Tag Archives: Bible

Can Redeemer Presbyterian Church Be Redeemed?

By D. G. Hart | Published: March 18, 2011

The bloggers over at Mere Orthodoxy linked to an article by Tim Keller on the size and culture of congregations which still has me scratching my head. Originally published in 2006 in The Movement, and then again by one of the Vineyard Church’s publications, now it reappears in Redeemer’s City to City on-line magazine. The… Read More→

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The Bible and the Politics of Sex

By D. G. Hart | Published: March 29, 2010

Discussions about the relative value of special (i.e. the Bible) or general revelation (e.g. natural law) for politics and society often bog down on the politics of sex. What about abortion? It is a heinous practice that cannot be outlawed on as flimsy a basis as natural law or private conscience. What about gay marriage?… Read More→

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The Bible against the Gospel?

By D. G. Hart | Published: August 12, 2009

How could that be? Well, one answer is that it happens whenever you read the Bible through the lens of politics, whether conservative, liberal, or the make-believe category of independent. We first noted the appearance of The American Patriots’ Bible here. Now Richard Gamble, the OPC elder who teaches American history at Hillsdale College and… Read More→

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Can an Endorsement from WTS Be Far Away?

By D. G. Hart | Published: June 26, 2009

The reasons for thinking so are more than plausible.   But on the upside, this may pull the plug on using “Redeemer” when naming congregations. Who said Christian America was dead?

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