Faithful Application

by | Oct 27, 2006 | Hermeneutics

Andreas Kostengerger has some apt thoughts and comments on making sure the applications we come up with after our diligent observations and interpretations of biblical texts are faithful to the intended meaning. Biblical Foundations » 2006 »...

Driscoll’s Dress

by | Oct 26, 2006 | Uncategorized

Dear Abby: Can I wear my swim trunks to church? | TheResurgence The issue of how we dress when we go to church is second in its verbal volatility only to that of “shall we sing with or without a drum set in the sanctuary.” Mark Driscoll, a modern day seeker sensitive Calvinist mega church pastor, has commented on the subject of how we should dress in church. Through a quick read of his bullet-point responses, Pastor Driscoll is quite clear that he is very concerned about how people look on Sunday. His comments suggest that dressing formally at church is neither Christ-like nor is it a result of a pure heart of worship before the Lord. For example, Driscoll states: If God is our Father and the church is our family, should we view going to church services as a formal event or a family event? Could I not equally ask, “If God is the sovereign, most-high King of the universe and the church is his most valuable and prized treasure, should we view going to church services as informal pep-rally or banal sporting event? Driscoll further asks: Is the church building somehow a magical sacred space like the Old Testament Temple? Or is it simply a place where God’s people gather that is no more and no less sacred than the homes they live in, now that the Spirit has been released from the Holy of Holies into the whole earth? Again, I would ask, “Is he suggesting that the gathered church is not a sacred place and that the Holy Spirit’s presence is not in any...