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August 17 2019
Thoughts on Gender Equality
Some views on gender are shaped by the person's religious beliefs. I've had numerous conversations with proponents of the idea that male and female complement each other. That is, they supply for the other what the other may lack. In this conception there is more than inter-dependency; there is absolute need. This notion gained popularity during the 1990s when Evangelicals were elevating the married state above singleness.
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August 16 2019
Worthless Christianity
Consider for example verse 9-11:
Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal and follow other gods you have not known, and then come and stand before me in this house, which bears my Name, and say, "We are safe"--safe to do all these detestable things? Has this house, which bears my Name, become a den of robbers to you? But I have been watching! declares the Lord.
One can easily change things around a bit
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August 08 2019
FALSE TEACHING IN THE CHURCH -- Part 3
Kistemaker says,
While true prophets conveyed God's Word to the people of Israel (see 1:19), false prophets introduced their own inventions. Here are a few instances in which God reveals his opposition to false prophets:
1. He instructs the people of Israel to put to death a prophet who preaches rebellion against the Lord God (Deut. 13:5; also see 18:20).
August 06 2019
DOCTORING DOCTRINE: (Part One)
Karl Barth has accomplished this feat of innovation with the doctrine of divine election, and some reputable Anglicans have been strongly influenced by him. The eminent professor and undeniably gifted scholar, Tom Wright, has altered the doctrine of justification with his new perspective on Paul. Fleming Rutledge has seriously revised the doctrine of the atonement in her elegantly written volume The Crucifixion.
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July 19 2019
Ancient papyrus offers fresh glimpse into everyday life of early Christians
It originates from the village of Theadelphia in central Egypt and belongs to the famous Heroninus archive, the largest papyrus archive from Roman times.
The letter was sent by Arrianus to his brother, Paulinus, and discusses day-to-day matters, from updates on the family to a simple request for some fish liver sauce.
"Greetings, my lord, my incomparable brother Paulus," the letter reads.
"I, Arrianus, salute you, praying that all is as well as possible in your life."
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July 11 2019
++YORK ON INTERPRETING THE BIBLE: Moral Equivalence and Moral Equivocation
It is hard not to say Amen to that! Indeed that is exactly the kind of habits of reading, interpreting, and applying of the Bible which Archbishop Cranmer called for in his Scripture Collect:
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July 01 2019
ENCOUNTERING FALSE TEACHINGS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT: Bishop Michael Fape
II. False Teaching on Speaking in Tongues
Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, speaking lies in hypocrisy"
(1 Timothy 4:1).
June 26 2019
IMAGE-BEARERS FOR GOD: Does Biblical Language for Man Matter?
"But the Millennials simply don't get it?" Well, if as they say, praying shapes believing (lex orandi, lex credenda), it is equally true that believing shapes praying. And how shall they hear without a preacher? If "O man" is so obviously scandalous in our day, would it really be too much for the priest to give an explanation when inviting the people to the altar rail? Perhaps, he might instruct them, bearing the name of Adam is of a piece with bearing the cross on one's brow.
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June 16 2019
THE AUGUSTINE OPTION: THE ONLY HOPE FOR A RESTORED ANGLICANISM
The Church is intended to be the vehicle of the Word of God and its calling is to proclaim 'the whole counsel of God' with no omissions and no adjustments: ' . . .the Church is a witness and a guardian of Holy Scripture' (Article 20). Its role is to declare all truth necessary to salvation. The announcement entrusted to the Church as its heavenly treasure and earthly tidings is to be both accurate and urgent, for the destiny of souls depends upon faithful and fearless communication.
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June 14 2019
How Anglicans in Canada Found New Life After Their Eviction
Short loved Jesus, loved Reformed theology, loved Anglicanism. And then he took a job in Canada.
"I'd never met a liberal Anglican until I came to Vancouver," he said. "I was thrust into the most strange, dysfunctional, liberal diocese."
In 2002, when his regional synod voted to let its bishop bless same-sex unions, Short stood up and walked out of the room (as did Packer). So did leaders from half a dozen other churches.
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