tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61690031418556729292011-08-30T12:09:40.801-05:00Reflection and discussion on biblical interpretation, the church, and various other topicsTerry Wilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16362483255329408199noreply@blogger.comBlogger291100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169003141855672929.post-28396657810365082482011-01-23T01:30:00.005-06:002011-01-23T01:43:00.611-06:00

On April 14-15, 2011, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary will host the conference, Sola Scriptura or Sola Cultura? Reasserting the Biblical Paradigm for the Great Commission in the 21st Century http://www.swbts.edu/index.cfm?pageid=1836.If humans are fallen, how does that impact human cultures? What are the legitimate roles of culture, the biblical text, and contexts? What challenges,

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Copy and paste this link to what the Tulsa World considers the top 10 religion stories of 2010: http://bit.ly/gnwmfD .What do you think? Comments?

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Recently, some billboards have been seen in Nashville, TN, that proclaim the message that Jesus Christ will return on May 21, 2011. Similar billboards also appear in eight other US cities. http://bit.ly/haPJKVReports say that supporters of Family Radio, a national Christian network, paid for the billboards, and that Harold Camping, the network's founder, predicted May 21, 2011, as the date for

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At this link are the top 10 religion stories of 2009: http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20091226_18_A9_USPres23686&archive=yesWhat do you think? Comments?

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Entrusted with the Gospel: Paul's Theology in the Pastoral Epistles, ed. Andreas J. Köstenberger and Terry L. Wilder, is set to be published April 2010.The book aims to examine Paul's theology in the Pastorals and provide an overview of recent scholarship.The contributors and chapter titles are as follows:•Andreas J. Köstenberger- “Hermeneutical and Exegetical Challenges in Interpreting the

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Occasionally I get asked what I think of the ESV. Here is my opinion in brief.It's a good translation but wouldn't be my first choice. It's actually a revision of the old RSV rather than a new translation from the Hebrew and Greek. The ESV is a "formal equivalent" translation (literal, word-for-word) like the RSV was. Sometimes the word-for-word approach lacks in that it does not always

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Here is a link to a decent video that Wes Kenney posted on Facebook that can be found on YouTube. The video is on the inadequacy of religions to give a sufficient answer regarding salvation that only Jesus can give. I liked it. What do you think? (You will have to copy and paste the link into the space for the Web address. For some reason, the video wouldn't post).http://www.youtube.com/watch

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This remark that I posted on Facebook generated a lot of discussion.I am concerned that we are raising a generation of preachers and teachers who neither know the biblical languages nor want to put the hard work into learning them well.What do you think?I included below the comments I received:Sat 9:34pm · Comment · LikeMike Seabaugh at 9:36pm April 11I share your concern.John Poff at 9:42pm

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I'd like to draw your attention to a biblical studies conference worth your while. The conference is titled "Word Within the Word: The New Testament Use of the Old Testament," and is being held April 24-25, 2009, at Union University in Jackson, TN. The featured speaker is D.A. Carson. Other speakers include: Ray Clendenen, David Olford, Richard Wells, Ken Easley, George Guthrie, Mark Dubis, Gary

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Ray Waddle, a religion column writer for the Tennessean and someone with whom I almost always disagree, has written a good thought provoking piece on technology and religion in the March 21, 2009, edition of that newspaper: http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090321/NEWS06/903210338/1023.Because statistics show that religion and the church are declining, many people predict that they are "finally

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My Final Four picks for the NCAA tourney are: Louisville, Missouri, UCLA, and North Carolina. Louisville should win it all. They are playing well at just the right time. I did not pick Pitt becuse they lost to Providence earlier in the year. I did not pick Connecticut because they seem to lose the big ones. I picked UCLA and North Carolina because somehow they always seem to get in the Final Four

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I'd like to draw your attention to a conference worth your while. The conference is titled "The Dead Sea Scrolls and Christian Origins: Final Relics of a Lost People," and is being held March 12-14, 2009, at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, MO. Featured speakers include: Craig Evans (Acadia University), Stephen Patterson (Eden Theological Seminary), Peter Flint (Trinity

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God loves his church. There's no question about that fact. I also love his church - deeply. So, please do not take what I am about to write to mean that I am disparaging the church. I am not. But I do point out some areas of concern within because I love her so much. Just saying.I lament church worship services where those on the platform are performance-oriented and those who hear are seeking to

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Happy Valentine's Day! I do apologize for not having been on this blog in some time. I have been incredibly busy editing, teaching, and writing. I am, however, going to make an effort to blog regularly. I enjoy the job of being an academic editor and am excited about many of the books that B&H is producing. Last week I talked at length with a well-known scholar about a couple of books that really

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I apologize for not posting for awhile. The word for the day is "jeremiad," which in reference to preaching is a lamentation for the glory and movement of God from days of yesteryear. Such sermons were often preached by pastors when the need for awakening/revival was especially present.Do you think such preaching is needed today?Blessings,Terry

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Happy New Year to everyone! May you find that 2008 is a year in which you enjoy and appreciate anew the wonderful blessings we have through Jesus Christ. God has indeed bestowed grace upon grace upon grace upon us in his Son.

