by Brian | Aug 14, 2012 | Monday Study Notes
Last night we finished our look into how we as Christians justify our claim to know things by looking at how the Holy Spirit is the revealer of the the things God wants us to know. Here are the notes: A Christian Epistemology, Part 4: The Holy Spirit and Our...
by Brian | Aug 13, 2012 | Evangelism, Spiritual Life
Tonight I plan on finishing our look at Christian Epistemology with a bible study looking at something we briefly touched on last week–how the Holy Spirit is essential in a Christian’s ability to know things. While studying, I was reminded of this post...
by Brian | Aug 11, 2012 | Hymns
Here’s a way to contemplate the Trinity–sing about Him. Mike Focht turned me on to this hymn by Frederick William Faber: Unchanging and Unchangeable, before angelic eyes, The Vision of the Godhead in its tranquil beauty lies; And, like a city lighted up...
by Brian | Aug 9, 2012 | Bible Study
One of the criticisms often leveled at the bible is that, since it was written by humans, it must (like all things humans produce) contain errors. John Frame responds to this well in The Doctrine of the Word of God: It would be wrong to say that the media of...
by Brian | Aug 8, 2012 | Spiritual Life
Towards the beginning of his book Knowing God, J.I. Packer gives four evidences of a true knowledge of God. He says: 1. Those who know God have great energy for God. 2. Those who know God have great thoughts of God. 3. Those who know God show great boldness for God....