He argues that the gathered church has greater ontological weight than the scattered church. This implies both sacred space and sacred time.
Nice year-end music
In case anyone was wondering (probably not, though), here is something I have been enjoying for a few weeks. Home for Christmas!
Podcast 5: Would you marry unbelievers?
Thoughts on Public Worship: Too light, too low, too high
"Your "God" is too "light"; your vision of the church is too low; your view of your self is too high, and consequently, your worship is too shallow" (John Jefferson Davis, Worship and the Reality of God: An Evangelcial Theology of Real Presence, 38).
Are Christians under the third use of the law?
"Strictly speaking, the idea that believers are under the third use of the law is mistaken..." (Thomas R. Schreiner, 40 Questions About Christians and Biblical Law, 99).
Meeting the Risen Christ at the Table?
Jesus Christ is really present in the celebration of the Lord’s Supper…
Why Johnny Can’t Sing Hymns
Here is Chris Arnzen interviewing T. David Gordon on his book Why Johnny Can't Sing Hymns: How Pop-Culture Re-Wrote the Hymnal. I have not read the book, though I have friends who have and have recommended it highly to me. I'm looking forward to listening to the...
Why Four Gospels?
Each Gospel served a practical, evangelistic need connected to an Apostle at the time in which it was written. That’s why we have four Gospels. And the reason they are in the order they occur in our Bibles is probably due to the order in which they were written.
Psalm 119:1-8 in biblical-theological perspective
How does Psalm 119 relate to Christ?
The Law in the thought of those worth hearing: Part IV
From the evidence presented, Owen must be understood to view abrogation as both including and not including the Decalogue, depending on how it is viewed. If this is the case, his understanding of abrogation, though with its own nuances and emphases, has clear and ample precedent in Calvin, Ursinus, Turretin, and Protestant Scholasticism.
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