“…he descended into hell…” Last week we noted that Wayne Grudem thinks this phrase is spurious and welcomes its dismissal for three reasons: 1) the origin of the phrase is a late addition and spurious at best; 2) there is little Biblical support of the phrase; 3) there are passages that flatly contradict the phrase. …
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The Apostles’ Creed VIII part 2
Posted Apr 25th, 2010 By Brian in Pastor Brian's Blog, Why We Believe What We Believe With | No Comments
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The Apostles’ Creed VII part 1
Posted Apr 18th, 2010 By Brian in Pastor Brian's Blog, The Apostles' Creed With | No Comments
“…he descended into hell…” There are two things that get people’s attention when they confess the Creed. The first is the statement that Christ “descended into hell” and the second is the statement about the “holy catholic church.” Even as recently as a couple of weeks ago a woman informed the church that we are …
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The Apostles’ Creed VI
Posted Apr 11th, 2010 By Brian in Pastor Brian's Blog, Uncategorized, Why We Believe What We Believe With | No Comments
“He suffered under Pontius PIlate, was crucified, died, and was buried…” Isaiah offers a fixed date for his vision of God when he says that it took place in the “year that King Uzziah died” (Isa. 6:1). Amos does the same thing when he says, “The words of Amos…which he saw…two years before the earthquake” …
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Good Friday
Posted Apr 2nd, 2010 By Brian in Pastor Brian's Blog, Various With | No Comments
The cross is the most pointed manifestation of the wrath of God in all the Bible. Sometimes we don’t grapple with this as much as we should. It is not uncommon to hear folks pitting the “God of the OT” versus the “God of the NT.” The God of the NT is a God of …
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Maundy Thursday
Posted Apr 1st, 2010 By Brian in Pastor Brian's Blog, Various With | No CommentsTonight we are here to walk with Jesus through one of the darkest nights of the church calendar. This was Jesus’ last night, a night which was marked by betrayal — by Judas and Peter —, his passionate prayer in Gethsemane, his arrest and the charge by the high priest that he was guilty of …
