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Comment on Pentecost by Scott Moonen

Scott Moonen — Wed, 30 May 2012 16:50:10 +0000

On pursuing holiness, Acts 5:32 is more direct: "And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him." On praying, Luke 11:13 is more direct: "If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!" Thanks to Andrew Sandlin.

Comment on Psalms by Ascension « I gotta have my orange juice.

Ascension « I gotta have my orange juice. — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:47:27 +0000

[...] is from an Anglo-Genevan Psalter. You can hear Michael Owens sing the tune, although I prefer a more lively tempo. There is a great [...]

Comment on Thigh by Scott Moonen

Scott Moonen — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:25:55 +0000

Tim, on the oath, I think so. Jordan suggests that it is all connected with circumcision, because of the obvious proximity. Circumcision represents a symbolic “cutting off,” a giving up of your seed to God. Thus, Abraham entrusted the continuation of his seed to Eliezer. The connection to Jacob is less obvious, but Jordan suggests that Jacob’s wound is a greater circumcision, a kind of a new covenant that goes beyond Abraham in terms of calling and blessing. In the face of Esau, Jacob entrusts his wives and offspring to God. There is a wound, a weakness and cutting off of human potency, and a being set apart for God.

I don’t know about the pieces of the offerings. I’ve heard some speculation (e.g., as to the order in which things are made to ascend, which pieces are given to whom, etc.) but nothing that feels like it has strong confirmation from elsewhere.

Comment on Thigh by Tim Chase

Tim Chase — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:44:07 +0000

I’ve wondered if Jacob’s hip/thigh wound had something to do with the “hand under the thigh” oath as seen in Gen 24:2,9 and Gen 47:29. It’s the same underlying Hebrew “yārēk” in all three passages.

Also, as a body-part-of-promise, you see God allot the thigh-piece of certain offerings to the sons of Aaron (Lev 7:33, though this does use a different Hebrew word—the Gen verses refer to the torso/side/thigh, while the Lev verses use “šôk” which much more clearly is a piece of the leg)

Comment on Life by Joy

Joy — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:27:49 +0000

Scott, Thanks for writing this. It was encouraging to read.

I was very disappointed in a sermon I heard last summer. It was supposed to be on the Great Commission, but instead, was mostly about parenting. The pastor even went so far as to say that moms who home school do not need to pursue evangelism because they are already doing that by teaching their children.

I agree with you that evangelism is not parenting, and parenting is not evangelism. I think that when they are taught as the same thing, the work of the Spirit is quenched, not only in the lives of children, but also in the lives of their parents. Instead of seeking the leading of the Spirit as to where they should minister and share the gospel, parents can become introverted, focusing only on their family, and missing the work that the Spirit could be doing through them to spread the gospel and grow the church. Church growth in the New Testament is not merely accomplished by procreation, but by people following the Holy Spirit and telling the gospel to unbelievers they are led to meet.

On the other hand, evangelism and the fight against abortion can go together. From high-profile people like Bernard Nathanson and Abby Johnson to random people on the street (http://www.180movie.com/), there have been many examples of how showing someone that abortion is wrong led to showing them that they need Jesus. Evangelicals are very committed to fighting the evil practice of abortion, but what about the people that practice it? Sometimes it seems like the evangelical world is less concerned with reaching out to them and showing them Jesus. And this, I believe, is the only way to put an end to the practice of abortion.

Comment on Life by Anthony

Anthony — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:39:14 +0000

Good Stuff Scott, this is challenging.

Comment on Faith acquisition by Life « I gotta have my orange juice.

Life « I gotta have my orange juice. — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:36:29 +0000

[...] we have thus taught them that God requires a sufficiently sincere and intellectual faith instead of simple trust. This has produced a very modern tendency to wish one was baptized at a later age — as though [...]

Comment on Encouragement to parents by Life « I gotta have my orange juice.

Life « I gotta have my orange juice. — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:36:26 +0000

[...] God’s own covenant name, transcending covenants old and new (Ex. 34:6-7), assures us that he intends to show mercy to our children. But the evangelical church has tended to view its infants and children as fundamentally alienated [...]

Comment on Far as the curse is found by Scott Moonen

Scott Moonen — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:32:28 +0000

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Comment on Little faith by Scott Moonen

Scott Moonen — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:26:05 +0000

Sounds good to me. I wonder if something like this happened:

[Scott says] Postmillennial faith and confidence!

[Tim says] Mark 6!
[Scott hears] Hold it on the postmillennialism: rejection and deprivation!

[Scott says] True, rejection and deprivation and apparent dormancy, albeit for a season
[Tim hears] Dormancy

[Tim says] Faith and confidence!