orthodoxy with a mind.
By luke g. on Aug 10, 2010 in Biblical Counseling, Pneumatology, Preaching | 1 Comment
This Sunday I’m going to continue the second part of a four week series called “Peace in the Valley.” I’m taking texts that address doubt, failure, disappointment, and loneliness in order to provide some “pastoral care” through the messages to people who I may not have a chance to meet with in a more intimate [...]
By luke g. on Jul 14, 2010 in Apologetics, Hermeneutics, NT Studies, OT Studies, Pneumatology, Systematic Theology, Theology | 3 Comments
Within the spectrum of Old Testament scholarship, the majority of non-evangelical scholars are advocates of the Documentary Hypothesis. This theory states that the Pentateuch (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy) was not written completely by Moses but by different post-Mosaic authors. The theory suggests that these authors are determined by the usage of different Hebrew [...]
By luke g. on Jun 11, 2010 in Hermeneutics, Pneumatology, Practical Theology, Preaching, Theology, Worship | 1 Comment
“The hermeneutical enterprise also has three levels… We begin with a third-person approach, asking “what it meant” (exegesis), then passing to a first-person approach, querying “what it means for me” (devotional), and finally taking a second-person approach, seeking “how to share with you what it means to me” (sermonic). When we try only one and [...]
By luke g. on May 31, 2010 in Hermeneutics, NT Studies, OT Studies, Pneumatology, The Trinity | 3 Comments
A few weeks ago I spent five days providing lectures for the Northwoods YWAM School of Biblical Foundations. The students and I interacted on the many subjects related to Pneumatology, specifically the Person of the Holy Spirit, the work of the Spirit in redemption, and the Holy Spirit in the OT and the NT. The [...]
