Posted on June 30, 2005 by Paul S.
CHICAGO STATEMENT OF BIBLICAL INERRANCY
Articles Of Affirmation
We affirm that the Holy Scriptures are to be received as the authoritative Word of God.
We affirm that the Scriptures are the supreme written norm by which God binds the conscience, and that the authority of the Church is subordinate to that of Scripture.
We affirm that the written Word [...]
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Posted on June 27, 2005 by Paul S.
A Few Thoughts on James
I. Historical Information.
a. Author.
There is some debate about who wrote this letter, but quite frankly there is little debate about. James was a common name in New Testament times, but there are two different James in the Bible that hold the credentials to write a NT book. First there is James [...]
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Posted on June 24, 2005 by Paul S.
They Got Duncan the Ball
Well I hate to say I told you so (see below), but Duncan came through and now has more hardware than your local Home Depot. And oh what a sports world we live in. The same analyst who were ready to put Duncan in the casket on Wednesday are ready to [...]
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Posted on June 23, 2005 by Paul S.
I have something deep and theological to….
To be honest with you all I can think about right now is game 7 of the NBA Finals. This is why you are reading about basketball instead of deep theological insight. If the Spurs had just finished the Pistons off when they had the chance I could concentrate [...]
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Posted on June 21, 2005 by Paul S.
John Calvin was the great exegete of the Reformation. Calvin wrote commentaries for almost every book in the entire Bible. Missing from the list are 1 and 3 John, and Revelations. Of these books, Revelations in particular, Calvin did not write on because he said he did not understand them (a route that many should [...]
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Posted on June 20, 2005 by Paul S.
Campbell won, Woods showed up, and Goosen unraveled
Coming into the day it looked as though Retief Goosen would claim his third U.S. Open Championship in five years. The analyst knew he would win, his opponents knew he would win, and even the quiet reserved Goosen admitted it would be hard for him not to win. [...]
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Posted on June 15, 2005 by Paul S.
The Mindset of the New Creation
Galatians 6:11-18
Introduction (vs 11):
I started to think about what I have taken from my study in the book of Galatians, and what I want you guys to take from our study. Then I noticed that what the apostle Paul left for us in these last few verses is a perfect [...]
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