In today’s video, I address some questions that were raised in response to my previous video.
Category: The Church
The Two Kingdoms
Could you say more about the Two Kingdoms theology—especially how it need not fall back into a narrow pietism?
What Does Baptism Do For a Person?
What does baptism do for a person?
How Should We Understand Formal Leadership Within the Church?
What is “ordained”, formal, leadership in the Church? How do you understand the NT’s “episkopoi” and “diakonoi”? What is the connection between these offices/roles/functions and both preaching and liturgy in worship?
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What is the Case Against Women’s Ordination?
How would you summarize the argument against the ordination of women?
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Are Young Elders a Contradiction in Terms?
What are your thoughts on ‘young elders’ in the church? Is there an age restriction for the office of elder?
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Should We Be Using the Lectionary?
Do you commend the use of a lectionary for preaching? If so, what advantages does this approach have over preaching through whole books of the Bible? How should we think about preaching in churches where we can no longer take basic biblical literacy for granted and even face a bit of skepticism towards the Bible?
Why Doesn’t Paul Say More About Evangelism?
Given that Paul is the most prominent evangelist / church planter in the Bible, why are exhortations to evangelize seemingly so rare in his work? In many parts of the evangelical church we seem to foreground the need for evangelism and background discussion of ethics, should we reverse this?
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Understanding the Sign Gifts
What is your view of the miraculous gifts (like prophecy and the gifts of tongues) in the New Testament period? Did these discontinue with the closing of the Scriptural Canon or, maybe, they took on a new form after this? And how did the Scriptures relate to the work of the prophets in the New Testament?
Is Peter the Rock on which the Church is Built?
In the following video, I discuss a recent article from the Calvinist International by Joe Minich, trying to discern the relevant background for Jesus’s teaching in Matthew 16:13-23. See the rest of my videos (and subscribe) here.
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