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David Murray

Was Adam a Real Historical Individual? « Analogical Thoughts - 0 views

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Adam

shared by David Murray on 23 Sep 09 - Cached
  • 1. On the face of it, the basic literary genre of Genesis 1-4 is that of historical narrative (as opposed to, e.g., poetry, legal code, or apocalypse).
  • 2. The first five verses of Genesis 5 not only describe events in Adam’s life, they attaches specific numerical dates to those events.
  • 3. The author of Genesis presents the book as a seamless historical account.
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  • 4. Adam is named in the genealogy in 1 Chronicles 1.
  • 5. The interpretation of Hosea 6:7 is disputed, but a good case can be offered that taking ‘Adam’ as a reference to the first human being, rather than as a place-name or as ‘mankind’, makes best sense in the context.
  • 6. The genealogy of Jesus Christ given in Luke 3:23-38 traces all the way back to Adam.
  • 7. In Matthew 19:3-9, in answer to a question about divorce, Jesus refers the Pharisees back to the account of the creation of Adam and Eve in Genesis 1-2.
  • 8. In Romans 5:12-21, Paul draws his famous parallel between Adam and Jesus.
  • 9. In the same passage, Paul states that “death reigned from Adam to Moses” (verse 14). Paul clearly means to refer to a specific period in human history;
  • 10. Paul’s parallel between Adam and Christ reappears in 1 Corinthians 15:21-22 (also verse 45).
  • 11. In 1 Timothy 2:12-14, Paul refers to specific details about the creation and fall of Adam and Eve to support his instructions about women teaching in the church.
  • 12. Jude 14 refers to “Enoch, the seventh from Adam”; it’s a reasonable presumption that the author of Jude viewed both Enoch and Adam as historical individuals.
  • David Murray on 23 Sep 09
     
    The Historical Adam
John Koopman

Charles Hodge, Inspiration, Textual Criticism, and The Princeton Doctrine of Scripture ... - 0 views

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Inspiration Charles Hodge Princeton

shared by John Koopman on 02 Oct 09 - Cached
  • “ . . . From this it follows, (a) That they are infallible. (b) That they are holy. (c) That they are powerful. (d) That they are consistent. (e) That they are the appointed means of salvation.”
  • “In the sense in which the works of a man are his words, revealing his thoughts, will, purposes, the Scriptures are the word of God. He is their author. Their contents rest on his authority. They are not merely his as written by pious men, not a human form of divine truth, but God’s own exhibition of truth.
  • John Koopman on 02 Oct 09
     
    " . . . From this it follows, (a) That they are infallible. (b) That they are holy. (c) That they are powerful. (d) That they are consistent. (e) That they are the appointed means of salvation."
  • John Koopman on 02 Oct 09
     
    " . . . From this it follows, (a) That they are infallible. (b) That they are holy. (c) That they are powerful. (d) That they are consistent. (e) That they are the appointed means of salvation."
Dan MAYVILLE

The Distinguishing Mark of Christianity :: Grace to You - 1 views

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diigo

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  • Dan MAYVILLE on 10 Oct 09
     
    Grace to You... John MacArthur's in-depth Bible teaching brings the life-transforming truth of God's Word to millions of people every day." />Grace to You
Timothy Bergsma

2. Approachability: The Passport to Real Ministry and Leadership - 0 views

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counseling approachability

shared by Timothy Bergsma on 17 Sep 09 - Cached
  • The Characteristics of an Approachable Leader
  • Maintain a “gentle authority slope.”
  • Fight pride and cultivate true humility
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  • Cultivate a Shepherd’s Heart.
  • Guard against institutional dynamics that can undermine approachability
  • See God’s people as he does.
  • Send convincing signals that you have time for people
  • Be transparent.
  • Pick up on hints.
  • See the good in others (even if it seems outweighed by the bad).
  • Listen deeply before jumping to problem-solving.
  • Be quick to confess sins, whether large or small.
  • Be slow to confront sin in others
  • Make yourself truly accountable to others
  • Timothy Bergsma on 17 Sep 09
     
    article by Ken Sande, Peacemaker Ministries
  • Timothy Bergsma on 17 Sep 09
     
    Approachability: The Passport to Real Ministry and Leadership
  • Timothy Bergsma on 17 Sep 09
     
