Yesterday was the six-year anniversary of Micah’s home-call. As each year goes by, it never fails to amaze me how quickly, yet sometimes also slowly, time can pass. A few days ago, I heard the sad news of John MacArthur’s home-call. Death is something that we all must face if the Lord does not come in our lifetime. The world tries to dampen death’s severity by perhaps calling it a different name or...
This entry is part [part not set] of 2 in the series A Christian Approach to HistoryIntroduction Any study of Church history should begin with principles that will guide the researcher. Just as a systematic theology often begins with a “Prolegomena,” so the historian must define his method and philosophy for writing on history. This is called historiography[1]. A Christian is theo-centric in his approach to history; that is, he views the progress of time...
Yahweh in the Old Testament Isaiah 41:4 – “Who has performed and accomplished it, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the Lord, am the first, and with the last. I am He.” The context is the Assyrian invasion. The Significance of “the First and the Last” is clear: He is sovereign: “Who has wrought and done it?” He rules IN time. He is transcendent: “calling generations from the beginning.” He rules OVER time....