Category Archives: Bible

Ten Turning Points: God’s General Revelation

God is a relational God, a Trinity from all eternity, who has put relationships at the center of his creation. He is a God of glory, and a God of truth and of justice, as we have seen earlier in this series. He has never failed to have a revelation of himself in his creation, …

February 13, 2012 – 6:00 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Bible, Origins and Science, Thinking Christianly, Worldviews | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (4)

Blessings Through God’s People

I wrote earlier this week that God’s people had been called to be a blessing to all nations of the earth. What was that blessing to be? The answer to that is clear, though it’s complicated, because it hasn’t been a sudden outpouring right from the start. It’s been gradual. God “knows our frame; he …

February 8, 2012 – 5:45 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Bible, Deep Social Change, Service, Worldviews | Comments (42)

The Progress of God’s People

If there’s one lesson we can learn from church history it’s this: God’s work has survived moral rum-dums and outright idiots down through the ages. It can survive one more: me. We looked last time at failures among the people of God. It is a sorry tale, but it has a flip side: God never …

February 7, 2012 – 6:00 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Bible, Worldviews | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (2)

The Calling of God’s People

This topic, God’s people, definitely belongs in any discussion of major turning points in the history of God’s work in the world, so I cannot leave it out. On the other hand, there is no way to do it justice in the time and space available. Its story ranges over thousands of years and across …

February 6, 2012 – 8:00 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Bible, Worldviews | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments (3)

Our Problem: To Explain the Human Condition

Genesis 3 tells how humans first entered into what I’m calling our problem. Some people find the story there hard to believe on account of the talking serpent and the seemingly magical fruit. We’ll come back to that. For now I want to show what it is in Genesis 3 that makes more sense than …

January 31, 2012 – 5:50 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Bible, The Faith, Worldviews | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (28)

Creation Out of Nothing

God’s work in this world is marked by at least ten crucial turning points, sovereign acts of God that make all the difference for you and for me. The creation of the universe The creation of man and woman in God’s image The Fall God’s calling of a people for himself God’s ongoing self-revelation The …

January 16, 2012 – 3:44 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Bible, Origins and Science, Religions, Worldviews | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (6)

To Live is Christ

Denn Christus ist mein Leben, und Sterben ist mein Gewinn. (Philippians 1:21, in Luther’s poetic prose).

January 3, 2012 – 7:07 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Bible | Tagged | Comments (0)

The Electronic Student: Accordance or Logos?

If the first several posts in this series have you considering the purchase of Bible study software, you’re probably wondering which package to invest in. I’m familiar with only two: Logos and Accordance. I’ve been told that Olive Tree is another good option, but I’m not in a position to comment on it. I’ll speak …

December 13, 2011 – 8:09 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Bible, Thinking Christianly | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

The Electronic Student and Bible Study: Focus

This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series The Electronic Student

Why study the Bible on computer? I’ve written previously about significant negatives associated with electronic study, especially Bible study. I don’t find it especially conducive to prayer and worship; it doesn’t draw me quickly into a sense of fellowship with God. Now I’m about to turn around and explain why that’s not so true after …

December 9, 2011 – 6:00 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Bible, Thinking Christianly | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (5)