Thinking about women, The Other Galatian Controversy
I actually wrote this quite a while ago
After a long vacation, I’m back, and hope to be updating more often. Here is the first.
a)
So, many probably are aware of my appreciation of John Macarthur’s ministry, so when I started reading Twelve Extraordinary Women, I knew it would be Biblical, and maybe a nice, heart-warming devotional book.
However, I have found it to be much more than that. I found in it a very consistent and Biblical Theology of women (womanology?). Woman after woman was chosen by God to occupy a very specific role in redemptive history. I think it made me appreciate that, for God, women are not just secondary characters; as the plot unfolds, the women narrative is rich in its themes of God’s faithfulness and the beauty of hope.
This book was also a great walkthrough of the Old Testament, showing the “scarlet thread” of the promised Messiah being on every page of the Jewish Scriptures. I love when preachers expose the Gospel on every page of the Word of God, and Macarthur is one of those men.
That all said, I highly recommend Twelve Extraordinary Women, even to the average, ordinary man.
b)
Found this blog post. It’s clever, but don’t let its cleverness ruin its message. It is a hard balance to find, but we must have the Apostle Paul’s (or better yet, Jesus’s) remarkable balance of Grace and Truth.
Here’s an excerpt:
If Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians was Published in Christianity Today
Dear Editor:
How arrogant of Mr. Apostle to think he has the right to judge these people and label them accursed. Isn’t that God’s job? Regardless of this circumcision issue, these Galatians believe in Jesus just as much as he does, and it is very Pharisaical to condemn them just because they differ on such a secondary issue. Personally, I don’t want a sharp instrument anywhere near my zipper, but that doesn’t give me the right to judge how someone else follows Christ. Can’t we just focus on our common commitment to Christ and furthering His kingdom, instead of tearing down fellow believers over petty doctrinal matters?
Ed Bilgeway;
Kind Editors:
I happen to be a member of First Christian Church of
Miriam “Betty” Ben-Hur;
8 Comments:
At 2:24 PM, Peter Eddy said…
When you said "Thinking about women, The Other Galatian Controversy," I thought you were talking about Galatians 3:28, "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." Your title still makes sense, given that it has a comma and not a semi-colon.
At 6:30 PM, merradoc said…
I like your new font.
At 7:56 PM, Peter Eddy said…
Huh, I didn't even notice the new font. The things different people notice.
At 8:29 AM, merradoc said…
It seems like something you would notice.
Now would be the right time for someone to comment on the actual content.
At 3:48 PM, Peter Eddy said…
Alright, then.
I think you should have quoted from the alleged Editor's Note:
"Christianity Today apologizes for our rash decision in publishing Paul Apostle’s exposé of the Galatian church. Had we known the extent in which our readership and advertisers would withdraw their financial support, we never would have printed such unpopular biblical truth. We regret any damage we may have caused in propagating the doctrines of Christ."
I laughed so much when I read that.
It makes me almost desire to read Christianity Today regularly so that I could know how bad it is. I know that I hear Dever and Phil Johnson talk a lot about how far CT's fallen.
At 2:07 AM, carmen said…
hey! i just sent you a very bookish email... and then i realized my blog is linked on your page!! hahaha.. why thank you, and i'm sorry i never update it. :)
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