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The article below was written by Phil Roberts, president of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City. It appeared originally in the Midwestern Journal of Theology 5.2 (Spring 2007): 44-47. I post it now because the issue of alcohol consumption has arisen again in Missouri Baptist life with the withdrawal of fellowship and the defunding of the Journey Church and the Acts 29 Network

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At the recent SBC State Convention Summit, LifeWay President Thom Rainer identified “Seven Megatrends in Church Health.” They are as follows:The disappearance of 18-24 year olds in church. Rainer said LifeWay Research has well documented the dropout trends of this age group, and while the church has always seen a drop as young people transition from school to the workforce, “there are solutions

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I've been really busy doing other things and thus haven't blogged anything in a while. I hope you have a Merry Christmas.Recently I attended the conference, Building Bridges: the SBC and Calvinism, at Ridgecrest in NC. In his closing address Daniel Akin, president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, said Southern Baptists - Calvinist or not - can work together toward a "Great Commission

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B&H Academic has recently released my new book, Faithful to the End: An Introduction to Hebrews through Revelation [see the link in the margin on the left side of this page]. Please consider purchasing it for your library.

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My passion in ministry is to proclaim the gospel clearly, teach the biblical text accurately, and equip believers in Jesus for service. Being an editor is a God-given entrustment so that I may help others do the same. What a privilege to enlist Christian scholars and partner with them to produce books that are based on God's holy, inerrant, authoritative Word. Long after we are gone, the printed

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I have posted here an article [available online at http://www.bpnews.net] penned by Dr. Thom Rainer, President of LifeWay Christian Resources. I thought the article was sincere, heartfelt, timely, and well-written. And I'm not just saying that because he is my boss. ;-)A plea for a more civil discoursePosted on Aug 17, 2007 | by Thom S. RainerNASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--"May the words of my mouth and

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Brief update on the Wilders: My family and I closed on our house in Kansas City, MO last Friday [PTL, it sold in 2 days!]. We arrived in Nashville, TN on Saturday evening. We closed on our house in Spring Hill, TN on Wednesday, and the movers are unloading our furniture and other belongings tomorrow. The boys are registered for school which starts on Monday. I will keep you posted as we get

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I apologize for not being on my blog more often. My family and I are in the middle of a move to Nashville, Tennessee, which understandably is keeping me very busy.For what it's worth . . .In my opinion, the motion passed at the annual SBC meeting regarding the BF&M 2000 really doesn't change anything, and I think we have at least a year of clarification ahead on the subject. I was at the annual

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I hope soon to discuss: (1) the approval at the SBC's 2007 annual meeting of the motion regarding the BF&M 2000 and (2) whether "private prayer language" is biblical.

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The following entry is a copyrighted article published in the Midwestern Journal of Theology 5.2 (Spring 2007): 48-53. In this article I briefly consider whether Christ died only for the elect, i.e. believers, or for all of humanity. I review the arguments usually given for each viewpoint and decide which has the best biblical support. Please note that this issue is not a matter of orthodoxy and

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Inductive study of the biblical text is when you reason from the particulars to the general, and deductive study of the text is when you reason from the general to the particulars. To put it another way, inductive Bible study is when you gather data and come to a conclusion; deductive study is when you start with a conclusion and then apply the results of that conclusion to different particulars

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Serious Bible study has fallen on hard times in our day. Unfortunately, even many evangelicals who believe that the Bible is the inspired and inerrant word of God interpret it badly.Most of us have heard the oft-repeated story about the young man who loved the Lord and his word and yet was something of a mystic. He decided that he would allow the Lord to guide his life. And so, he developed the

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10. No more responses in Sunday School like — “This is what this text means to me” — because you will be able to interpret God’s Word accurately and precisely.9. You’ll exclaim — “Where have these books been all my life!?” — when you now understand various resources and commentaries that you have not been able to use beforehand.8. No, you’re not hallucinogenic, but you will see things in the

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