Denny Burk preached a strong word this morning at Kenwood Baptist Church. For a taste of the passionate and righteous justice of the cause see this post, and check out the audio of this strong sermon: Luke 23:34 – Denny Burk God will do justice. The only hope for sinners is repentance. The gospel of …
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The Most Important App Available
Fighter Verses for your mobile device. Hide it in your heart. Talk of them when you rise up and lie down, when you sit in your house and walk by the way. Don’t waste your life. And don’t waste the childhood of your little ones.
John A. Broadus on the Duty of Teaching Baptist Distinctives
The most recent issue of the Towers publication from SBTS reproduces a condensation of a pamphlet John Broadus wrote on “The Duty of Teaching Baptist Distinctives.” If the link doesn’t go straight to the article on the PDF, it’s on the lower third of page 5 (Towers, January 3, 2011). I’ve copied and pasted it …
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Jeremy Farmer, Psalm 127, and Taking the Gospel Where Christ Has Not Been Named
This past Sunday we were privileged to hear a fabulous exposition of Psalm 127 in its canonical context at Kenwood Baptist Church from Jeremy Farmer. This was the first sermon I’ve heard on Psalm 127, and Jeremy did a great job tracing out how this Psalm of Solomon fits with the promise to David and …
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Dempster Reviews God’s Glory in Salvation through Judgment
Stephen Dempster is Professor of Religious Studies at Crandall University in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada and is the author of a book I learned a ton from and love to recommend: Dominion and Dynasty: A Theology of the Hebrew Bible (IVP, 2003). His prose is beautifully constructed and communicates profound insight, so I was delighted …
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Sermons on Nehemiah
In God’s kindness we made our way through both Ezra and Nehemiah at Kenwood Baptist Church. The sermons on Ezra can be found here. May the Lord bless his word. September 12, 2010, Nehemiah 1–2, “Pray and Act” September 19, 2010, Nehemiah 3–4, “Building While the Nations Rage” October 3, 2010, Nehemiah 5, “A Wartime …
Congratulations to Tom Schreiner on His New Galatians Commentary!
You can read an interview on the book here. I had the privilege of reading a pre-pub version of this commentary, and I can’t speak too highly of it. It is sane, straightforward, convincing, and clear. I love reading Schreiner! This commentary is a must have.
Troglodytes Can’t Produce Stunning Artistry
Why I’m confident in the Bible (from the interview on the CBD Academic Blog): I think that the Bible itself claims to be totally true and trustworthy, and that we would need far more information than we will ever have to overturn its claims or show its falsehood. Therefore, I want to approach the Bible …
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Christmas and the Center of Biblical Theology
From the interview on the CBD Academic blog: Matthew: Given the current season of the year, could you briefly outline how the Christmas story contributes to your understanding of God’s Glory? Hamilton: When God set in motion his plan to save his people and defeat his foes, he sent his son to be born. Overturning …
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Congrats to Grant Osborne on his ZECNT Matthew
Grant R. Osborne’s commentary on Matthew in the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament recently appeared. This massive study will be a huge help to those studying to preach and teach Matthew. I’ve only dipped in, but I see that he rightly sees typological fulfillment in view when Matthew quotes the OT with fulfillment …
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Denny Burk Shows How the NIV 2011 Bungles 2 Timothy 2:2
If you’ve been following the discussion about the NIV 2011, don’t miss Denny Burk’s excellent post.
Does the Center of Biblical Theology Speak to Morals, Ethics, Economics, or Politics?
I try to answer the question “How does ‘God’s glory in salvation through judgment‘ relate to the moral, ethical, social, economic, and political issues in our culture?” in a guest post on the Crossway blog.
David Instone-Brewer on Getting the Most out of Bible Software
David Instone-Brewer writes fabulous “Tyndale Tech” notes from Tyndale House, Cambridge. If you use Bible Software, perhaps you’ve wanted to sit down with someone who could “give you the skinny” on how to do things. David I-B has given you exactly what you need. Here’s the email I got this morning (get on the mailing …
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Presentation on God’s Glory in Salvation through Judgment
Sunday night, November 7, 2010, I had the privilege of presenting the argument of my book, God’s Glory in Salvation through Judgment: A Biblical Theology, at Bethel Church in Houston, Texas. Bethel Church has kindly made the audio from the presentation available. On this page you can check out the “prezi” that I made to …
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David C. Parker, Codex Sinaiticus: The Story of the World’s Oldest Bible
Hendrickson Publishers and the British Library have teamed up to produce a new facsimile of Codex Sinaiticus (best price here), an exciting piece of work I hope to say more about later. The facsimile is one of the results of an agreement between the Archbishop of Sinai, the Chief Executive of the British Library, the …
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“Son of Man” or “Human Beings” in the NIV 2011: What Difference Does It Make?
In answer to the question: What makes a translation [of the Bible] accurate? I said: “Its ability to preserve the way that later biblical authors evoke earlier Scripture.” You can read my explanation at the BibleGateway Perspectives in Translation forum. The NIV 2011 provides a perfect illustration of my point. Hebrews 2:6–8 is quoting Psalm …
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Josephus on Alexander the Great and the Book of Daniel
A good deal of biblical scholarship on the book of Daniel assumes that Daniel 7–12 was written after 165 B.C. This date is very difficult to reconcile with the actual historical evidence. For instance, the book of Daniel was embraced by all sects of Judaism, whereas other literature produced after the schisms took place was …
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Crossway ESV Bible Atlas
If you don’t have a Bible Atlas, this is the one to get. If you already have an older one, the updated graphics and information in this one are, in my opinion, compelling reasons to update. This thing is beautiful, and what a blessing to have such resources! Enjoy. Crossway ESV Bible Atlas, John D. …
Review of Yarbrough’s 1-3 John
1–3 John. BECNT. By Robert W. Yarbrough. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2008. xx +434pp. $39.99. Published in The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 14.3 (2010), 98–99. Robert W. Yarbrough and Robert H. Stein are the editors of the Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament, and they have now each contributed stellar volumes to the series. …
Andy Naselli on Organizing Your Library
I love Zotero. If you write essays, articles, papers, or books, you’ll want to know about this program. Andy Naselli taught me how to use it, and now he has written a piece that will help you, too. This is a must read. On his site he’s posted an overview of an article that is …