Romans 6:3-6: do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of . . . . Continue Reading »
Jenson again. He notes that liturgy provides a test of theological truth, in the sense that “no teaching can be true whose consequences would pervert the practice or darken the understanding of irreversibly instituted liturgy.” He illustrates: “the Reformers insisted there . . . . Continue Reading »
Matthew 27:32: Now as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. Him they compelled to bear His cross. The first few times Matthew uses the word “cross” in his gospel, he is referring to the cross that of the disciple rather than the cross of Jesus. “He who does . . . . Continue Reading »
1 Peter 5:14: Greet one another with a kiss of love. We have said it often before, but it bears repeating: The command to greet one another with a kiss is one of the most frequently repeated commands of Scripture. Paul says it at the end of Romans, and then at the end of 1 Corinthians, and 2 . . . . Continue Reading »
The Eucharist makes the church. How? This is not the whole of the answer, but: Through anamnesis and anticipation. Eucharist is a memorial of the death of Jesus; Eucharist is an anticipation of the marriage supper of the Lamb. The church is a people of shared time, of shared past and . . . . Continue Reading »
Isaiah 58:6-7: Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, to let the oppressed go free, and that you break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and that you bring to your house the . . . . Continue Reading »
1 Peter 3:10-12: He who would love life and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit. Let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it. For the eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His . . . . Continue Reading »
Acts 10:28: Peter said, “You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a man who is a Jew to associate with a foreigner or to visit him; yet God has shown me that I should not call any man unholy or unclean.” Peter summarizes all the hubbub of the New Testament in this one verse. This . . . . Continue Reading »
Isaiah 7:14-16: Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son and she will call His name Immanuel. He will eat curds and honey at the time He knows enough to refuse evil and choose good. For before the boy will know enough to refuse . . . . Continue Reading »
A few more pieces of my response to my Presbytery regarding baptism. A. The intentions and assumptions of my work on baptism. First and foremost, I have wanted to understand the biblical teaching concerning baptism. Under the inspiration of the Spirit, the biblical writers wrote of . . . . Continue Reading »
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