Helping preachers to proclaim, and all Christians to hear, the transforming Word of God
posted by Milton Stanley at 9:33 AM
Don't be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind so that you may be able to determine what God's will is -- what is proper, pleasing, and perfect. - Rom. 12:2
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4 Comments:
Milton,
Just a question really. I was talking with my pastor last night about whether there are any good books around on APPLICATION... loads on interpreting the text... Any ideas?
One comes to mind immediately: Paul Scott Wilson's Four Pages of the Sermon. Wilson's basic idea is that expository preaching should have four "pages" that the preacher addresses in preparation: trouble in the Bible, trouble today, grace in the Bible, and grace today. Wilson's book shows how this pattern works in helping us see both the biblical and contemporary context of a text. I recommend it. Thanks for asking.
Not sure what to conclude about this, as raising a family is difficult enough. In all things, we need balance. The author of that piece asks: "Is an over-emphasis on our biological, nuclear families causing some Christians to miss out on a Biblical call to a bigger and more important family?"
Probably. Definitely need to pray about this.
Prayer--that's a good idea of all of us. To an extent, living as Christians will resolve a lot of family problems. But to the degree that some are Christians and others are not, there will inevitably be problems (re. Lk. 12:53). To be faithful to God, we have to follow Jesus whether our families like it or not. Peace.
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