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Authority vs. Authorship

By Aaron Lord

Posted on March 22, 2012

As part of the current discussion on the origins of the Fundamentalism/Modernism controversy, I present the following paragraph from Charles Augustus Briggs’s address at Union Theological Seminary in 1891, The Authority of Holy Scripture. The third barrier is the authenticity of the Scriptures. The only authenticity we are concerned about... [Read More]

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Briggs on the relationship between the gospel and our obedience to Jesus’ commands

By Aaron Lord

Posted on March 21, 2012

Christianity is inconsistent with the present social condition of New York, and the other great cities of the world. We have no right to the name of Christians; we bring reproach on the name of Jesus Christ; we dishonor the God of the Bible, and are stumbling-blocks in the way... [Read More]

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Verbal Inerrancy, Word for Word, or, How Conservative is Fundamentalism, Really?

By Aaron Lord

Posted on March 21, 2012

“[The] antidote to modernism is not Fundamentalism, but Calvinism.” (R. Scott Clark, Recovering the Reformed Confession, p. 47) [Read More]

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Calvary Chapel and Fundamentalism

By Aaron Lord

Posted on March 20, 2012

The word Fundamentalism was once a proper noun referring to the conservative religious movement that pushed back against old-school Protestant liberalism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The label has come to be applied much more broadly, even in use now to describe ultra-conservative factions in various religions,... [Read More]

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Harold Camping’s got nothing on Chuck Smith

By Aaron Lord

Posted on March 19, 2012

Harold Camping's got nothing on Chuck SmithDisturbing citations from Calvary Chapel's pontiff regarding the end times and "making plans" for the future. [Read More]

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I have become a theistic evolutionist

By Aaron Lord

Posted on March 19, 2012

A few years ago, while evaluating what position I was going to take during a congregational vote regarding the adoption of a certain confession, I started researching various theological interpretations of Genesis 1-3. I came across the framework theory, best formulated by Lee Irons and Meredith Kline. The framework view... [Read More]

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Snow day at the Lords’ residence

By Aaron Lord

Posted on March 18, 2012

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Charles A. Briggs on Bibliolatry

By Aaron Lord

Posted on March 17, 2012

The first barrier that obstructs the way to the Bible is superstition. We are accustomed to attach superstition to the Roman Catholic Mariolatry, Hagiolatry, and the use of images and pictures and other external things in worship. But superstition is no less superstition if it take the form of Bibliolatry…... [Read More]

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Greengrass, Vol. 5: St. Paddy’s Edition

By Aaron Lord

Posted on March 14, 2012

I've gone all-celtic for this special St. Patrick's Day edition, which includes a lot of punk rock to boost your energy for those all-day & all-night college-town parties. We'll start off with "Shipping Up to Boston" by Boston's own Dropkick Murphys. This tune was a big hit for them, and... [Read More]

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Here’s a tip for users of iTunes and Spotify: Use Last.fm too!

By Aaron Lord

Posted on March 13, 2012

Last week’s iOS 5.1 and iTunes 10.6 updates seem to have fixed most of the issues in iTunes Match. My previous argument about Apple shooting themselves in the foot still stands, historically, as they’ve likely missed out on income opportunities due to the long delay, but I think the service... [Read More]

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