In tandem with the message today on modesty from 1 Peter 3:3, I wanted to provide you with some great articles on modesty, written by women for women. Modeling Modesty by Mary Mohler (wife of Al Mohler, FREE) Modesty Heart Check by Carolyn Mahaney & her daughters (FREE) The Soul of Modesty MP3 by CJ Mahaney (husband of Carolyn) The Look: Does God Really Care What I Wear? by Nancy Leigh DeMoss (available on Amazon) …
Category Archives: Bible Issues & Questions
November 18, 2009
by Erick
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On Sunday at Kaleo, as we looked at Jesus’ teaching on persevering in prayer, and I mentioned my use of prayer cards. I started using them this year after reading about them in Paul Miller’s excellent book A Praying Life (BTW: get and read this book!). John asked me to post this here to share it with the rest of the church as well. I became convinced that I needed some sort of lists if I was …
Question: Why will there be a temple during the millennium? Will there be sacrifices and if so, why? Answer: Good question! On the surface, it seems a bit strange that a “physical temple” would exist in the millenium since God, the Son, will be “physically present” with us. And, given that Christ personally fullfilled the Old Testament law and made an eternally sufficient atonement for sin on our behalf, why continue the sacrificial system in the age to come? …
Question:The premillennial position was not held by early church fathers, reformers and some great scholars today. Why? Answer: Actually, I would encourage you to rexamine the early church fathers’ stand on premillenialism. A review of 2nd century church history demonstrates that in the immediate, post -apostolic era, church leaders such as Polycarp (ca. 69-155AD), Justin Martyr (d.138AD), and Irenaeus of Lyons (d.177AD) were premillenial. Why? First off, because that was the singular view taught by the apostles. :-) Secondly, these early church …
Question: How can we show non-believers that Daniel was written before the predicted events and not after? Answer: As we heard from the pulpit, the historical events that are predicted in Daniel represent what biblical scholars call a “dual” or “near -far” fulfillment pattern. Within many of the predictions found in Daniel, there are dual or near-far prophecies presented in the same flow of thought and/or chapter (see Dan 11:1-35 vs. 36-45). This “interpretive principle” is essential to clearly …