Introduction (Updated: 9/5/11) Do the four Gospels demonstrate any symbolic or metaphorical relationships with the four ensigns (a flag, banner, or standard that a company rallies behind) mustering the Camp of Israel around the Tabernacle? Yes they do, with amazing consistency within each metaphorical type. But Why – to Display the Preeminence of Jesus Christ … Continue reading »
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The Preeminence of Christ ~ Part 4 ~ What God’s Word Says
The Preeminence of Christ For the Christian, the first and primary rule of Biblical interpretation (“hermeneutics”) centers on the relationship of the “Word of God” (the Bible), to Jesus Christ, referred to as the preeminence (meaning: “above and beyond everything else in importance” – pre ["before"], eminent ["importance"]) of Jesus Christ (Heb. 2:10), in both the Old and … Continue reading »
The Date Jesus Was Born
Introduction (Updated) The following introduction is my work, with the formula concerning Christ death and resurrection under the heading of “My Conclusion,” which is a very brief summation of the work originally produced by Sir Robert Anderson over 100 years ago. However, there has been scholarship before and after that come to the same consideration. What follows after that is a … Continue reading »
Question – What do you think about this Statement?
An unfortunate reality of 21st century life in first world nations is that knowledge and thus technology grows much faster than the wisdom is gained to employ them correctly and rightly. This is because whereas knowledge grows (and can be easily abused) by probing and experimentation; wisdom (which must be earned) is gained by the … Continue reading »
Self-Esteem & The Total Depravity of Man
Introduction The following excerpt is from John MacArthur’s book, Introduction To Biblical Counseling. If it were lacking anything in presenting the Doctrine of the Total Depravity of man and how it relates to the self-esteem movement, we would have written our own paper, however it does not. It is probably one of the best written … Continue reading »
The Titles of God
Introduction In the Bible, God’s wisdom is manifested in that He not only used language to communicate with man; He repeatedly utilized teaching tools such as: object lessons, types, shadows, parables, similes, metaphors, allegories, oxymorons, and other types of figures of speech (there are 217 “Figure of Speech” in the Greek language – see E. … Continue reading »
Daily Picking up Your Cross
Introduction In the last 37 years of being a Christian, I have heard many descriptions of what being a Christian is - sometimes from personal opinions, sometimes from Biblical references. What I want to briefly speak about is not what a Christian is, but what a Christian does. Key Text Luke 9:23: “And He said to them all, … Continue reading »
