In 2 Samuel 7:1-17, we have the record of God making his covenant with David in which he promises to take the son(s) of David (i.e. the royal lineage) and make him his own Son, to build the House of David, and through his Son to build a House for the Name of God. Psalm … Continue reading Messianic Reign in the Psalms
Relevance of the Psalms
See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in … Continue reading Relevance of the Psalms
The New Birth
A pastor-friend and I were discussing how we should understand (and not understand) the meaning of the new birth or being born again as taught by Jesus and his Apostles in Scripture. It was a fruitful conversation. More recently, I’ve tended to favor or emphasize the New Birth as a corporate objective historical reality first and foremost. … Continue reading The New Birth
Rethinking the Golden Chain
Over the last several years, I’ve come to think differently about the theological bling of the New Calvinism and the self-styled Truly Reformed, i.e. the Golden Chain of Redemption, the Reformed ordo salutis (order of salvation) as it’s commonly taught. A friend directed me to this Visual Theology – The Order of Salvation from Tim Challies as … Continue reading Rethinking the Golden Chain
God Creates Dinosaurs VI
In my introduction to this series, I presented my thesis. The Jurassic Park movie series is about the sexual revolution in Western culture. De-extinction of dinosaurs is a symbol. It represents an unnatural, hubristic, and dangerous act perpetrated by man in rebellion. The motto “God creates dinosaurs” captures this conviction. This use of scientific power for consumerism is … Continue reading God Creates Dinosaurs VI
My Social-Salvific Ritual Framework
This is a summary of my interpretation (or adaptation?) of the ritualistic framework for soteriology that I’ve learned from reading Peter Leithart’s materials. I favor it, because I think it does a good job modeling ordinary human social and developmental reality and the perspective from which the biblical authors were writing. This soteriological framework is … Continue reading My Social-Salvific Ritual Framework
Victims, Perpetrators, and the Good Scapegoat
I'm convinced that in this time and place in culture the message of Jesus as the Scapegoat of God who ends the pattern of violence in the world is needed as desperately as the more familiar message of Jesus as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. The Pattern Perpetuates … Continue reading Victims, Perpetrators, and the Good Scapegoat
A Profane Stench in Holy Nostrils
A few thoughts on abominations in Scripture and selective appeals to them, specifically against homosexuality, by a prior generation of Christians that was not entirely free of worldly thinking and desires. Moral Conceptions The word “abomination” (Hebrew: tōēvah) refers to a stench in the nostrils or the cause of the gag reflex. This is the … Continue reading A Profane Stench in Holy Nostrils
God Creates Dinosaurs V
In my introduction to this series, I presented my thesis. The Jurassic Park movie series is about the sexual revolution in Western culture. De-extinction of dinosaurs is a symbol. It represents an unnatural, hubristic, and dangerous act perpetrated by man in rebellion. The motto “God creates dinosaurs” captures this conviction. This use of scientific power for consumerism is … Continue reading God Creates Dinosaurs V
God Creates Dinosaurs IV
In my introduction to this series, I presented my thesis. The Jurassic Park movie series is about the sexual revolution in Western culture. De-extinction of dinosaurs is a symbol. It represents an unnatural, hubristic, and dangerous act perpetrated by man in rebellion. The motto “God creates dinosaurs” captures this conviction. This use of scientific power for consumerism is … Continue reading God Creates Dinosaurs IV
Highly Aaronic 