by Justin Marple | Mar 18, 2013 | General Teachings, TEACHING
The third episode of the miniseries The Bible on the History Channel opens by recapitulating the roles of Abraham, Moses, and David. The theme: “The nation of Israel has been forged in faith by heroes.” The episode rather effectively begins by...
by Justin Marple | Mar 11, 2013 | General Teachings, TEACHING
Episode two gets a mixed review according to Scripture. The story of Joshua and Judges were not done particularly well, but the story of David (for the most part) is done quite well. The recapitulation at the beginning of the second episode was particularly...
by Justin Marple | Mar 4, 2013 | General Teachings, TEACHING
The latest Christian media event of note is the miniseries called The Bible on the History Channel. The opening preface in type on the screen gives us the philosophy of the presentation, curious for the way that it is worded: “This program is an adaptation of Bible...
by Justin Marple | Nov 11, 2012 | General Teachings, TEACHING
Every election cycle the refrain is repeated: the Republican Party needs to sever ties with the Religious Right. And every time the Republican Party has a setback with regard to electoral matters, the first thing many suggest is the “need” to jettison the social...
by Justin Marple | Feb 19, 2012 | General Teachings, TEACHING
For the record… Yesterday there was a vote in the presbytery of Western New York to concur with an overture that would redefine marriage as not between a man and a woman but between two persons. The rationale of that overture included the following quote,...
by Justin Marple | Sep 6, 2011 | General Teachings, Systematic Theology, TEACHING
There has been a considerable amount of feedback in the comments on my first post regarding the teaching of Scripture and the Westminster standards as to some sins being worse than others in the sight of God. Though, as that post notes, these principles are also...
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