Category Archives: Understanding the Bible

The day of the LORD pre-echoed

Posted on August 7, 2009 by PaulVK

The Day of the LORD pre-echoed You find “the day of the LORD” often in the Old Testament books and then of course again in the New Testament. A good question to ask about “the day of the LORD” or … Continue reading →

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Ephesians on Men, Women, Children and Slaves

Posted on July 15, 2009 by PaulVK

This is just a list of links to material I’ve done in the past on the subject to help a twitter friend working on a sermon. This is from my Adult Sunday School classes I did in 2008 while I … Continue reading →

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Notes from Tim Keller's "The Gospel and Your Wealth"

Posted on July 9, 2009 by PaulVK

The Gospel and Your Wealth: Redeemer Pres. NYC Vision Series 2005 by Tim Keller on Malachi 3:8-10, 4:1-2 notes by Paul Vander Klay When first got to NYC everyone wanted to hear sermons on sex. No one ever asked for … Continue reading →

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Newbigin and Bailey on Jesus, Justice and Reconciliation

Posted on July 8, 2009 by PaulVK

In his book Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes Kenneth Bailey works through the parable of the barn builder (Luke 12). He notes that right from the beginning Jesus balks at the appeal for justice made by the younger brother against … Continue reading →

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The End of Wrath

Posted on July 8, 2009 by PaulVK

PDF Version of this post I spent a lot of my day yesterday trying to understand what the Bible talks about when it talks about God’s wrath. Most of the “spiritual” people I meet tend to say almost nothing about … Continue reading →

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Praying the Psalms: Psalm 55

Posted on June 28, 2009 by PaulVK

This year at the Sierra Leadership Network we’ve done a lot with the Psalms. I’ve found this to be a helpful thing. One speaker, Tim Brown, the president of Western Seminary in Holland MI noted that our imaginations are too … Continue reading →

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What kind of seekers does Jesus receive?

Posted on June 19, 2009 by PaulVK

I’m working on Luke 11:29-32. It is interesting that Luke connects this to “when the crowds were increasing, he began to say” whereas Matthew does not. The passage is clearly connected to the one that precedes it on the accusation … Continue reading →

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Would bringing back the vengeful help us to love our neighbors better?

Posted on June 15, 2009 by PaulVK

“Vengeance is mine, I will repay” Romans 12:9 The Bible talks a lot about God taking vengeance. This kind of speech bothers a lot of people. They imagine that their preferred god would simply and immediately look past all offenses … Continue reading →

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Outline of Keller's Sermon on Cultural Renewal

Posted on June 4, 2009 by PaulVK

This sermon was given in October of 2005 as part of Redeemer’s Vision series. The recordings were free on the web for a long time but now only some of them are available free. The remainder can be purchased at … Continue reading →

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God's Zeal for his Honor

Posted on June 2, 2009 by PaulVK

In the NT Wright / John Piper dustup there is a lot of debate over God’s jealously over his honor. It seems clear that Wright is correct in not allowing Piper’s re-defining “righteousness” as God’s zeal for his glory. Wright’s … Continue reading →

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