A detailed examination of all the passages in the Gospels where Christ discusses the issue of the Sabbath will show that he never predicted its abolition, nor did he ever profane it.
Family-Integrated Church 16: Of Nurseries
Both Scott Brown and Voddie Baucham incorporate a rejection of nurseries for children during church services into their program of family-integrated ministry in the church. Voddie remarks: “I believe one of the greatest crutches in the church is the nursery....
Tom Wells’ book on the Sabbath: Chapter Three (V)
Tom Wells’ book on the Sabbath: Chapter Three (IV) Mark 2:23-28 narrates another incident between Jesus and his disciples and the Pharisees. Jesus was “passing through the grainfields on the Sabbath, and His disciples began to make their way along while...
Brief survey of the history of hermeneutics – 12. Post-Reformation Reformed Orthodoxy (I)
The theological methodology of the post-Reformation Reformed orthodox was, in the first place, exegetical.
Family-Integrated Church 15: Why the family-integrated church is not demanded by the regulative principle! (Part 2)
Last time I noted the argument for family-integrated views which Scott Brown in A Weed in the Church launches on the basis of the regulative principle of the church. My first counter-argument was that (1) leaving aside for the moment the issue of nurseries for babies...
Why the Prediction That Christ Would Come May 21 Was Wrong (Part 8 of 8)
I have one final observation to make on this whole debacle. When those who profess to be Bible-believing Christians with bold face claim to be able to decipher the time of Christ’s coming, we are apt to assume that the Bible must not be clear about this issue....
Why the Prediction That Christ Would Come May 21 Was Wrong (Part 7 of 8)
III. Its Concluding Application The “date-setters” make predictions that time after time prove to be false. Thus, they are akin to false prophets, and we may apply to such false teachers the warnings of Deuteronomy 18:20f. Deuteronomy 18:20-22 20 "'But the prophet who...
Why the Prediction That Christ Would Come May 21 Was Wrong (Part 6 of 8)
Context is crucial in understanding Matthew 24:36. Here is the circle of context which must be considered. C. The Broader New Testament Context I want you to look at two other passages in the New Testament that are related to the statement of Jesus in Matthew 24:36....
Brief survey of the history of hermeneutics – 11. Renaissance and Reformation
What the Renaissance gave to the Reformation, then, was an academic climate of questioning the status quo and seeking to arrive at conclusions based on primary documents.
Why the Prediction That Christ Would Come May 21 Was Wrong (Part 5 of 8)
The third thing that must be considered regarding Matthew 24:36 is … III. Its Contextual Confirmation False teachers have always quoted Scripture. 2 Peter 3:15-16 says: “and regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; just as also our beloved brother...
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