Andy Naselli

Andy Naselli (PhD in Theology, Bob Jones University; PhD in New Testament Exegesis and Theology, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is research manager for D.A. Carson and administrator of Themelios. Andy is a member of Grace Bible Church in Moore, South Carolina.
 

May

02

2011

Andy Naselli|7:41 PM CT

Don Carson on Osama bin Laden
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Don Carson presented four lengthy lectures at Oak Hill Theological College in 2001 before September 11.

Shortly after that, he turned those lectures into the book Love in Hard Places (Wheaton: Crossway, 2002).

TGC hosts a free PDF of the entire book.

Carson updated his notes after 9/11 to include a 37-page section entitled "Hard Case Two: Osama bin Laden" (pp. 108-44).

Here's an outline:

  1. It may be helpful, first of all, to reflect on pacifism and “just war” theory in the light of the biblical commands to love and forgive.

  2. On the other hand, all war, even just war, is never more than rough justice. Even the just war is prosecuted by sinners, and so injustices will occur.

  3. Several other factors are often thrown into the
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Mar

26

2011

Andy Naselli|7:00 AM CT

Praying for Parachurch Ministries
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The latest 9Marks eJournal, entitled "Church and Parachurch: Friends or Foes?", includes this short essay:

D. A. Carson. “Praying for Parachurch Ministries” [PDF | HTML]. 9Marks eJournal 8:2 (March–April 2011): 31–32.


Carson shares six reflections on how he prays for parachurch ministries:

  1. Should there be any difference between the way I pray for a local church and the way I pray for a parachurch organization? No and yes. . . .

  2. I suppose it is possible to pray “for all truly Christian organizations everywhere” or something of that order, but in reality this sort of sweeping general prayer is usually immature or lazy or both. . . .

  3. The Bible lays out specifics regarding the organization, accountability, and distinctive roles of various leaders in the local church . . . .

  4. Organizations whose aims are shaped by the priorities of the gospel and in whole-hearted submission to the
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Jan

24

2011

Andy Naselli|11:10 PM CT

The Ehrman Project
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The Ehrman Project is respectfully responding to Barth Ehrman's "significant questions about the reliability of the Bible" with short videos by theologians and biblical scholars (e.g., Darrell Bock, Don Carson, Michael Kruger, Dan Wallace, Ben Witherington).

Don Carson briefly answers these four questions:

1. What answers does the Bible give for the "problem of evil"? (transcript)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTQpBsc_swc&feature=player_embedded

2. How can we reconcile the Old Testament God and the New Testament God? (transcript)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhuAm13Ji8o&feature=player_embedded

3. Is there a central message throughout all 66 unique books of the Bible? (transcript coming soon)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVgpkG4Ks1s&feature=player_embedded

4. What Is Inerrancy? (...

 
 
 
 

Jan

17

2011

Andy Naselli|7:00 AM CT

A Biblical Theology of Jonah
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The latest volume in New Studies in Biblical Theology, edited by D. A. Carson, should be available by mid-February:

Daniel C. Timmer. A Gracious and Compassionate God: Mission, Salvation and Spirituality in the Book of Jonah. New Studies in Biblical Theology 26. Nottingham, England: Inter-Varsity; Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 2011. 201 pp.


Here's how Carson introduces the book in the series preface:

I have scanned quite a few popular books on Jonah. Doubtless they have their place, but most of them are pretty unsatisfying. They do not probe the text very deeply, and very few believably tie Jonah to biblical theology. I have also read occasional technical monographs on Jonah. They are invariably stimulating but almost never think through what Jonah contributes to, or how it is aligned with, the

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Dec

28

2010

Andy Naselli|7:00 AM CT

Carson’s For the Love of God Blog
Carson’s <i>For the Love of God</i> Blog avatar

What is it?

For the Love of God is a daily devotional designed to walk a person through the Bible in a year while assisting the reader in discovering the riches of God’s Word. Originally published by Crossway Books (volume 1 in 1998 and volume 2 in 1999), this “blog” is really not a blog at all, but a free digital version of the devotional provided by TGC and Crossway. Our hope is that this daily devotional will deepen your understanding and appreciation of God’s Word—for the love of God.



These books are valuable not only for encouraging systematic Bible reading but for teaching people to understand how individual passages fit in the Bible's storyline....

 
 
 
 

Dec

13

2010

Andy Naselli|7:08 PM CT

A Naming Ceremony, a Prophecy, and Jesus
A Naming Ceremony, a Prophecy, and Jesus avatar

That's the title of a sermon (MP3) on Luke 1:57–80 that Don Carson preached at his home church yesterday morning.

Carson expounds the birth of John the Baptist and Zechariah's christological prophecy about what and whom John the Baptist would...

 
 
 
 

Dec

09

2010

Andy Naselli|12:17 PM CT

Themelios 35.3
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The Gospel Coalition just released the latest issue of Themelios. It is available as a 193-page PDF and in HTML.

  1. D. A. Carson | Editorial: Contrarian Reflections on Individualism

  2. Carl Trueman | Minority Report: Terrible Beauty, Beauty, and the Plain Terrible

  3. Daniel J. Estes | Fiction and Truth in the Old Testament Wisdom Literature

  4. Daniel J. Brendsel | Plots, Themes, and Responsibilities: The Search for a Center of Biblical Theology Reexamined

  5. Stephen M. Garrett | The Dazzling Darkness of God’s Triune Love: Introducing Evangelicals to the Theology of Hans Urs von Balthasar

  6. Philip Graham Ryken | Pastoral Pensées A World Servant in Christian Liberal Arts Education

  7. Book Reviews

    1. Old Testament | 3 reviews

    2. New Testament | 22 reviews

    3. history and historical theology | 4 reviews

    4. systematic theology and bioethics |
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Oct

11

2010

Andy Naselli|8:00 AM CT

Recent Carson MP3s from Australia
Recent Carson MP3s from Australia avatar

Don Carson recently ministered for a few weeks in Australia:

Sermons on Five Psalms

Workshops on Preaching and Biblical, Systematic, Historical, and Pastoral Theology

Cross-Cultural Training

Christ-expo: How Can We Believe?

Five evangelistic sermons on the Gospel of John (each followed by Q&A)


Sermon at St. Alfred's

Workshops on Preaching and
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Sep

02

2010

Andy Naselli|5:00 AM CT

Carson on Psalms 1, 2, 40, 48, and 110
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Don Carson preached on five Psalms at Ridley College in Melbourne, Australia in August 2010:

  1. Psalm 1

  2. Psalm 2

  3. Psalm 40

  4. Psalm 48

  5. Psalm
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Sep

01

2010

Andy Naselli|5:00 AM CT

Free PDF of Carson's Book on 2 Timothy 3-4
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We just added a PDF of this recent book by D. A. Carson to his bibliography:


From the Resurrection to His Return: Living Faithfully in the Last Days. Fearn, Scotland: Christian Focus, 2010.


It's a lightly edited sermon manuscript on 2 Timothy 3:1–4:8.

It's not long—only 48 small pages with large print.

Related:

(1) Sermons by D. A. Carson on 2 Timothy

(2) Justin Taylor, "Imitate Me"

(3) TGC hosts PDFs of seven other books by D. A. Carson:

  1. Letters Along the Way: A Novel of the Christian Life (Crossway, 1993)
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