Church Authority

I believe that Jesus is the head of the church, which is His body (1 Cor. 12:27; Eph. 1:22-23). The church is built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Jesus Christ as the chief cornerstone (Matt. 16:13-20; Eph. 2:19-20). In other words, Jesus is the ultimate authority over the church and He [...]

Vacation

So we’re in Colorado this week and next week we’ll be in Nebraska.  It feels really good to be done with finals.  I’m surprised how much warmer it is in Colorado in comparison to Illinois.  We are enjoying our time hanging out with Shelley’s family and looking forward to seeing mine.

The “Christian” West?

Here’s an interesting story from FoxNews.  Evidently the second most popular boy’s name in the UK is Mohammed.   It’s becoming quite obvious that Islam is filling a void in post-Christian secular culture.  Does this remind anyone else of Jesus’ statement in Matthew 12:43-45?
 ”When an evil spirit comes out of a man, it goes through arid places seeking rest [...]

The Church

 Here’s some more of my project for my Christian theology class.
I believe in one holy universal church, a diverse community comprised of all those who have truly trusted in Jesus Christ as Lord (Acts 11:1-18; Rom. 2:28-29; 4:9-12; 10:9-13; 1 Cor. 12:13; Gal. 3:26-29; Eph. 2:11-18; 3:6; 4:4-6). The church exists to glorify God in [...]

Is Mormonism Orthodox Christianity?

Baptist Press has released a great summary of differences between historic Christianity and the church of the Latter-Day Saints.  Check it out. 

Fox’s Questions about Mormonism

I don’t like getting in politics too much on my blog, but I am frustrated with commentators who simply want to equate the church of the Latter Day Saints with orthodox Christianity.   At least the Jehovah Witnesses realize that they have departed from orthodoxy.  Just recently I ran across this on FoxNews.  Here’s their defense of [...]

Greek

Here’s a great link for those learning to read the NT in Greek.  Check the Resurgence Greek Project out.  

Tagged again

Bryan tagged me and asked me about my reading habits. 
1. One book that changed my life: John H. Walton’s Genesis NIVAC commentary.  I picked Wheaton because of his approach to the OT. 
2. One book that I read more than once: Lord of the Flies.  I read it several times for an English class at WNCC in Nebraska.  [...]

The Holy Spirit in the Christian Life

Reformed Christians often distinguish between justification and sanctification.  In this system, justification happens at conversion and sanctification is a process of purification of sin in the Christian life.  From my reading of Scripture, I’m convinced that sanctification is not just a process but it is also a position that we have in Christ.  With that in mind, here’s what [...]

New links

Here are some good blogs that I’ve started reading.
 Parchment and Pen– It looks like it’s written by a couple of DTS guys. 
Unsanitary Jesus–This is the blog of my friend Matt, who is a fellow Wheaton grad student.