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"Typology is exegesis across the canon of Scripture." Mitchell Chase "40 Questions About Typology and Allegory", 73.

“God is of himself, from no other….God hath no original; he hath no defect because he was not made of nothing: he hath no increase because he had no beginning. He was before all things, and, therefore, depends upon no other thing.” ~ Stephen Charnock, The Existence and

This needs to be stressed today as most of the issues I've had in ministry haven't derived from seminary "know-it-alls" but zealous men woefully uneducated in the ministry of the word. I was a farmer's son who failed my first attempt at college, worked in the oil field, then

You're Saturday afternoon reminder about Sunday morning. Prepare your mind and family to gather with the redeemed and be fed by the King.

Meditating on Scripture: "Meditation is the art of patiently pressing the truth into your mind and heart. Mediation is thought aimed at your heart. Meditation is savoring the truth until it flavors your soul….Meditation is working the truths of Scripture into your soul until

Helpful reminder when addressing covetousness: "A moderate desire to obtain that which is convenient for us, by fair and honest means, is not such a coveting of that which is our neighbour’s as is forbidden in the tenth commandment."- Matthew Henry, Commentary (Gen 23:7-9), 54.

One of the greatest pieces of advice to new/interested pipe smokers: Sip it, don't chug it. It's not a cigar. Treat it like a wine. You'll save your tongue from tongue-bite and you'll find the flavors far more noticeable. This isn't advice I came up with btw. It was well

"Christ purchased glory for all he came to save. He did so as the anti-typical, last Adam. He suffered to take care of the justice of God and his obedience unto death got him exalted, entering into glory, and all those who are his will enter into glory as well. The last Adam

"The Reformed orthodox Christocentric interpretation of the Bible was an attempt at applying a principle derived from the Bible and an application of sola Scripturae to the issue of hermeneutics. In other words, they recognized the authority of Scripture in the interpretation of

“So much fog.” “What can Santa do against such hateful weather?” “Ride out with me.”

“All confessional traditions are liable to lapse into legalism…But confessionless Christianity poses an even greater danger. Forsaking the distilled wisdom of the past makes every man’s hat his own church.”

For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust. ~ Psalm 103:14

Look, let's just say it straight. Churches go all in on special Christmas services with the full spectacle. Multiple candlelight services, orchestras, drama teams, elaborate staging, giveaways, the whole high production deal. And the building is packed. Thousands show up and

You reckon the Sabbath a burden and a weariness; you could not possibly spend more than a small part of it in worshipping God. But remember, heaven is a never-ending Sabbath. The inhabitants thereof rest not day or night, saying, “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty,” and singing

“Welcome, Prince,” said Aslan.  “Do you feel yourself sufficient to take up the Kingship of Narnia?”  “I—I don’t think I do, Sir,” said Caspian. “I’m only a kid.”  “Good,” said Aslan. “If you had felt yourself sufficient, it would have been a proof that you were not.” —C.S.L.

The fact that we don't have the same "revelatory stance" as the New Testament writers only means that we cannot have the same epistemological certainty about our interpretive conclusions and applications as they had. Exegetical method should not be confused with certainty about

Pastors/scholars: I'll be wrapping up my series through Genesis soon and plan to begin Matthew's Gospel account. What are your favorite commentaries/works on the book?

"The Spirit of Christ was revealing the sufferings and glory of Christ to the prophets of Christ prior to the incarnation of Christ." Richard Barcellos Doc. Of God class some time ago