Man and Woman's Heavenly Roles

In the latest issue of The Journal for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, there was an article written byTennessee pastor Mark David Walton entitled, Relationships and Roles in the New Creation. Throughout the work, Walton discusses what man (and woman's) roles and relationships will be like in Heaven. He quotes C.S. Lewis a good bit. Quoting from an old article of Christianity Today, Lewis stated:

The New Testament "tells us that ... (every) one is to work with his own hands, and what is more, everyone's work is to produce something good...there is to be no 'swank' or 'side', no putting on airs...On the other hand, it is always insisting on obedience - obedience (and outward marks of respect) from all of us to properly appointed magistrates, from children to parents, and (I am afraid this is going to be very unpopular) from wives to husbands. Thirdly, it is going to be a cheerful society..."

Lewis suggests that in the new creation, redeemed life will be reverted back to God's original plan, where man will still be the spiritual leader of woman. Has anyone ever heard this argument? Frankly, I've never even thought about it.

A Good Reminder

After spending some time this morning surfing the web, I ran across an excellent article. Stuart McAllister has written a particularly convicting (as a Southern Baptist) article about the state of the church. The majority of the article is a critique of novelty versus tradition. Here are some of the best parts of the article:

"What disturbs me personally—and many people whom I have talked to across the country and internationally—is the growing trend to ignore Christian history, to devalue Scripture, to reframe worship, and to lessen the role of discipleship, holiness, theology, and content. What matters is whether God is “experienced” (something I also seek), whether worship is compelling (a commendable value), and whether people actually come (a valid desire). However, this tendency and practice of avoiding the past is distracting, and I believe, wrong."

This is his comment on a "new" way to learn about the Scripture:

"I was reminded of this by my wife who sat in on a discussion about learning Scripture. One individual concerned with the other adult’s lack of biblical knowledge suggested this be might remedied by watching the Veggie Tales! (Might it also have been possible to suggest reading the biblical book itself?) "

If you are interested in "the rest of the story," then click the link below.

Novelty and the Church

The reason I found this article to be as convicting as it is stems from the decision handed down recently by the Presbyterian Church of the United States of America (PCUSA) to rename God. This group took it upon themselves to create all "new" names for God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. One of the more interesting ones was "Rainbow, Ark, and Dove." To read more, check this link. Find the blog entry entitled, "God talk is not a game."

The Fallacy of Absolute Certainity

Here is a superb article by Alister McGrath. It deals with the fallacy of absolute certainity with regard to any worldview. In it, he discusses the issue of faith as a necessity of all worldviews, including atheism. He also deals with arguments against the existence of God from both a philosophical and scientific perspective. The article is long BUT worth the time and effort. Let me know what you think after reading it.

Doubt and the Vain Search for Certainity

Have You Ever...

Have you ever wondered what your name would be if you were a hobbit? Well, now you can know. Here it is, everyone's name in Hobbitish (?):

Drew Jones - Bodo Boffins of Whitfurrows

Charlie Wallace - Grigory Brockhouse of Loamsdown

Ross Parker - Fard Danderfluff

Ben Hames - Todo Grubb of Little Delving

Michael Estes - Berilac Loamsdown

Welcome to the Shire!!!

If you are interested in finding out your elvish or pirate names, go here and here.