“Seek first the Kingdom of God….” Jesus was a man who practiced what he preached. He lived, ate, breathed the kingdom. He advanced it through his ministry and he opened the doors to it through his death on the cross on our behalf. In other words Jesus was all about the Kingdom of God. ChristopherContinue reading “Book Review – The Kingdom of God by Morgan & Peterson”
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Book Review – Fight: A Christian Case for Non-Violence by Preston Sprinkle
“I do not believe that Jesus wants Christians to use violence. And if I can be so blunt: I think that a large portion of the American Evangelical church has been seduced, whether knowingly or not, by nationalistic militarism. Yet our inspired Word of God aggressively critiques this very thing….” – Preston Sprinkle (Fight: AContinue reading “Book Review – Fight: A Christian Case for Non-Violence by Preston Sprinkle”
N.T. Wright on Reading the Psalms Through a Kingdom Lens
Last time we saw that N.T. Wright challenges us to read the Psalms Pneumatologically. Wright also challenges us to read the Psalms in light of the Kingdom that Jesus began to establish in the gospels. Go back to Psalm 72 and see how those worldwide promises about David’s coming kingdom are fulfilled in the NewContinue reading “N.T. Wright on Reading the Psalms Through a Kingdom Lens”
N.T. Wright on Reading the Psalms Pneumatologically
Last time we saw that N.T. Wright challenges us to read the Psalms Christologically. Wright builds upon this theme and challenges us to read those same temple psalms Pneumatologically: Sing them also pneumatologically, that is reflect as you sing, on the New Testament’s vision of the church as the new Temple, indwelt by the SpiritContinue reading “N.T. Wright on Reading the Psalms Pneumatologically”
N.T. Wright on Reading the Psalms Christologically
N.T. Wright recently came out with a book titled, “The Case for the Psalms.” In it he argues that the church needs to recover the practice of using the Psalms in our worship. In order to show the relevance of the Psalms to the life of the Christian he teaches us to read the PsalmsContinue reading “N.T. Wright on Reading the Psalms Christologically”
Book Review: Jesus on Every Page by David Murray
A few weeks ago Ed Stetzer began a series of blogs written by professors and pastors called Preaching Jesus from the Old Testament. The purpose of the series was to get people who have the responsibility of bringing the word week in and week out to their congregations to engage with these blog posts andContinue reading “Book Review: Jesus on Every Page by David Murray”
Christ-Centered Hermeneutics – 2 Corinthians 1:20
Recently on The Exchange, Ed Stetzer started a blog series devoted to the issue of Christ-Centered Old Testament Preaching (see Part 1 and Part 2). He has invited several respected scholars including Daniel Block, David Murray, Walter Kaiser, and Brian Chapell to weigh in on the discussion. But this is an issue that is soContinue reading “Christ-Centered Hermeneutics – 2 Corinthians 1:20”
Celebrating the Sabbath – 7 Old Testament Principles
Its Sunday! For most of us that means its our Sabbath. It’s the day when we go to church, eat lunch, and be lazy — because that’s the way God intended it. Right? Well not really. If you do a quick word study on the word “Sabbath” in the Old Testament certain principles emerge whichContinue reading “Celebrating the Sabbath – 7 Old Testament Principles”
Ezekiel: Your Idols are Blind! (Pt.1)
Mortal, you are living in the midst of a rebellious house, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears to hear but do not hear for they are a rebellious house. – Ezekiel 12:2-3a We are used to this type of language in scripture, at least some of us, we have heard thisContinue reading “Ezekiel: Your Idols are Blind! (Pt.1)”
Why Should I Learn Greek and Hebrew?
Listen to Martin Luther’s encouragement to learn the original languages of the Bible: “In proportion then as we value the gospel, let us zealously hold to the languages. For it was not without purpose that God caused his Scriptures to be set down in these two languages alone–the Old Testament in Hebrew, the New inContinue reading “Why Should I Learn Greek and Hebrew?”
CWoznicki Think Out Loud 