Reflections on Inspiration and Interpretation: The Nature of Inspiration (Part One)
by Matthew McAffee In the following two-part essay, I would like to entertain the connection between one’s view of biblical inspiration on the one hand, and one’s approach to biblical interpretation on the other. In Part One we will provide a brief assessment of what God has revealed to us in Scripture about the nature of these writings. In Part Two, we will explore a few of the implications that arise from biblical inspiration that...
The Satisfaction of Sonship
by Frank Owens Two scenes. Two sons. Scene #1: One of the coldest winters in thirty years had sequestered the two of us in a Louisville apartment. Jesse was taking his first class in a new degree at Southern Seminary. We were also trying to turn student housing into a home for he and Tiffany. Every brush stroke and turn of the roller was a labor of love. I was a father satisfied with a son. Scene #2: We raised our voices with hundreds...
Holy War in the Bible: Book Review
by Seth Miller A new Bible student will surely be alarmed when they discover Scripture in which God commands the Israelites to “devote” enemy nations to “complete destruction.” “You shall make no covenant with them and show no mercy to them,” states Deut. 7:2. New Christians can have great difficulty reconciling such passages with the meek and mild Jesus Who stated “whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for...
Book Review: Biblical Beliefs: Doctrines Believers Should Know
by Barry Raper W. Jackson Watts currently serves as pastor of Grace Free Will Baptist Church, located outside of St. Louis, Missouri. He holds degrees from Welch College in Nashville, Tennessee, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Duke University. Bro. Watts’ exposure to theological training in the academy, coupled with his experience in a local church as a pastor, enable him to write Biblical Beliefs with both accuracy and...
Ministering Well in the Middle
by Frank Owens “Some pastors and preachers are lazy and no good. They do not pray; they do not read; they do not search the Scripture…This evil, shameful time is not the season for being lazy, for sleeping and snoring” [1]. Here Luther reminds us that ministry requires vigilance at every stage of ministry, especially in the middle and later years. When speaking of “the middle” I’m primarily referring to that age between 40-55, where...
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