Posted by Ligon Duncan on the The First Presbyterian Church of Jackson Mississippi blog Eleven Things the Bible Teaches about Itself (with acknowledgments to Phil Ryken) 1. The Bible is God’s own word to us, and thus more than a merely human book. 1 Thessalonians 2:13 For this reason we also constantly thank God that …
Contrary to the dedication in this image’s title, you can read the Bible literally, but you do have to appreciate literary forms like metaphor and simile or you can end up with an image of beauty like this: HT: Erik Raymond.
From Strawberry-Rhubarb Theology. There is always a danger of squeezing the Bible into a mold we bring to it rather than letting the Bible mold us. And, there could hardly be more diversity within the Protestant canon–diverse genres, historical settings, authors, literary levels, ages of history. But while the Bible is not uniform, it is …
From the Gospel Coalition website. Don Carson preached on five Psalms, 1, 2, 40, 48, and 110 at Ridley College in Melbourne, Australia in August 2010: Psalm 1 Psalm 2 Psalm 40 Psalm 48 Psalm 110 These Carson sermons come highly commended by one who heard them delivered live. (Not me, I’m afraid.) The Ridley …
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