Whittaker Chamber’s Witness on Cult and Culture W.H. Chellis I am just now finishing reading Chamber’s remarkable book Witness. I highly recommend it to all readers and participants on the blog. Chamber’s “Letter to my Children” should be read in every seminary apologetics class. I thought the following quote relevant to my October article on [...]
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Whittaker Chamber’s Witness on Cult and CultureW….
Posted in Conservatism, Corporate Confession on October 25, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Christendom & Church Union 3 D. Howe Christendom &…
Posted in Corporate Confession on October 18, 2006 | 14 Comments »
Christendom & Church Union 3 D. Howe Christendom & Education I want to make three points: (1) educational institutions, even Christian schools, are best understood as secular institutions that must bend the knee to Christ as King, (2) Christian education (specifically, secondary and higher education) is at its best the work of a unified Christian [...]
Defining Our Terms A. Matthews Society, Civilizat…
Posted in Corporate Confession on October 10, 2006 | 6 Comments »
Defining Our Terms A. Matthews Society, Civilization, and Culture It’s important to sharpen our definitions in order to clarify how we differ. Therefore it is necessary to define what culture is before examining whether Christian culture is possible or not. In explaining his understanding of the relation between civilization and culture, Dr. Hart writes: [A] [...]
Preserving Christian Culture W. Edgar’s Response t…
Posted in Corporate Confession on October 9, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Preserving Christian Culture W. Edgar’s Response to W.H. Chellis’ “Cult and Culture†“Ye are the salt of the earth,†Jesus said. We don’t have to try to be salt. We just are–until we are Christian in name only. Then Christ will cast us aside. How do Christians preserve Western culture just by being themselves? We [...]
Cult and Culture W.H. Chellis What is Christian c…
Posted in Corporate Confession on October 9, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Cult and Culture W.H. Chellis What is Christian culture? Until quite recently, Western culture was a Christian culture. Yet, this unimpeachable fact is decreasingly relevant to the daily life of the West. We live in the midst of a continuing cultural rebellion that began with the French Revolution, plateaued during the sexual revolution, and now [...]
Mercy Ministry and Union Daniel Howe The first pr…
Posted in Corporate Confession on October 5, 2006 | 6 Comments »
Mercy Ministry and Union Daniel Howe The first practical route to pursuing unity in the church (and eventual union) is to cooperate in geographically local mercy ministry. Jesus commands us to care for our own poor, for the stranger, and for our enemies. Inter-congregational cooperation in this task will bind us together as well as [...]
Christendom and Union Daniel Howe Lesslie Newbigi…
Posted in Corporate Confession on October 3, 2006 | 5 Comments »
Christendom and Union Daniel Howe Lesslie Newbigin has often made a point that was echoed by D.A. Carson as he lectured on John 17 at this past weekend’s Desiring God Conference in Minneapolis: mission and unity go hand in hand. When mission is taken seriously unity will be pursued. I would add that while perfect [...]