John Stott’s commentary on Romans (IVP, 1994) is superbly written and wonderfully combines exegetical skill, pastoral wisdom, theological precision, and an evangelistic burden. His comments on Romans 2:12-16 where Paul speaks of the law that Gentiles know “by nature” is an example:
…the law is a basis of Christian mission, of both evangelism and social action. [...]
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“Conscience is our ally” – John Stott
Posted in Evangelism, Gospel, Romans on January 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
How (not) to speak about God by Peter Rollins – chp 4
Posted in Bible, Books, Culture, Emerging Church, Evangelism, Peter Rollins, Theology on January 11, 2007 | 1 Comment »
[Here are the links for each of the 5 chapters of Peter Rollins' book: Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 ]
Rollins calls his fourth chapter, “Inhabiting the God-shaped hole.” Here he explores Christianity as more about longing than possessing, more about a desire for God than about knowing with any certainty. Earlier [...]
How (not) to speak about God by Peter Rollins – chp 3
Posted in Bible, Books, Culture, Emerging Church, Evangelism, Peter Rollins, Theology on January 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
[Here are the links for each of the 5 chapters of Peter Rollins' book: Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 ]
Rollins calls chapter three, “A/theology as icon.” “A/theology” is not theology, which deals in humanly constructed paradigms, nor is it atheology, which is the absence of theological reflection. It is rather to [...]
Digging our own graves
Posted in Culture, Evangelism, Theology on December 24, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
“Vast, mysterious, and mostly unknown as the universe is, we are neither aliens nor strangers in it. It is our alienation from God that makes us see the world as if we were aliens. It is our estrangement from him which leaves us with this haunting sense that we are alone, strangers in a cold [...]
Seeing and believing
Posted in Culture, Emerging Church, Evangelism on December 23, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
How to reach a culture? David Wells points a way forward:
“The postmodern reaction against Enlightenment dogma will not be met successfully simply by Christian proclamation. Of that we can be sure. That proclamation must arise within a context of authenticity. It is only as the evangelical Church begins to put its own house in order, [...]
