Ears to Hear, Covenant Preaching and Unity in Scripture

In popular thinking, all of these unfortunate distinctions that easily arise from the very way our Bibles are arranged usually become — if we don't think carefully — spiritually fatal separations. Grace is separated from law, faith from works, the work of the Father from that of the Spirit, external form from internal intention. Among the earliest thinkers in church history who fell into this error was Marcion (2nd century). He taught that the OT came from the God of the Jews, who was also Creator and Lawgiver.

Ears to Hear: Covenant Preaching

We hunger for sermons that throb with our Father's heartbeat. His pulsating heartbeat we have felt and heard in His very flesh-born Son, Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Since Pentecost, their energizing Spirit now pumps divine life through the church (and thereby through individual believers); their Spirit regulates the rhythm of our own hearts, purges our impurities, strengthens weak members for the work of faith-obedience.

Parable of the Linen Waistcloth

When the words of the prophets made no impact on the people, God visited them with deeds. He then had the prophets perform some unusual act which would make the people sit up and take notice. Once their curiosity had been stimulated, God would give an explanation for the act, hoping to thus turn their curiosity into genuine interest and their interest into faith and repentance. This article discusses an example from Jeremiah 13

Preach the Word

The redemptive-historical method, which is required by Scripture itself, stands opposed to the so-called exemplary method. What exactly was the exemplary method? Briefly, it was a method of considering the meaning of all kinds of moments in biblical history in such a way that we as believers receive an example of how we are or are not to act. Especially persons in Biblical History were considered as examples for later generations.