Theology, Exegesis, and History
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Unity and Eucharist: Part I
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Revised and clarified version of this article The Eucharist is associated with Christ’s “one body” and deemed the “sacrament of unity”. Jesus prayed that his people would be one. What type of unity did he mean, and what role does the Eucharist […]
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Johannine Testimony of the Eucharist: Re-Reading John 6
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Lordship Salvation. Free grace. Easy believism. Cheap grace. These catch-phrases, some with opposite connotations, each express certain convictions about the role of faith and works in the process of salvation. These phrases, while non-biblical, are not unhelpful because they are man-made. They […]
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Catholics Purge the End of the Lord’s Prayer?
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Many Protestants, if they use the Lord’s Prayer liturgically, employ this form: “Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name,Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven,Give us this day our daily bread,And forgive us our […]
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Ecumenical Brothers: Gavin Ortlund
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After listening to a number of Gavin Ortlund’s videos, it seems clear to me that he cares about ecumenical unity and respectful dialogue. Commendably, Gavin’s demeanor and approach, his attempts to be fair, and his willingness to converse at more than a […]
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An Ecumenical Approach: Catholic and Pentecostal Views on Apostolic Mediation in Acts
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In another post, I argue that we are all responsible for pursuing unity, and that that pursuit demands an ecumenical approach to biblical interpretation and church participation. This ecumenical approach chooses its steps intentionally and humbly in light of our division, including […]
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An Ecumenical Approach to Reading Scripture: Surveying Key Issues between Catholics and Protestants
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“You were a Protestant. Now you are Catholic. What happened?” One answer is that I became more aware of some key theological issues and my own presuppositions. I’ve elsewhere documented, and continue to document, a number of these presuppositions with specifics, but […]
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One Curated Reading List for Protestants Who Want to Understand Catholicism (and Their Own Faith) Better
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The goal of this short post is to help truth-seekers to take stock of a number of the significant issues that exist between Protestantism and Catholicism. I will do this by means of a curated and evolving reading list: Mark Noll – […]
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How to Read Scripture: Luke 24:13-35 and the Eucharist
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One of the things that strikes the Catholic convert (the convert from Protestantism) is the degree to which Catholic themes “pop out” in ways earlier missed. The lectionary reading for this reflection was Luke 24:13-35: 13 That very day two of them were […]
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Protestant Presuppositions about Canon: The Apocrypha: Part II
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Gavin Ortlund has recommended The Church of Rome at the Bar of History by William Webster as a good resource for Protestants to read in efforts to evaluate the claims of Roman Catholicism. My first response addresses the problematic use of 2 […]