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Merry Christmas everyone! Here’s an excerpt of a radio address J. G. Machen gave in 1936, not long after Christmas Day. “…I do not mean that it is wrong for us to commemorate the birth of Jesus. We have just celebrated Christmas, and it is right for us to do so. Happy at this Christmas season through which …
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To celebrate the season, I thought I'd share a Christmas poem by Geerhardus Vos published in 1933. Enjoy! NATIVITY Ye listeners to the tale retold,What do your wondering eyes behold? A babe that, scarcely given, gives,Its every breath a grace that lives; Giver and gift and sacrament,All merged in one and manward bent; Entering our …
(This is a repost from March 2023.) When it comes to Bible translation, the word “literal” needs some explanation. First of all, if a translation were completely literal, it would be very difficult to understand. We wouldn’t want an utterly literal, word-for-word translation because it would in many places be unintelligible. Second, translations that claim …
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I really enjoy being able to choose my favorite music to stream while driving or studying. I also like the ability to select movies or shows that I find entertaining. And I'm glad that when I go to a restaurant, I can choose anything on the menu that tastes good to me. The list goes …
I'm a fan of dictionaries for studying Scripture and theology. I enjoy good Bible dictionaries, as well as helpful dictionaries of theology. It's nice to find a concise article about Biblical or theological terms, such as Jericho, the Ark of the Covenant, original sin, infralapsarianism, glorification, and others. Recently, I've been using another helpful dictionary …
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