I got into a twitter conversation this afternoon on the subject of whether God hates sinners. The conversation was prompted by this Mark Driscoll video. Now, what do we make of that? There are a number of verses in Scripture that seem to indicate that God does hate sin and sinners. For example, Psalm 5:5 [...]
This is one of the best explanations of election that gets round the canard of “violating free will”. You’ll either love this or hate it.
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I thought it might be suitable to address the main point of Jeffrey John’s position as outlined in his paper, “The Church and Homosexuality” which was first published in 1998. In some senses this is a better paper then the subsequent “Permanent, Faithful, Stable” as it explores clearly the notion of how the Ephesians 5 [...]
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Just read these two interesting blog pieces. Firstly Bishop Alan Wilson Pentecost does raise in acute form the question of what we really believe Christianity is. It burst on the world as a process of incarnation, God bursting out of the limits of all preconceived thought about him, and starting again. and then Bishop Nick [...]
Here’s a funny thing folks. Because I talk about sex, some take the opportunity to use that to pour abuse on me and my family. That’s OK – in fact, it’s been a remarkable insight for me that those who like to think that they are at the vanguard in the church of sexual liberation [...]
A fascinating short video from John Piper. His exploration of ideas of idolatry in the exploration of the similar is exactly the same thing I have argued around the signification of the sex act.
One of the great things about speaking at Spring Harvest is that you never know who you’re going to be sharing a hospitality chalet with. This week in Minehead I was privileged to share living space with the legendary Paul Field. I first got to hear of Paul Field when as a new Christian I [...]
As you’ve noticed, I’ve been away for a few days. Popping back to Spring Harvest in Skegness next week to do some more stuff with Andrew Marin, but in the meantime here’s some things that have caught my eye. Clayboy wrote a magnificent piece on the power of the Resurrection. A resurrection which does not [...]
In response to a question from one of “my flock”, here’s an email I’ve just composed trying to get to grips with the different Gospel accounts. Your comments are welcome! Right…. This one of those cases where the same story is told in different ways, and in some places two narratives have been combined into [...]
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This blog is an exercise in the fundamentals of orthodoxy. That’s ‘cos I agree completely with stuff like this. H/T Aaron
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