After reading Doug Wilson’s excellent post on Ephesians chapter 1 I wanted to create my own outline of Paul’s prayer in the first fourteen verses of this chapter. I find it helpful for me to parse Paul’s writing into a logical outline in order to really begin to grasp his intended meaning. I’ve posted it below, and I [...]
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April 15, 2011
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Reaping the fruit, the Bible in the Kimyal language
By Brian in ScriptureThere are times when I forget how truly exceptional this time and place in human history is. At this very moment I am installing Logos 4 on a new computer. In the time it will take to write and publish this post I am downloading more scholarship on the Bible than many monasteries and seminaries had [...]
Tags: Bible, indonesia, kimyal, translation
October 14, 2010
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Disobedience and Repentance in Leviticus 26
By Brian in ScriptureThe other day I was reading Leviticus and I saw an interesting picture of gospel discipline and repentance. Discipline has been on my mind lately because of the readings I’ve been doing, a few recent sermons at church and the topic of last week’s First Tuesday prayer service. I think at times we are too simplistic about [...]
Tags: discipline, gospel, Leviticus, repentance
September 1, 2010
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Growth and Maturity: 2 Timothy 2
By Brian in ScriptureThere are times when reading Scripture where I feel like a lighting bolt struck the page and something is made very, very clear to me. That happened this morning while in 2 Timothy. So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure [...]
March 28, 2010
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A Psalm of Thanksgiving
By Brian in Prayer, ScriptureBlessed is the one you choose and bring near, to dwell in your courts! We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, the holiness of your temple! Psalm 65:4 Psalm 65 was my Psalm of the day, and it was particularly striking to me. That the sovereign, almighty Creator of the Universe would [...]
Tags: election, Psalms, thanksgiving
March 23, 2010
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Romans 1:24-32
By Brian in Romans Study, ScriptureRecap In my last post in this series I left off with Paul’s statement in verses 22-23 that “Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.” This is the cause of our sinful condition. We suppressed [...]
Tags: Paul, Romans, scripture-series, sin
March 16, 2010
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Understanding Vengeance in the Psalms
By Brian in ScriptureIf you follow me on Twitter you will have noticed by now that I am participating in a small project of the Stuff Christian Like blog to tweet through the Psalms. After reading Psalm 55 the other day I noted that “its easy for me to identify with David’s reliance on and praise of God [...]
January 22, 2010
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Romans 1:18-23
By Brian in Romans Study, Scripture18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. 19 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. 20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, [...]
Tags: Romans, Scripture, scripture-series
January 18, 2010
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Romans 1:1-17
By Brian in Romans Study, Scripture(This is the first post in a series I will be doing as I study and write my way through the book of Romans. For more background on the what’s and why’s, see this post.) 1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, 2 [...]
Tags: Paul, Romans, Scripture, scripture-series
January 16, 2010
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Scripture Series: An Introduction
By Brian in ScriptureI am not a professional theologian or commentator. I don’t know Greek or Hebrew, and I rely heavily on the work others have done to dig deep into the Bible. But I am going to write through books in the Bible anyway. There, I said it. Frankly, I think it is a good thing to [...]
