism not the result of a "process of evolution"

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I’ve been getting ready for teaching another Old Testament Survey class this summer by reading a new assigned book, Ronald Youngblood’...
Thursday, April 23, 2015

The Vision (4.23.15): Who are the followers of Christ?

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The New Testament uses numerous names and titles to describe the followers of Jesus Christ.  Each of these names teaches us about who ...
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Wednesday, April 22, 2015

John Owen: "for all translation is, of necessity, interpretation"

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Have you ever met some more-pious-than-thou brother who claims he gets all of his theology directly from the Bible itself and never fr...
Tuesday, April 21, 2015

In the end, do you align yourself with nihilism or hope?

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Note:  Here is one of the applications drawn from the April 5, 2015 CRBC sermon "But now is Christ risen" from 1 Corinthian...
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Friday, April 17, 2015

New Book Defends The Traditional Ending of Mark's Gospel

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After doing a post today on a new Word Magazine (# 35) that relates to preaching the traditional ending of Mark, a friend sent me ...
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Word Magazine # 35: Can we preach the Ending of Mark?

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Image: The curious ending of Mark at 16:8 in Codex Vaticanus where, uncharacteristically, the column that follows is left blank, as if...
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Thursday, April 16, 2015

The Vision (4.16.15): More New Testament Words

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In last week’s Vision , I gave definitions for five key New Testament words.  Here are five more: Euangelion :    This word means...
Monday, April 13, 2015

Projects, etc. (4.13.15)

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Gaps in blog posts here usually mean I've gotten involved in a project here or there.  I am not complaining about being busy.  I hate ...
Friday, April 10, 2015

"Why I Prefer the NASB over the KJV": Review: Part 5: Quality of Notes

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Image:  A marginal translation note at Acts 27:40 which appeared in the original 1611 publication of the King James Version. Thi...
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Thursday, April 09, 2015

The Vision (4.9.15): New Testament Words

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For Christians a word is worth a thousand pictures.  I remember when I started taking New Testament Greek in seminary and discovering,...
Wednesday, April 08, 2015

The British and Foreign Bible Society Greek New Testament, Second Edition (1958)

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On Monday, I stopped by the Daedalus Bookshop on the Downtown Mall, one of my favorites, and found a copy of a British and Foreign Bib...
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Thursday, April 02, 2015

The Vision (4.2.15): Create in me a clean heart: Reflections on Psalm 51:10-11

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Image:  Scene from Crabtree Falls, Nelson County, Virginia Here are some notes adapted from last Sunday morning’s exposition of Psal...