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The King and the Pirates

11 Tuesday May 2010

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Calvinism, Gospel, repentance, Scripture, theology

Les Lanphere, of the Killer Robot Ninja Blog, offers this insightful parable to illustrate the sovereignty of God in election:

Ten Pirates invade a King’s ship. They beat and rape the King’s entire family, and begin pillaging all the goods.

The King arrives in his rowboat, and from the water can see what’s going on. He shouts to the pirates, “Stop now, and I will be merciful to you, and forgive you!” (desire for all to repent, and not to die in sins).

The Pirates bring out his family and rape and murder them on the deck, while laughing at the King. As they get drunk on the wine from the ship they do even more perverse things with the bodies all while the King watches in horror, and rage. They yell insults and taunts at the King and light the sails on fire. The ship begins to go up in flames.

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Corporate Confession of Sin

11 Tuesday May 2010

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prayer, repentance, Scripture, theology, worship

Why should we, as the gathered church, confess our sins, out loud, as a group?  Many churches never do this and it seems very strange to even consider doing so.  Some churches do it and congregants never really consider why they confess their sins publicly and privately in the course of a worship service.

The first blurb is from Reformed theologian John Frame…the second thought is from me.

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Lost sons and daughters

28 Wednesday Apr 2010

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culture, experience, Gospel, homosexuality, Jennifer Knapp, music, politics, repentance, Scripture, theology

In view of recent events regarding Jennifer Knapp mentioned on Chris Rosebrough‘s program, I believe the following words from Jerram Barrs, while not being the final word on the subject, are in fact, relevant to the discussion.

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Come, Ye Christians Sing!

24 Wednesday Mar 2010

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hymns, repentance, Scripture, theology, worship

A Hymn by Joseph Hart

Come, ye Christians, sing the praises of your condescending God;
Come and hymn the holy Jesus, who has washed us in His blood;
We are poor, and weak, and silly, and to every evil prone;
Yet our Jesus loves us freely, and receives us for His own.

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Churches and Gay Youth: A Response, part 3

18 Thursday Mar 2010

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experience, homosexuality, politics, repentance, Scripture, theology

The following post is a continuation of Part 1 and  Part 2 of this series, which references this news story.

John & Charles Wesley wrote and translated many wonderful hymns.

But their theology stank.

The idea that “Christian perfection” or “the victorious Christian life” or “walking in the Spirit” could actually happen this side of heaven is nothing but garbage.  It doesn’t confront the reality that Paul speaks of his life at the time of his writing Romans 7, not in terms of his pre-Christ state.  Romans 7, therefore, is the picture of a Christian…not one who “has not yet surrendered his life to Christ.”

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Churches and Gay Youth: A Response, part 2

16 Tuesday Mar 2010

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culture, experience, homosexuality, politics, repentance, Scripture, theology

The following post is a continuation of Part 1 of this series, which references this news story.

Quoting Lucky Severson:

Pastor Heidi Neumark says that condemnation has led to outright discrimination. She says too many churches have created an environment where it’s okay to bash gays or lesbians or bisexuals or transgenders, known collectively as LGBTs.

In this, I would say that Neumark has a legitimate complaint. The types of jokes I’ve heard at churches, the types of references to gay individuals said with a sneer, even from a pulpit!…these are real things I’ve experienced myself.  This doesn’t mean that everyone who makes a joke or a derisive comment is liable to drag a homosexual behind his/her pickup truck.  I’m not nearly that paranoid.

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Churches and Gay Youth: A Response

13 Saturday Mar 2010

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culture, experience, homosexuality, politics, repentance, Scripture, theology

This news story was brought to my attention by someone who was curious as to my reaction to it, so here are some thoughts regarding it.  As always, I welcome comments on my opinions but I ask that anyone who comments to take the time to watch the story and/or read the transcript at the link already referenced so that any discussion can be useful and productive.

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Genetically Motivated Sins?

12 Friday Mar 2010

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homosexuality, repentance, science, Scripture, theology

Justin Taylor, over at his Between Two Worlds blog, answers the question, “Are we still responsible for sins for which we may be genetically predisposed?” I think it deserves a careful read.

Continual Repentance

10 Wednesday Feb 2010

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repentance, theology

O God of grace,

Thou hast imputed my sin to my substitute, and hast imputed his righteousness to my soul, clothing me with a bridegroom’s robe, decking me with jewels of holiness.

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The Nature of True Repentance Part 1

25 Monday Jan 2010

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repentance, Scripture, theology, Watson

Thomas Watson defines repentance as “a grace of God’s Spirit whereby a sinner is inwardly humbled and visibly reformed.”  There are six components of this true repentance Watson identifies:

  1. Sight of sin
  2. Sorrow for sin
  3. Confession of sin
  4. Shame for sin
  5. Hatred for sin
  6. Turning from sin

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