RSSEntries from October 2006
Whittaker Chamber’s Witness on Cult and CultureW….
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 cult and culture.
“Communism [...]
Christendom & Church Union 3 D. Howe Christendom &…
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 church, and (3) [...]
Defining Our Terms A. Matthews Society, Civilizat…
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] civilization seems [...]
Preserving Christian Culture W. Edgar’s Response t…
Preserving Christian Culture
W. Edgar’s Response to W.H. Chellis’ “Cult and Cultureâ€
“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 have children [...]
Cult and Culture W.H. Chellis What is Christian c…
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 marches forward [...]
Mercy Ministry and Union Daniel Howe The first pr…
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 increasing the [...]
Christendom and Union Daniel Howe Lesslie Newbigi…
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 unity has never [...]