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The Christian Doctrine of the Sabbath
The sabbath is a day of celebrating creation and redemption through rest from our ordinary work and worship of God. Creation and Redemption can respectively be seen in the two versions of the fourth commandment: Exodus 20:11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is,…
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Confessional Hermeneutic – What Man is to Believe about God and his Duty to Him
In my previous post, we saw that Jesus’ own hermeneutic with respect to the Old Testament is that all the law and the prophets hang on the two great commandments. One might wonder whether this treatment of Scripture is unique to TurretinFan, or whether others have had a similar idea. The latter is the case.…
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Christ’s Own Hermeneutic of the Old Testament
A lot of the Old Testament relates to God’s plan of salvation, and so it is understandable that the so-called “Redemptive Historical Hermeneutic” is popular. Moreover, it is true that Christ’s mission included bringing the fullness of revelation that was then inscripturated by the New Testament authors. Thus, the New Testament is a guide to…
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Mahershalalhashbaz and Immanuel
Mahershalalhashbaz has a name that is quite a handful. Recently, my attention was brought to a claim that Mahershalalhashbaz was the one and only fulfillment of the prophecy in Isaiah 7:14, “… a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel … .” The claim that Mahershalalhashbaz is the one…