Monthly Archives: February 2012

The Power of God in George Whitefield’s Life – Steve Lawson

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When it comes to determining my all time favorite preacher in church history (outside of the New Testament) I cannot choose between George Whitefield and C. H. Spurgeon. I love both of these men, for very different reasons. Yet there’s no doubt in my mind that Steve Lawson is one of my favorite preachers of today. Here’s Pastor Steve Lawson teaching on the personal life of Whitefield. It is both deeply inspiring as well as immensely challenging. May God, in His mercy, raise up preachers such as Whitefield in our own day.

Archaeology and the Exodus from Egypt

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Some people engage a lifetime of pursuit in a certain field of study. While others may be more than a little bemused by this, I for one am particularly grateful to God for these precious men and women who labor in this way. This is especially the case when what they find strengthens and confirms the Bible’s claim to be a reliable historical record. Dr. James K. Hoffmeier is one such person. He is Professor of Old Testament and Near Eastern Archaeology at Trinity International University, Divinity School. Since 1994 he has directed the North Sinai Archaeological Project.

Oxford University Press published his books Ancient Israel in Sinai: The Evidence for the Authenticity of the Wilderness Tradition (1999), and then Ancient Israel in Sinai: The Evidence for the Authenticity of the Wilderness Tradition (2011). (His latest book, co-edited with Dennis Magary, is entitled Do Historical Matters Matter to Faith? A Critical Appraisal of Modern and Postmodern Approaches to Scripture [Crossway], with contributions from Darrell Bock, Craig Blomberg, Alan Millard, Eckhard Schnabel, Robert Yarbrough, etc.)

Below is his fascinating lecture from the Lanier Theological Library on what recent archaeological and geological work in North Sinai tell us about the exodus from Egypt:

Lecture with Dr. James Hoffmeier from Lanier Theological Library on Vimeo.

HT: JT

Reality Check: America Under the Wrath of God

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Romans 1: 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. 19 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. 20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. 21 For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools, 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.

24 Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, 25 because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.

26 For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; 27 and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.

28 And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done. 29 They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, 30 slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, 31 foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. 32 Though they know God’s righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.

Western culture as a whole, and the United States in particular, has had a tremendous amount of light from God, and experienced many blessings from His hand. Yet, this culture seems intent upon continuing on its path to self-destruction. According to Romans Chapter 1, this itself is God’s judgment and wrath as He gives a society up to live in defiance of Him.

God bless America with repentance.

Dr. James White provides a very sobering commentary on the current situation in America.