Posted in Baptist Matters, Worship on January 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Baptist Church Hymnal was published by the Baptist Union of Great Britain and Ireland (London: Psalms and Hymns Trust, 1900). In the preface, the editors write,
In the choice of the TUNES great care has been taken that the music should fitly express the sentiment of the words, due regard being had to the association [...]
Posted in Musings on January 30, 2007 | 10 Comments »
Last week NPR’s Fresh Air linguist Geoffrey Numburg addressed “false apologies.” Referring to politicians and celebrities, he noted three typical “non-apologies”:
Claim that you’ve been misinterpreted.
Apologize for the response to your words or action.
Apologize with a contingency; these apologies are “laced with if’s, any’s, and may-have’s.”
Numberg, who is no friend to conservative thought as far as [...]
Posted in Hash on January 29, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Many of you probably already know about archive.org and the resources they provide. Well, I went digging around over there this weekend in their text archive and found a “boat-load” of free PDF books. Many of these are scanned images of the book itself (including the cover), but include text files of the actual text. [...]
Posted in Hymns and Poetry on January 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
by Joseph Stennett (1663-1713)
Lord, at thy table I behold
The wonders of thy grace;
But most of all admire that I
Should find a welcome place,
What strange surprising grace is this,
That such a soul has room!
My savior takes me by the hand,
My Jesus bids me come.
“Eat, O my friends,” the Savior cries,
“The feast was made for you;
For you [...]
Posted in Exegesis and Theology on January 26, 2007 | 13 Comments »
After showing the different verbal clues and other elements connecting Genesis 37 and 38, Robert Alter (The Art of the Biblical Narrative [New York: Basic Books, 1981]) offers this summary of the way the Old Testament narratives should be interpreted:
Indeed, an essential aim of the innovative technique of fiction worked out by the ancient Hebrew [...]
Posted in Exegesis and Theology, Worship on January 25, 2007 | 2 Comments »
In all the discussion today of methods of evangelism, one rarely hears mentioned “godliness and dignity.” But consider 1 Timothy 2:1-4,
First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and [...]
Posted in Resources on January 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The sermon he preached last Sunday at First Baptist Church in Granite Falls, MN is posted here at that church’s podcast site.
Posted in Baptist Matters, Exegesis and Theology on January 23, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Dagg, J. L. Manual of Theology. South Carolina: Southern Baptist Publication Society, 1857. Reprint, Harrisonburg, Va.: Gano Books, 1990.
Dagg’s Theological Method
Essential to understanding Dagg’s theological method is acknowledging the role he believes theology has in religion. Theology is not a trivial matter, a subject to be relegated to the classroom or society. Theological studies are [...]
Posted in Baptist Matters, Exegesis and Theology on January 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Nineteenth century Princeton-trained theologian and founder of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary James P. Boyce gives first the spirit for studying theology and then the advantages for studying theology in his Abstract of Systematic Theology:
These facts show with what spirit we should study Theology:
1. With reverence for truth, and especially for the truth taught [...]
Posted in Good quotes, Hash on January 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Pardon my lack of posting. I am in the midst of classes which means that I am frantically attempting to complete reading. Send all complaints to Dr J. S—- (names masked to protect the innocent).
In the meantime, you can tell me if the audio archive to this Westminster choir concert that I’ve been meaning to [...]
Posted in Hymns and Poetry on January 13, 2007 | 1 Comment »
by John Rippon (1751-1836)
HERE, Lord, my soul convicted stands
Of breaking all they ten commands;
And on me justly mighest thou pour
Thy wrath in one eternal shower.
But, thanks to God, its loud alarms
Have warned me of approaching harms;
And now, O Lord, my wants I see;
Lost and undone, I come to thee.
I see my fig-leaf righteousness
Can ne’er thy [...]
Posted in Baptist Matters, Exegesis and Theology, Good quotes on January 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Last night I was reading John L. Dagg, who touched on the same theme which I touched on yesterday by the pen of Boyce in his Manual of Theology. The images we have of hell are figurative, but this should not bring us comfort, but heighten the terror of hell and the judgment of God. [...]
Posted in Baptist Matters, Exegesis and Theology on January 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
For those among the orthodox who still believe in hell, some today are suspicious of any discussion of hell that does not view its fire as “literal.” Baptist theologian James P. Boyce made this interesting observation in 1887 about the nature of the eternal punishment of the wicked. I think he speaks about the physical [...]
Posted in Baptist Matters, Exegesis and Theology, Fundamentalism and Evangelicalism on January 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Baptist theologian John L. Dagg thinks so. He offered this explanation in his Manual of Theology, first published in 1857.
Although the Scriptures were originally penned under the unerring guidance of the Holy Spirit, it does not follow, that a continued miracle has been wrought to preserve them from all error in transcribing. On [...]
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