Seminary is really hard work, and there will be, I promise you, times when your flesh will say, “Why am I doing this? Do I really need to go study now?” You need to convince yourself that you really do and tell that little voice in your head to shut up and quit being lazy.
You need to set a schedule, figure out what time each week you can set aside, and say, “This is my seminary study time, and I will only let legitimate things get in its way.”
You need to be absolutely determined to keep your priorities straight. Your wife, your children, your vocation, and your duties to your church all need to take priority over your seminary training.
Can another Great Awakening occur today? Absolutely! It’s critical to understand, however, that a great awakening is not something we work up, but something God sends down.
Those who, like a good number in church history, believe that Christ’s disembodied soul descended to the netherworld at his death, have various proof texts for their position. We have already encountered such texts in earlier blog posts, so we’ll move through these rather quickly.
We should accept creedal tradition to the degree that it conforms to truly apostolic doctrine, which can be found infallibly in scripture alone. Creeds can helpfully instruct us in scripture, but they must never be believed simply because of their antiquity or wide acceptance.
“The New Testament’s use of words like “Abyss,” “Pit of the Abyss,” and “Tartarus” seem to collectively describe realms within the present Hell (Hades), places of imprisonment for evil angels or demons.”
After surveying the biblical data, it is clear that polygamy is unbiblical and should resoundingly be rejected. We cannot remain silent or indifferent to the issue of polygamy. We live in a society that actively seeks to undermine the biblical definition of marriage. Therefore, having an apologetic for biblical marriage is more important now than ever.
We must critically evaluate how we ought to sing in worship: with wisdom and not with a posture of performance. Even songs with solid doctrine become problematic when arranged in a performative, emotionalistic manner where the form overshadows the content.
The death of those who have blessed, guided, and helped us through this life should not be allowed to pass without notice and gratitude. I do thank God for the life and ministry of A. N. Martiin. I cannot allow his homegoing to pass without expressing deep thanksgiving for God giving him to us.
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