by Bret Capranica | Apr 3, 2007 | Theological Education
Mark Dever suggests a few points in considering which seminary a future pastor should attend. Together for the Gospel
by Bret Capranica | Apr 3, 2007 | General Theology, Seeker-Sensitive
Notable comments from Rick Warren on his belief in biblical inerrancy, especially as it relates to the book of Genesis. Can you discern his position. Denny Burk » Rick Warren on...
by Bret Capranica | Apr 3, 2007 | Reading
“Those who do not read impoverish themselves by choice. They are the thieves of their own imaginations and wisdom.” Excellent comments today by Albert Mohler on historian David McCullough and reading. We Are What We Read — David McCullough on Reading and...
by Bret Capranica | Apr 3, 2007 | Pastoral Ministry
From his book The Cross and Christian Ministry (which I am reading in my quiet time), D. A. Carson provides some apt application after his discussion of 1 Corinthians 3:16-17: The ways of destroying the church are many and colorful. Raw factionalism will do it. Rank heresy will do it. Taking your eyes off the cross ad letter other, more peripheral matters dominate the agenda will do it – admittedly more slowly than frank heresy, but jut as effectively onthe long haul. Building the church with superficial “conversions” and wonderful programs that rarely bring people into a deepening knowledge of the living God will do it. Entertaining people to death but never fostering the beauty of holiness or the centrality of self-crucifyinglove will build an assembly of religious people, but it will destroy the church of the living God. Gossip, prayerlessness, bitterness, sustained biblical illiteracy, self-promotion, materialism – all of these things, and many more, can destroy a church. And to do so is dangerous: “If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is sacred, and you are that temple” (1 Corinthians 3:17). it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. These kinds of truths the factionalists of Corinth ignored. And these truths are all too frequently ignored by their modern counterparts. This calls for thoughtful self-examination and quiet repentance. Well said. Worth praying about...
by Bret Capranica | Mar 31, 2007 | Biblical Studies, General Theology, Hermeneutics
The following articles written over at Expository Thoughts (as well as the comment threads) are excellent posts (and responses) dealing with the difficulties that inevitably arise when studying the Bible. I commend them to your careful reading. An Introduction Christological Hermeneutic Apostolic Hermeneutic The NT View of the OT The Priority of the Old Testament Common Mistakes in Preaching Walt Kaiser on 1 Peter 1:10-12 Paul’s Use of Hosea in Romans 9:25-26 Concluding...
