We love Ross King’s music at the Hamilton house. And we’ve recently started Latin at the Hamilton home-school. Imagine our delight, then, to find that Ross King is on a similar path, which has given him occasion to put John 1:1–7 to music in English and in Latin. You can find it here – it’s …
Category Archives: Bible and Theology
Three Sermons on Biblical Theology: Story, Symbol, Church
Between Mark and Jeremiah, I felt led to preach three sermons on biblical theology at Kenwood. The goal was to have the Bible’s big story give us perspective for our plunge into Jeremiah’s jeremiads. I’ve noted the first two sermons, one on the Bible’s story, another on the use the biblical authors make of symbol, …
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Schreiner Reviews Webb
I love reading reviews written by Thomas R. Schreiner. He is patient, charitable, and insightful. Here are two paragraphs from his review of William Webb’s book on corporal punishment in the Bible: “The key question, however, is whether Webb is right about corporal punishment. The answer is no. First, Webb doesn’t understand redemptive history, even …
Through Flame and Flood
Through flame and flood, with plague and blood The gospel is proclaimed The Spirit flows, the church it grows The beast he is enraged Measuring rod and line outstretched The Father knows his own As martyrs die the saints will sigh And they cry out, How long? And then at last, the trumpet blast And …
Against Wind and Tide: Derek Kidner’s Preface to His Book on Jeremiah
In the preface to The Message of Jeremiah: Against Wind and Tide in the series of books edited by Stott and Motyer called The Bible Speaks Today, Derek Kidner writes, “. . . a preface also gives me room to put the subtitle, ‘Against wind and tide’, into its context. It comes, of course, from …
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BHS, NA27, LXX, Vulgate, All Online from the German Bible Societies
Find them here. May the word of Christ dwell richly in us.
A Separate Peace and the Symbolism of the Bible
Did you read A Separate Peace by John Knowles? Two friends, Gene and Phineas (nicknamed Finny), in a tree. Gene shakes a branch, Finny falls, breaks his leg, and the halcyon innocence of the summer ends. Previously a great athlete, Finny will never play sports again. When he finally returns to school, the other students …
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Interview in the Pastor’s Study on #GGSTJ
Not literally in the Pastor’s Study, but on the radio program by that name. We had a good discussion of this recent book on biblical theology. Interested? Segment One. Segment Two. Enjoy. And love to hear what you think. Thanks to Jon Osburn and Tom Brock for having me on!
The Bible’s Sprawling, Ramshackle Narrative
Before we launch into Jeremiah, Lord willing, I’m doing three sermons on Biblical Theology at Kenwood. This past Sunday, August 21, 2011, it was my privilege to preach “A Story of Stories: The Bible’s Sprawling, Ramshackle Narrative.” The title of the sermon comes from a phrase used by David Steinmetz in an essay about the …
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A Biblical Theology of Gender and Marriage
The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood is hosting an event on Gender in the 21st Century in Heritage Hall on the SBTS campus tomorrow, Monday, August 22, 2011. They’re giving away iPads and such to entice people to come. The event begins at 9am with Lig Duncan – you won’t want to miss him. …
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Believe in the Bible or Believe in the Christ?
In his crisp book, Words of Life: Scripture as the Living and Active Word of God, Timothy Ward points out that the suggestion that “Christians are not those who believe in the Bible, but those who believe in Christ” (so saith John Barton) forces “a false dichotomy on us. We do not have to choose …
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Skype Lecture on 1 Corinthians
Technology is amazing. A couple Saturdays ago I did a lecture for the Academy of Biblical and Theological Studies at Randolph Street Baptist Church in Charleston, WV. I never left my home in Louisville, KY. They beamed me in via Skype from my basement. Here’s the lecture: Jim Hamilton – Overview of the Bible – …
Sermons on Mark
There is no book like the Bible. There is no one like Jesus. It’s a mercy to have the Bible in English, a mercy to be drawn to Jesus, to worship him, to trust him, to follow him with brothers and sisters in the body of Christ. Since January we’ve been in the Gospel according …
Denny Burk’s Sermon on Homosexuality
On Sunday, July 17, 2011, Denny Burk preached a powerful, timely sermon at Kenwood Baptist Church: “How Do We Speak about Homosexuality?” If you haven’t heard it, you need to give it a listen. Denny had three points: Speak the truth. Speak the gospel. Speak humility. In the introduction Denny tells the tragic story of …
Congrats to Dan Phillips on The World-Tilting Gospel
Dan Phillips’ book, The World-Tilting Gospel, like N. D. Wilson’s Notes from the Tilt-A-Whirl, brings to mind the first line of the refrain in “Fireflies” by Adam Young of Owl City: “I’d like to make myself believe That planet earth turns slowly . . .” Though we don’t perceive its rapid progress, the earth isn’t …
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Three Reasons To Think the Earth Is Young
Wayne Grudem and others hold that the earth is old, but I’m unconvinced by their arguments for that position. Most prominent for me are two observations on textual details from Genesis and the way I want to interpret science and archeology from the biblical text rather than re-interpreting the biblical text in light of science …
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The Manliest of the Theologies: Mark 15:1–39
I opened my sermon this past Sunday with this quote from Mike Wittmer’s book Christ Alone: Critiquing Rob Bell’s Love Wins, Mike Wittmer writes, A real rescue beats an imaginary rescue every day of the week, because it involves actual risk. . . . It’s one thing to pretend that we’re drowning or being chased …
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Genesis Genealogies Graphic
Jerod Harper has a nice note on the way the genealogies in Genesis trace the descent of the line of the seed of the woman, accompanied by this splendid graphic:
Is God’s Mercy More Than Favoritism on a Cosmic Scale?
Mike Wittmer and I explore that and other mysteries in an interview on his blog about God’s Glory in Salvation through Judgment – thanks again, Mike!
Interview on Revelation
The good folks at Randolph Street Baptist Church have posted a discussion between me and their pastor, Jason McClanahan, on Revelation. Questions include: Why is Revelation important for us today? What is John’s primary purpose in the book of Revelation? What are the most common errors in interpreting or handling Revelation? Can you summarize the …