Author: The Kiwi

  • Why do we dislike head covering?

    It’s said that the first step towards solving a problem is to admit we have one. We have one. We don’t like head covering. In fact, we dislike it so much, that we approach this passage of Scripture trying to find ways to avoid applying it. But if we are to give this passage a…

  • How is head covering going today?

    Head covering is a biblical tradition that has existed in the church since the beginning. For centuries it represented the different callings of Christian men and Christian women. That was the purpose of the tradition. And then, approximately 1950 years later, it went out of fashion. If you ask most people in churches today why…

  • Christian Prophecy and Canon in the Second Century.

    Christian Prophecy and Canon in the Second Century.

    This article by Gary Steven Shogren is called, Christian Prophecy and Canon in the Second Century: A Response to B. B. Warfield. It is found in JETS 40/4 (December 1997) 609–626. It contains some fascinating accounts of both prophecy and the Church’s attitude to prophecy during the second century. It includes the Didache, The Shepherd…

  • Non-Scripture-Equivalent Prophecy – some ending notes…

    Non-Scripture-Equivalent Prophecy – some ending notes…

    As a conclusion to this mini-diatribe on the value, authority, and accuracy of non-Scripture-equivalent prophecy, I’d like to make a couple of comments. 1. Regardless of anything a prophecy says, Jesus and his death and resurrection remain the central point of our faith. As Revelations 19:10 says: the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of…

  • Non-Scripture-Equivalent Prophecy – its accuracy.

    Non-Scripture-Equivalent Prophecy – its accuracy.

    (Originally posted in 2006) This is the fifth post in the series “Non-Scripture-equivalent prophecy”. Prophecy can be accurate or inaccurate – I don’t think anyone would disagree. There is also prophecy that is partly accurate. How does this happen? Let me draw up a list from innaccurate to accurate and suggest some ideas – some…

  • Non-Scripture-Equivalent Prophecy – its authority.

    Non-Scripture-Equivalent Prophecy – its authority.

    (Originally posted 2006) Prophecy that communicates the words of God has divine authority. One big issue is deciding whether a prophecy is a divine communication. Another is what “divine authority” means. When a prophecy is given, the task of the church is to discern the authenticity and accuracy of that prophecy (1 Thess 5:19-22; 1…

  • Non-Scripture-Equivalent Prophecy – 2 Timothy 3:16-17

    Non-Scripture-Equivalent Prophecy – 2 Timothy 3:16-17

    (Originally posted March 2006) I hadn’t looked at 2 Tim 3:16-17 in relation to prophecy in particular, but, thanks to a comment by Neil, over the past couple of days I have thought a little bit about it. And while I still don’t have the answers to all my questions, I cannot see how cessationists…

  • Non-Scripture-Equivalent Prophecy – its value.

    Non-Scripture-Equivalent Prophecy – its value.

    (Originally posted February 2006) I think most cessationists would agree with me that their definition of prophecy is that it is Scripture-equivalent. To break that down further, that means that prophecy is a) as valuable as Scripture, b) as authoritative as Scripture and c) as accurate as Scripture. What’s more, cessationists would argue this has…

  • Non-Scripture-Equivalent Prophecy – How can it not be for today?

    Non-Scripture-Equivalent Prophecy – How can it not be for today?

    (Originally posted February 2006) Not long ago I listened to a tape of a message by D.A. Carson called, “Greater than King David”. The basic message was explaining why Jesus said John the Baptist was the greatest to have been born of a woman and why even the least in the Kingdom of Heaven is…

  • We Need Love

    We Need Love

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