Archive for November, 2009

 

Hebrews 13:10-15 – Praying Continually (Glen Clary)

10 We have an altar from which those who serve the tent have no right to eat. 11 For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the … Read more→

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A God-Centered Approach to Language

Dr. Vern Sheridan Poythress returns to Christ the Center to discuss his latest book In the Beginning was the Word: Language: A God-Centered Approach to Language published by Crossway.  The panel … Read more→

Book 1, Chapter 11, Sections 5-8: Impiety of Attributing a Visible Form to God…

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Objection,—That images are the books of the unlearned. Objection answered, 1. Scripture declares images to be teachers of vanity and lies.
Answer continued, 2. Ancient Theologians condemn the formation and worship … Read more→

Psalm 45 – The King and the Princess-Bride (Jim Cassidy)

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Christian Essentialism

K. Scott Oliphint returns to Christ the Center to discuss God’s attributes.  Understanding God as He is related to creation is no doubt a complicated task.  Traditionally, theologians have spoken … Read more→

Book 1, Chapter 11, Sections 1-4: Impiety of Attributing a Visible Form to God…

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God is opposed to idols, that all may know he is the only fit witness to himself. He expressly forbids any attempt to represent him by a bodily shape.
Reasons … Read more→

James 1:21-27 – A Spiritual Remedy for Self-Deceit (Nick Batzig)

James 1:21-27

21Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. 22But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23For … Read more→

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Credo-Baptism During the Reformation

When approaching the question of credo-baptism during the Reformation, James Dolezal argues for viewing three distinct categories: Anabaptists, general baptists, and particular baptists.  The theological differences between these groups are … Read more→

Book 1, Chapter 10: In Scripture, the True God Opposed, Exclusively, to all the Gods of the Heathen

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Explanation of the knowledge of God resumed. God as manifested in Scripture, the same as delineated in his works.
The attributes of God as described by Moses, David, and Jeremiah. Explanation … Read more→

Proclaiming Christ

Luke 24:49-53 – The Risen Jesus Ascended into Heaven (J. Mark Sallade)

Luke 24:49-53

49And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”  50Then he led them out as far … Read more→