As any parent can attest, the return to routine for children after the excitement of a holiday, especially Christmas, can prove quite challenging. However, the tension to return to routine allows for a parent to re-calibrate the relationship between parent and child. This provides opportunity for the parent to re-establish the parental plan for the… Continue reading Learning to Grow in Godliness from Titus 1:1-4
Category: Life in the Scriptures
rightly heeding the Gospel according to the Bible
Seek Him and Be Satisfied: An Exposition of Psalm 63
An arid desert drains the life out of its travelers. Imagine a man traveling through the the Sahara. He’s sandy, dusty, and incredibly thirsty. The heat of the sun beats upon his forehead, and he’s grown so dehydrated that he can no long sweat. As his throat burns, he embarks across the mounds of sand… Continue reading Seek Him and Be Satisfied: An Exposition of Psalm 63
Communing With Jesus This Year
We all make New Year’s Resolutions every year that goes something like the following: — “This year is finally the year I’m going to read the Bible the whole way through.” – New Year’s Resolution on January 1 But in reality, this is what ends up happening: — “Looks like I’m just not going to… Continue reading Communing With Jesus This Year
Reading Through the Bible in 2017
It’s the second day of 2017. This is often a time of year where people commit to reading the Scriptures in a more systematic way. Today I’m starting a read-through-the-Bible-in-a-year plan. Here’s the plan I’m using – 2017 Five Day Bible Reading Schedule. The schedule is free and available on a print-out PDF. For some reasons… Continue reading Reading Through the Bible in 2017
Reading New Testament Letters: Part 4
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth and final post in a series of posts on Reading New Testament Letters from CSU’s Executive Vice-President Michael Bryant. [1] You can read part 1 HERE, part 2 HERE, and part 3 HERE. What are some noteworthy features of NT letters? NT letters contain many diverse features. Below we… Continue reading Reading New Testament Letters: Part 4
Reading New Testament Letters: Part 3
Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of posts on Reading New Testament Letters from CSU’s Executive Vice-President Michael Bryant. [1] You can read part 1 HERE and part 2 HERE. What form do NT letters take? Modern letters often follow a standard form. For example, a writer of a typical business letter… Continue reading Reading New Testament Letters: Part 3
Ed Gravely’s Textual Criticism Series
It’s finals week here at Charleston Southern. So here’s a “review” of the blog series that Dr. Ed Gravely has been writing this semester, bringing together his four posts. WHO WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT TEXTUAL CRITICISM? ANSWERING THE TELEPHONE GAME: THE RELIABLE TRANSMISSION OF THE TEXT OF THE NEW TESTAMENT THE QUESTION OF THE CORRUPTION… Continue reading Ed Gravely’s Textual Criticism Series
7 Aspects of Biblical Wisdom
The word “wisdom” may conjure up any number of images or thoughts in our modern minds (e.g., fortune cookies, a man meditating on a lonely mountain top, a philosopher in an ivory tower, or even a quiz show superstar). However, when reading James and other biblical writers a much different picture emerges. Here are seven… Continue reading 7 Aspects of Biblical Wisdom
Textual Criticism of the New Testament and the Church: Some Helpful Resources
This is the fourth in a series of posts on Textual Criticism of the New Testament and the Church that will run through 2016 and into 2017. Part 3 can be found HERE. This post was originally scheduled to be “What to Think about Manuscripts, Texts, and Variations,” but I have received numerous questions about… Continue reading Textual Criticism of the New Testament and the Church: Some Helpful Resources
What Should I do with the Law Codes? Part 2: Covenant Theology
In the first post of this series, we began our study of how Christians should wrestle with the law codes from the Torah (Genesis–Deuteronomy). Today, we turn our attention to how Covenant Theology (CT) helps some Protestants understand the Christian’s relationship to the law codes. In particular, CT stands as the older of the two… Continue reading What Should I do with the Law Codes? Part 2: Covenant Theology