Much has been said in our time about Liberation Theology. Biblical liberation comes in two parts: liberty from control of indwelling sin for the believer, and liberty to forego certain behavioral practices to protect certain types of Church believers. Paul explained this latter liberty in Rom. 14:1-15:13, as well as 1 Cor. 8:1-9:23. Before explaining [...]
Introduction Local churches, some with televised worship services, have become enclaves of ethnicity. In the multiculturalism of the United States, there are individual congregations whose makeup is predominately Norwegian, or German, or Anglo, or Hispanic, or African, or Jewish, or Chinese, or Korean—hyphenated Americans all.. One wonders if such will be the case when [...]
The subject of love! About 635 times, the word finds itself in quotations from around the world (Bartlett, John. Familiar Quotations. Edited by Justin Kaplan, 16th ed. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1992, pp.1110-1114). I have a 1977 poster by Jan on the wall of my office. It pictures an older sister and [...]
Introduction Ask any believer who has traveled some distance along today’s congested highway of life, “How many times does justification take place in one’s lifetime?” and the likely response will be, “Once!” The reason for this predictable unanimity among believers is the pervasive, powerful, and persuasive teachings emanating from the hallowed halls of reformed [...]