Rooted & Unwithered B. C. Newton

We should not avoid entirely the person who's repenting of sin. Instead, believers with a spirit of compassion should bear each other's burdens and so fulfilled the law of Christ. That ought to be that that should be how we interact.

Again, the Christian who is making war against their same-sex attraction is going against everything that culture is spitting out at the moment. Everything around them portrays sexuality as the defining characteristic of a person, that who (or even what) you are attracted to is the most important aspect of your character. So for a person to fight against that cultural pull, he or she certainly needs a loving and engaged church community to support and encourage them.

Having discussed the Septuagint last week, we now dive into seeing how the Greek translation of Exodus may have influenced the prologue to John's Gospel.


In Relatione (relevant links)

The Lexham English Septuagint

A New English Translation of the Septuagint (You can also read digital copies of each book here)

Septuaginta: Reader’s Edition (this is a Greek edition)



Eowyn's recommendation: The Last Battle

Gwendolyn’s recommendation: Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups




Ex Interrete (a hodgepodge of Internet items that I found interesting)

Men and Women in I Timothy

The guys at Mere Fidelity discuss 1 Timothy 2:9-15. The final conversation on women being saved through childbearing was particularly good.


A Greek Lesson on John 1:2-18
Along the lines of today's episode, James White walks through John 1:2-18, giving a glimpse at some of its wonders.

What is the Septuagint, and why is Greek translation of the Old Testament important to us today? Those are the questions before us in this episode.


In Relatione (relevant links)

The Lexham English Septuagint

A New English Translation of the Septuagint

Septuaginta: Reader's Edition

Gwendolyn's recommendation: The Man Who Preached Outside (George Whitefield)




Ex Interrete (a hodgepodge of Internet items that I found interesting)


What Can You Learn from Greek?
Peter Williams gives a number of examples of what we can learn while reading the New Testament in Greek.


Childhood Isn’t Supposed To Be Stressful. Here’s How Parents Can Help.
This is a fascinating interview with psychoanalyst Erica Komisar.

That is who we are in Christ, as we share in His identity. We are blessed, chosen, holy, blameless, predestined, adopted, redeemed, forgiven, enlightened, and sealed. Or as Gordon says, “I am satisfied in God’s love as his adopted child; I am to think of myself as purchased, accepted, valued, and protected.”

Sin is fundamentally not a behavioral issue; it is a being issue. We are not righteous people who occasionally sin. We sin because we are sinners. Our heart is corrupt, and since the heart is the core of our being, there is no aspect of ourselves that escapes corruption, behavior included. This problem of defilement, therefore, requires a solution far greater than behavior modification.

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We focus upon three challenges to God's design for marriage. Of course, any married person can attest to there being far more challenges to marriage than these three things, but we will focus upon these because they challenge the very institution of marriage. An argument over finances may threaten a particular marriage, but money and finances do not inherently oppose God's good design for marriage as a creation ordinance. Adultery, divorce, and homosexuality do oppose His design.



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