Wine in communion: questions and responses

Following on from Alistair Roberts case for wine in communion (shared in earlier snippets), Andrew Wilson has posed some questions and received responses. I am still not wholly convinced, but I think the discussion is an interesting one.

What can Christians learn from critical theory?

This is a brilliant book review from John Stevens. He doesn’t endorse Critical Theory, but insists there are things we can learn from it and suggests those who reject CT wholesale protest too much and want to prove more than they perhaps intend.

How much should churches pay their pastor?

This seems reasonable, applicable everywhere, biblical and clear. It also seems that it is likely to kick up far higher numbers than almost any British evangelical church I know is going to pay. Make of that what you will, but I think it is the reality.

The Reformed Doctrine of God

RC Sproul doing what RC Sproul did best. Here he looks at what is and isn’t unique about the reformed doctrine of God and why it matters.

Where Jesus’s Genius Failed

‘Jesus was a genius. Even many people who don’t believe he was the Son of God are happy to admit that. The teachings and interactions recorded in the gospels reveal a figure of exceptional wisdom and intellect. But there seems to be one place where Jesus failed to apply his genius, according to claims sometimes made about him…’

What should we make of Russell Brand’s baptism?

I am minded to agree with Dave in this one.

From the archive: Discerning the idols of your heart necessarily involves more than just what upsets you

‘I don’t think we can draw a straight line from stuff that makes us angry and upset when we don’t have it and our idols (as some want to do). Some things we are rightly angry and upset when we don’t have them. God was angry and upset when his people were unfaithful to him and I don’t think this is evidence that the Lord idolised his people. It is evidence that he loved them.’