Posts Tagged inspiration
Melito of Sardis – Deliverance of Mankind through Christ
Posted by Joel in Melito of Sardis on April 2, 2010
In studying Melito of Sardis, I happened upon his preaching on the Passover (which I am reposting for this Easter). This is the oldest surviving sermons outside of the New Testament, and as such provides much insight into the heart and mind of this little know Preacher. From time to time, I will offer segments of his Passover Sermon.
The entire sermon is laced with Doctrine, but the central point of it is the Gospel message, that Christ was crucified, buried, and resurrected on the third day to provide Salvation for humanity. This is the Gospel. In drawing out the connection between the Passover of the Jews and the Passover of the Church, he brings to the mind the connectivity between the Old Testament and the New, of Israel and the Church, of the union of the Body of Christ.
Easter with Melito – Typology in the Old Testament concerning Christ
Posted by Joel in Melito of Sardis on April 2, 2010
This week, I am going back through my old posts on Melito of Sardis. So, here we go, a bit more from his Passover Homily.
How far should we take Inspiration?
Posted by Rory Roybal in Inerrancy on February 21, 2010
Every written word of Scripture is literally “God-breathed” (II Tim. 3:16, John 10:35, Matt. 5:18, Rev. 22:18-19), and for our edification, not to confuse or mislead us, so it is not possible for God to breathe out a falsehood or even a possibly misleading statement based on limitations of human perspective. However, how far does inspiration go? See an interesting discussion here.
John Chrysostom’s Christmas Homily
Posted by Joel in John Chrysostom, Theology on December 25, 2009
I have come to admire the Golden Mouth, John Chrysostom, from a homiletic standpoint as well as an interpretative standpoint. He is sound in many of this thoughts, and although we may arrive at a different view of the Godhead, it would be difficult at best to find that difference in this homily.
Books Mentioned and Used, But Not Found, In The Bible
Posted by Joel in Criticism, Pseudepigrapha on November 3, 2009
One of the things we must deal with concerning Textual Criticism is that God has inspired books currently not found in the canon, and essentially no longer exists. We know of several works from the Apostle Paul which he wrote but have been lost, which even the Fathers didn’t see.
Friday’s Question of the Day: How do you know Esther belongs in the Canon?
Posted by Joel in Debate/Discussion on October 23, 2009
“How do you know that the Book of Esther is the inspired Word of God and belongs in the canon of Scripture?” (HT)
Canon vs. Scripture
Posted by Joel in Deuterocanon on October 16, 2009
