Knowing Scripture

If you are stuck in spiritual infancy, then you must be weaned.

It is of great significance that Paul restates the Fifth Commandment for the new covenant church. While the commands in this passage are clear, there are also some conclusions related to covenant theology that “by good and necessary consequence may be deduced” (WCF 1.6).

Instead of v. 11 speaking of female deacons, the alternative explanation is that Paul has lesser requirements for women because they do not actually hold office.

One way to express our trust in God is by working hard. We seize the opportunities for work that the Lord has set before us.

My goal is to briefly explain the passage, refute feminist objections, and provide some points of application, particularly regarding women teaching.

While God in Habakkuk 2 pronounces judgment on the nation of Babylon, Jesus in Matthew 23 pronounces judgment on the nation of Israel.

An appeal to Isaiah 58:13 would be an appeal to Jewish covenant-breaking—and this fits the context of Ephesians 2:3.

Christ “put off” His body on the cross, in which God “put off” spiritual rulers and in which Christians have “put off” the old unregenerate self and its sinful deeds.

Jesus Christ is the promised Messiah of the Old Testament—prophet, priest, and king.

Jesus did come back prior to the apostles going through all of the towns in Israel, in the form of judgment which befell Jerusalem in AD 70.

We now worship on the 8th day in commemoration of the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The continuing obligation of the Ten Commandments—including the Fourth Commandment—is the expectation of the Bible and the majority position of the Reformed churches.

In its broad sense, the Second Commandment regulates the entirety of how we worship God.

Did this medium really bring Samuel back to life, or was this some kind of demonic imposter?

This is a wonderful example of the Lord’s mercy toward those who repent from the sins of their fathers.

A broader understanding of choten as a relative by marriage in Judges 1:16 and 4:11 helps make sense of Numbers 10:29.

Rebellion against God—including those He has placed in authority—is spiritual whoredom that leads to judgment.

The practice of Rome and the Orthodox requiring some or all clergy to be celibate goes well beyond the teaching of the Bible.

I appreciate the promotion of Sabbath practice, but I find LeFebvre’s treatment of Old Testament history to be lacking.

Narrow views of 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 have opened the door to minimizing the force of 1 Timothy 2:8-15.

Jesus came to free us from slavery to sin, so that we may instead become slaves of God and slaves to others.

The Sabbath stands in stark contrast to the “burdens” of Egyptian slavery

Genesis does not tell us what Abraham believed about Yahweh prior to his call, so we have to go elsewhere for this information.

Jesus’ central point thus was that to divorce your spouse so as to free yourself up to potentially marry another is not sufficient grounds for divorce.

Women who get an abortion must be punished if our anti-abortion laws will have any teeth.

Biblical law simply does not allow parents to stone their disobedient children to death.

This way of approaching the commands fits with the already universally-agreed practice of Christians disobeying government when required to sin.

I expect this book to become the standard introduction to the Septuagint, both for scholars and regular church members alike.

The overall testimony of Scripture is that the gift of tongues refers to known languages that were unknown to the one speaking them.