The latest issue of Modern Reformation transcribes Michael Horton's 2003 interview of Don Carson about hermeneutics and theological method: “Why Can’t We Just Read the Bible? An Interview with D. A. Carson.” Modern Reformation 19:4 (July–August 2010): 32–35, 43. Horton's questions include these: Doesn’t sola Scriptura—Scripture alone—imply that all I really need to do is [...]
Tag Archives: Bible
The Goal of Biblical Parenting
November 11, 2009 – 10:10 PM
What is your goal in parenting? Is it to have well-behaved kids? Is it to produce good citizens? Is it to make sure your kids get a great education so that they may do well in school and land a great money-making job and have a fulfilling career? Perhaps you have a noble, Christian goal [...]
Unriddling Our Times
November 9, 2009 – 10:19 AM
The Bible makes clear that Christians must be people of double listening—listening both to the questions of the world and to the answers of the Word. We’re to be good interpreters not only of Scripture but also of culture. God wants us to be like the men of Issachar, “who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do” (1 Chronicles 12:32).
Inerrancy Fatigue?
October 26, 2009 – 10:50 AM
I’ve suspected the “battle for the Bible” was lost ever sense my Microsoft Word spell-check started suggesting the word “ignorance” every time I type the word “inerrant.” Texas pastor Bart Barber posts this morning one of the finest, and most charitable, explanations of inerrancy I’ve seen in a long, long time. I suspect he’s right [...]
How to Identify a Reliable Preacher
October 23, 2009 – 6:16 AM
Two weeks ago I mentioned in my sermon that God grows Christians by feeding them his Word. One way he does this is by providing the church with teachers and preachers. This means that if we are going to grow we need to be sitting at the feet of reliable carriers of God’s truth. This, however, begs the question: how can we identify a reliable carrier of God’s truth? The Bible makes it clear that there are many unreliable carriers of so-called truth. Satan masquerades as an angel of light seeking to deceive. So we need a lot of biblical discernment here. Just because a teacher or preacher comes in Jesus’ name with a Bible under his arm doesn’t automatically mean he is reliable.
The Centrality of the Word
October 5, 2009 – 3:03 PM
God Exposed: Session 3: Michael McKinley preaches from Luke 10:38-42 on The Centrality of the Word: God Exposed: Session 3 - The Centrality of the Word from Southeastern Seminary on Vimeo.
The Power of God's Word
October 5, 2009 – 2:52 PM
At the recent God Exposed conference Mark Dever preached from Mark 4:26-34 on The Power of God's Word. More videos to come... God Exposed: Session 1 - The Power of God's Word from Southeastern Seminary on Vimeo.
Mirth or Fear?
September 30, 2009 – 10:03 AM
All people that on earth do dwell, Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice, Him serve with mirth, his praise forth tell, Come ye before him and rejoice. The venerable Scottish Psalter paraphrased Psalm 100 that way. It is true to the meaning of the Hebrew. My modern hymnal changed it: All people that on [...]