Posted in Culture, Jesus, Ministry, Theology on Jul 19th, 2010
I have always been taken by the brief description of the Messiah in Isaiah 11: 2-3 (in context). These verses read
The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him—
the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and of power,
the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD –
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In the last post we explored Jesus as the discernment artist. Let’s consider the Apostle Paul and the topic of discernment.
I mentioned the unhealthy propensity of evangelical leaders to provide directions; to make things plain and doable. I’ve come to see that this is not a beneficial service to the church because it does not [...]
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Jesus was asked, according to the Gospels, 183 questions and Jesus answered only 3 of them. Usually Jesus responded to questions with his own questions. Also, Jesus is notoriously known for telling down-to-earth stories that did not answer questions as much as provoke thought.
Jesus was not a direction-giver. He was a discernment artist. Jesus trusted [...]
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Jesus said, “You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life” (John 5:39-40).
Imagining that merely possessing and studying the Scriptures, the Pharisees believed they had life. Life with God in God’s [...]
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Posted in Culture, Jesus, Ministry, Theology on Mar 17th, 2010
Emergent theology seems to have reached a muddling place. All kinds of ideas are being creatively combined to produce a “new kind of Christianity.” Others more competent than I am have pointed out that what is touted as new is really actually old. Brian McLaren offers old line Christian Liberalism dressed up in postmodern clothes, [...]
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Jesus said, “The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and “sinners.” ‘
Jesus is here contrasting his kingdom of God method to his cousin’s John the Baptist’s way.
“The Son of Man came exegeting Isaiah 53 and Psalm 22 and correcting [...]
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