“Focussing on the phrase, ‘a table of the Lord’, the aim of this blog series is to present a case that suggests that this phrase has nothing to do with any practice associated with a sacrament…”

– Barry has now posted the full series as a single PDF file on this page. You can follow his arguments and see what you think.

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Audio here.

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Watch his most encouraging, edifying and challenging exposition – at the GAFCON website.

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“God Is Love is very different from any other systematic theology on the market today because it takes the Reformation principle of sola Scriptura seriously. It is not just a question of backing up everything from the Bible but of trying to convey God’s self-revelation in the Bible in a biblical way…”

– Read the conversation here.

Related: Mark Thompson writes:

“Here is a piece of mature theology, concerned for the glory of God, the edification of his people, and the spread of the gospel in the world. What a refreshing change from the posturing and positioning of so much theological writing today. Gerald is not trying to draw attention to himself, make a name for himself or impress his peers in the theological academy or in his ecclesiastical stable. From the beginning the spotlight is elsewhere – something this book has in common with the best of Christian theology through the centuries.”

– at Theological Theology.

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But history also tells us something else. It tell us that not long after these events, Jesus’ followers reassembled and began boldly proclaiming that on the Sunday after his death Jesus had emerged from his tomb alive again…”

– Dr. George Athas at Moore College asks “Why did Jesus die?”

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Most encouraging.

See the conversation in segments of about 5 minutes each on Vimeo –

1. What points of similarity are there between the first readers of Hebrews and Sydney Christians today?.
2. What should we make of the call to be certain of what we do not see?
3. When we go through hard times, can we discern between God’s discipline and simply living in a fallen world?
4. What does the call to follow in the suffering footsteps of Jesus mean today?
5. In Hebrews 12, what does it mean to say the readers have come to the new Jerusalem?
6. Who is Melchizedek?

Related:

• Peter O’Brien’s Pillar New Testament Commentary on Hebrews – Andy Naselli.
• Warning Passages Ahead – Collin Hansen interviews Peter O’Brien.
• Thank God for Gifted Professors and Students – Andy Naselli.

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As a result of this lack of clarity in thinking about the church, evangelicals become all the more prone to accept views about the church which are far from Scriptural, and certainly in the Church of England that means quasi-Catholic views of the church – this happening almost by default.”

– Church Society continues to republish articles from Churchman. In this 1991 paper “Towards an Evangelical Ecclesiology” by Melvin Tinker, he argued that many evangelicals need to think clearly about what church is. Relevant in 1991, and relevant now.

It’s available as a PDF file from Church Society.

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“It seeks to show what we must and must not believe about the Godhead while also explaining the complementary roles of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.” – See it here.

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