Showing posts with label apostasy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label apostasy. Show all posts

Monday, May 8, 2017

Massah-Meribah And The Judgment Of God

The events that transpired at Massah and Meribah have fascinated me for years. While as a child I received the story on it's most surface level, that God was giving his people water so that they didn't die of thirst in the desert, a few considerations from men that I deeply respect have brought this passage to life for me in profound ways. Edmund Clowney helped me understand that what was going on in both of these texts is actually cosmic treason where God is on trial. My pastor helped me understand that this passage has profound implications for how God deals with his people. It is best at this point to have both of the events before us.

Friday, September 23, 2016

Hart On Nevin's View Of The Church

D.G. Hart has some very interesting insights into the mind of a unique man in American Reformed theology, John Williamson Nevin: