4 Ways to Take a Stand for God’s Way
This weekend, at our church, Pastor Brian White preached on Daniel 1:1-21, and how Christians can take a stand for God’s way in the culture.
He suggested 4 ways to do so (though there are many more), in the forms of statements the Christian can make to the culture:
- “Culture, I will not worship your gods.”
- “I will not allow you to change the definition of truth.”
- “I will not allow you to parent my children.”
- “I will not allow you to take anyone with you down the wrong path.”
Listen to the whole sermon here.
The “Lie of the Middle”
Perhaps we have forgotten what happens to those who have not been born again. Before I made my commitment to follow Christ, I lived what I now call the “lie of the middle.”
Somehow I believed I wasn’t that bad, that I was in the “middle” and therefore deserved to go to heaven. That was a lie. The Bible states that either God is your father or Satan is your father. Either you are in a realtionship with Christ, or you’re not; either you are born again, or you’re not. You are either God’s child, or you are God’s enemy; you are either storing up wrath, or you are storing up mercy; you are either heaven-bound, or you are hell-bound. No one is in the middle. No one is “almost there.” Those who have chosen to reject Christ are condemned. It is wrong to believe a loving God will not send unbelievers to hell.
- William Fay and Linda Evans Shepherd, Share Jesus Without Fear
ESV Study Bible Coming to Logos
The Logos edition of the ESV Study Bible puts the Bible text in one resource and all of the other content in a second resource. This enables you to view the Bible and study Bible content side by side—and even scroll synchronously when both resources share the same link set. The ESV Study Bible Notes resource will function just like any other commentary and will show up in the Passage Guide along with your favorite study Bibles and commentaries. So no matter what passage you’re studying, the ESV Study Bible with all of its rich content is always just a click away.
via ESV Study Bible Coming to Logos – Logos Bible Software Blog.
The unspoken upshot of this is that you will be able to, in Logos, view the ESVSB notes along with other translations, including the ESV Reverse Interlinear, NKJV, KJV, NASB, etc.
Between Two Worlds: Reflections on Jackson, Death, and the Celebrity Culture
Justin Taylor has gathered several bloggers’ reflections on the death of Michael Jackson:
Between Two Worlds: Reflections on Jackson, Death, and the Celebrity Culture.
Fab Friday Deals @ Christianbook.com
Two outstanding deals via Fab Friday – Christianbook.com:
- Calvin’s Commentaries (22 volumes) for $99.99, including a bonus copy of Calvin’s Institutes. I have the commentary set (I think I paid $120 for mine and THAT was a great bargain) and it’s invaluable for research.
- Rose Book of Bible Charts, Maps & Time Lines – Volume 1 for $17.99. I have this book, too, and it’s a great resource for various lists, and the maps and illustrations of things like The Tabernacle, Herod’s Temple, etc. are high quality.
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