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Jew-Gentile Issues in Romans

I have been reading through Romans this week and noticing how frequently Jew-Gentile themes come up throughout the letter. For example: 1:14-16, 2:9-11, chapters 9-11, chapter 14, 15:8-13, 16:7-8. My leaning: though Romans is more...

March 27, 20101 Comment

Comments on Hebrews (5:1-10)

I am resuming my Hebrews study in 5:1-10 with Peter T. O’Brien and John Owen as my aides. What has struck me most so far about Owen is his concern for application. The structure of...

March 26, 2010No Comments

The Living God

I’ve been listening to the audio version of C.S. Lewis’ Miracles while walking dogs lately, and I must say that chapter 11 of this book, “Christianity and ‘Religion,'” which addresses the doctrine of Trinity and...

March 26, 2010No Comments

Quotes on Christ’s Resurrection (14)

I have been reading, and greatly benefiting from, the chapters on the resurrection in Thomas F. Torrance, Atonement: The Person and Work of Christ, which is drawn from his lectures which formed the basis of...

March 24, 2010No Comments

Our Spring

Esther and I are enjoying our spring here on Capitol Hill, though it has been a longer transition season than we expected, which has been very hard. Filling my time these days are: walking dogs,...

March 23, 201011 Comments

Resurrection Power

Probably the greatest thing I have learned from my study on the resurrection thus far is: by the Holy Spirit, the resurrection is at work in the Christian’s life through our union with Christ. I...

March 18, 20101 Comment

CJ Mahaney’s Humility: True Greatness

This past summer I read CJ Mahaney’s book, Humility: True Greatness (Multnomah, 2005), which is a wonderful and edifying book which I heartily recommend to anyone who struggles alongside me with pride – and if...

March 17, 20101 Comment

A Fierce Eager Will

I finished The Fellowship of the Ring at Starbucks today. One of my favorite things about Tolkien’s trilogy so far is the vividness with which he portrays evil. He makes you feel how terrifying, how...

March 13, 2010No Comments

The Son of God

I’ve been growing lately in my understanding of how the term “son of God” is used across the canon. In the beginning, God creates Adam in his image to represent him and rule creation (Genesis...

March 13, 20101 Comment