What is Reading the Bible through the Jesus Lens?

What is Reading the Bible through the Jesus Lens?

Michael Williams writes, “Reading the Bible through the Jesus lens is reading it the way it was intended. It keeps our reading, understanding, teaching, and preaching properly focused on God’s grand redemptive program that centers on his own Son. Seeing...
Fallacy Fridays: How to Do a Word Study

Fallacy Fridays: How to Do a Word Study

I’m going to keep this week’s contribution to the “Fallacy Fridays” series simple. We’ve been pointing out a few of the exegetical and logical fallacies that are related to biblical interpretation and the broader category of hermeneutics....
What is Reading the Bible through the Jesus Lens?

The Hermeneutics of Practical Theology

Theology is supposed to practical if we mean applicable. Ivory-tower scholarship isn’t of much use to the church, and probably not much use to God. Yet some reduce the discipline of Practical Theology as equivalent to nursery workers or janitorial work. The...
Why I am “Charismatic” (part 2)

Why I am “Charismatic” (part 2)

A few years ago I had developed a friendship with a man who I shared a great deal of respect for and similarity in theology. He and I both considered ourselves “Reformed” (Calvinistic), were convinced that the Bible teaches that baptism is by full...
What is Reading the Bible through the Jesus Lens?

Across the Web – 03/13/12

Stanley E. Porter is blogging. This is huge news. If you are into theology and appreciate discussions about Greek, this needs to be added this to your Google Reader. He writes, “In this blog, I will often be discussing—in no particular order and at no particular...