    This is the 2nd of 2 articles that address some of the comment in our Moodle Question for this week (Sept. 18/09), on "Maintaining Moral Purity" 1. Accountability 2. Approachability
anonymous

Helm's Deep: Two Lessons from John Owen: I - The Trinity - 0 views

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John Owen Trinity Rationalism Confessionalism Apostasy

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  • He sets himself to walk a tight-rope by upholding the place of theological reasoningwhile denying the authority of human reason in religion. But the tide of anti-Puritanism that flowed as the result of the combined pull of Quakerism, Socinianism (or Unitarianism) and of Cambridge Platonism, was irresistible.
  • Some have said that in the present-day the consciousness of the doctrine of the Trinity is not as great as it should be in evangelical churches; that there is a hesitancy over it in our worship, and in our theologising. It is marginalised, or at least it is not in the front of our minds. If so, this may be because it is thought that the Trinitarian character of God is something of an appendage. God is one, yes, and that is clear and straightforward to grasp, but he is also three persons, and that is more complex.
  • We may even think that the very formulation of the doctrine is a sullying of the pure word of God by the intrusion of ‘Greek thought’.
Maarten Kuivenhoven

Those Toxic Non-Attenders - 9Marks - 1 views

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Practicing Church Discipline

shared by Maarten Kuivenhoven on 02 Nov 09 - Cached
  • THE TOXIC EFFECTS OF NON-ATTENDERS1. They Make Evangelism Harder
  • 2. They Confuse New Believers
  • 3. They Discourage Regular Attenders
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  • 4. They Worry Their Leaders
  • everyone who bears the name of Christ, as affirmed by your church, yet who willingly chooses to live their lives apart from the covenanted community of believers is practicing identity theft. They've taken Christ's name, but they don't honestly identify with his body, the local church.
  • Non-attenders are not only reverse-witnesses, they're reverse models. They disregard and disobey countless passages of Scripture and fail to image God's character in even the most basic ways, even though they claim to be his adopted children.
  • Second, non-attenders confuse new believers. New believers are often a mess. Everything they thought was up is down, and everything they thought was down is up. There is great confusion in the first weeks and months and even years of a new believer's life. They need to be taught well.
  • Regular attenders sacrifice to keep their covenant with their local church. They give their money and their time to meet the needs of other members of the body, which is not easy to say the least. Non-attenders don't do these things, at least not with any regularity. So when a church allows non-attenders to remain members, they effectively gut the meaning of membership, which hurts and discourages the faithful.
  • Hebrews 13:17 says, "Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep watch over you as men who must give an account." In light of this verse, a faithful pastor or elder should feel responsible for the spiritual state of every member of his flock. Like a father worried about his son who hasn't yet come home late at night, a good shepherd doesn't rest until all his sheep are accounted for. Non-attenders makes this task nearly impossible.  
  • NOT ALL NON-ATTENDERS ARE ALIKE
  • Those who live in the area and are unable to attend: age or health prevent them. Such elderly or physically suffering members should be treated with special care. This article isn't about them. Those who live (temporarily) outside the area and are unable to attend: military or business assignments prevent them. Such (temporary) non-attenders should also be treated with special care since their travel for work places unique burdens on them and their family. This article isn't about them.  Those who live outside the area and choose to keep their membership with your local church: distance prevents them. Such non-attenders should be encouraged to join a local church they can attend. This article is about them. Those who live in the area and sporadically, infrequently attend: nothing really prevents them except their own choice. This article is especially about them.
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