New Reformed Resources and Other Interesting Stuff from Around the Web
The recent release of Herman Bavinck's Reformed Dogmatics in English has produced a new appreciation for this great theologian. Here's one new resource devoted to Bavinck studies. Click here: Herman Bavinck
Paul Helm has a great piece on the relationship between natural law and biblical law. It is well worth reading. Click here: Helm's Deep: Natural Law and Biblical Law
Whenever I see "top ten" lists and "rankings" on the Internet, I'm always skeptical. Here's why. MSNBC's list of the fifteen healthiest restaurants includes Denny's. Good grief! I'll bet even the water at Denny's is loaded with sodium and trans fats (I've got to watch such things--the curse of middle age). Click here: Top 15 healthiest restaurants in America - Health - MSNBC.com
Dutch "Christians" attending the Garden of Eden Church had to cancel their "au naturale" church service. Interesting that the priest was clothed while everyone else was in the buff. This must be the nudist equivalent of "every head bowed" and "every eye closed" while the minister gets to peek at those who raised their hands. Click here: Dutch Christians cancel naked service - UPI.com
Reader Comments (6)
Speaking of greasy spoons, something tells me I wouldn't want to see my Dutchies worship in the buff. Or maybe I would since it might help show that transformationalism isn't what it's cracked up to be. Yeah, that's right, I said it.
Helm's going back into the pre-Mosaic law period of Genesis and pulling out examples from the characters in Genesis and then pointing out the "deception and lies" of the patriarchs and that the surrounding rulers recognized this deception as a breaking of these natural laws was very clarifying and convincing. This also makes more sense of Romans chapter 2 and Paul's frequent use of natural law terminology in his arguments. Especially in regards to the rewards of those who follow this natural law- this is not necessarily a reference just to common grace but some kind of real reward in this life for following that natural law. At least, I think this is what Helm's was getting at. Paul's use of this type of arguing was meant to "shame the readers by pointing out that their conduct does not even come up to the standards prevalent in the world."
This line of reasoning can also be used against the new perspective on Paul types who claim that Romans 2 teaches something other then it does.
This seems to be the area where they veer off into dangerous doctrinal interpretations.
Either way, I would ignore any list that does not include In-n-Out Burger.
I wonder why Jägerhaus didn't make the list.
I guess there could be much worse things than those Dutchies going to Sunday worship service in the buff. Now I am just trying to be controversial. I hope that remark about" not being all that its cracked up to be" was not intended to be a pun.
It is an extremely well written and scholarly book. I use a lot of it in apologetics, especially in dealing with the problem of evil, and why God allows it to happen.