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Comment on The Trinity and worship by Donald Mackay

Donald Mackay — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:09:54 +0000

I would personally rather sing of a ‘latent’ Christ in the Psalms God gave us to sing than of a ‘patent’ Christ in the songs He has not inspired. Surely it is the role of the preacher to unlock Christ in the Psalms for his people so they can sing the Christological Psalms with understanding. But then it’s just easier to sing a hymn that purports to do that authoritatively for you. And what we sing to God must have His express authority and be authoritative otherwise it’s mere will worship, bringing to God what we have decided is an acceptable sacrifice and not what He has ordained. I seem to recall Cain getting into a world of trouble for that very reason. His worship actually led him away from and not towards God.

Comment on The Trinity and worship by Alan J F Fraser

Alan J F Fraser — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:31:58 +0000

A very helpful article. I’ve been thinking much more about the Trinity lately. When those close to one flirt with unitarianism it does focus one’s mind on this central truth. In the recent debate on marriage it became clear to me that our understanding of Christian marriage is ultimately based on the Trinity. How do you explain that to the secular humanist or to Jo Bloggs whose life is as full of a multiplcity of spirits as the ancient animist. Our yearning to belong to a family, a club, a church has its roots in the Trinity albeit much twisted in its growth and development.
When we worship we need to focus on the Trinity. Whatever is the truth about different forms of worship helping or hindering worship the sad fact is we are all very poor at giving to God the glory that is exclusively his. It should be no surprise that we cannot get the form of worship right till we focus more on the Three in One in all the glory he has chosen to reveal to us.

Comment on United we stand by Eryl Davies

Eryl Davies — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:23:56 +0000

It all depends on what you mean by ‘biblical separation’ ? !

Comment on Amazing and essential by Eryl Davies

Eryl Davies — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:21:51 +0000

Thank you. There are several good books currently on the Holy Trinity. But I do like Brian Edgar’s thoroughly biblical approach in his The Message of The Trinity ( IVP). I value Bob Letham’s The Holy Trinity in Scripture, History, Theology and Worship ( P&R Publishing ) . Douglas Kelly’s section on the Trinity in his Volume 1 of Systematic Theology ( Christian Focus) is also valuable.

Comment on Robert Jermain Thomas: an inextinguishable light by Stella Price

Stella Price — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:14:49 +0000

Yes, there is much that we do not know, but if you read my book, I do say that they did kidnap a government official and that there was an arrogancy on the part of the Westerners. I do believe, however, that the motivation for Thomas was not of evil intent. Robert went only as far as White Wings Island on his first voyage and did not go up the Taedong River the first time. However, he may have had knowledge of the tombs.

I am always ready to find more information or change my mind if the information is verified by facts.

Thank you for your response.

Comment on United we stand by Dr Thaddeus Irvine

Dr Thaddeus Irvine — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 07:31:49 +0000

What about the need for biblical separation, Eryl?

God bless,

Thaddeus

Comment on Amazing and essential by Dr Thaddeus Irvine

Dr Thaddeus Irvine — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 07:26:38 +0000

I couldn’t agree with you more, Eryl.

As Christians, and pastors, we read less, listen less, care less, and are more busy being ‘busy’ and achieving less.

God bless,

Thaddeus

ps Can you recommend any good sites/books on the Trinity?

Comment on The expulsive power of a new affection by David

David — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:29:35 +0000

Still crazy after all these years.

Recently retired DAP. I see you’re still in fine form.

Comment on Robert Jermain Thomas: an inextinguishable light by Sun

Sun — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:57:26 +0000

So, General Sherman was a mystery ship? Your article states “Some believe it was a spy ship; others, a merchant ship, or even a raider of tombs.” Right after General Sherman left to Pyongyang, Korea, there were rumors in Westerners in Sanghai that the crew was after the treasures buried in royal tombs. General Sherman had already arrived at Pyongyang (one of biggest commercial cities in Korea of that time). And still, the ship tried to navigate further into the east of Pyongyang. What is there? You guessed right. Tombs. Lots of them– including THE OLDEST ONE in Korean history. No other crew members knew about those tombs. Thomas had the firsthand knowledge about those tombs for being there a year before.
This article also left out the fact that Thomas & other crew members kidnapped gonvernment officials and shot & killed civilians in the riverbank– 7 deaths & 5 wounded.

Comment on Review: the new NIV by Steve

Steve — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:53:07 +0000

Mark
On Ps.8/Heb.2, I follow the line in Don Guthrie, that neither was a reference to Jesus, and Don Carson’s in The Inclusive Debate. Grading a number of English Versions for getting each section right, and harmonising between OT & NT, I give the NRSV/TNIV A, CEB/CEV/NCV B+, NIV/NLT C+, and ESV/HCSB/ISV/NABRE/NIV84/NJB/NKJV D+. The NIV has bowed to pressure to wrongly keep a “son of man” link at least for the NT. The OT was almost surely parallelism, not prophecy, and likewise in Heb.2, the reference to Jesus beginning after the citation. At most a barnasa footnote would have sufficed for the NIV. I’ve downgraded the CEV, for ‘weaklings’, putting too much weight on that translation option, and the NCV for its extra-biblical idea that people are important to God.