tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246771442024-03-23T18:03:55.219+00:00I to the hills...David Sheddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486453767479128841noreply@blogger.comBlogger254125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post-64441632963619684292011-05-30T17:11:00.002+01:002011-05-30T17:11:48.842+01:00What would Karl Barth say to Rob Bell?Not sure exactly. But we do know what he did write about the question of universalism.
See here.David Sheddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486453767479128841noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post-28381685341901866262011-05-14T21:08:00.000+01:002011-05-14T21:08:53.373+01:00Andrew Fuller on Genesis 2 and the creation of woman"The place assigned to the woman in heathen and Mahomedan countries has been highly degrading; and the place assigned her by modern infidels is not much better. Christianity is the only religion that conforms to the original design, that confines a man to one wife, and that teaches him to treat her with propriety. Go among the enemies of the gospel, and you shall see the woman either reduced to David Sheddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486453767479128841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post-65980693597012940512011-05-06T22:32:00.000+01:002011-05-06T22:32:07.607+01:00Andrew Fuller on Genesis 2 and the Sabbath"It is a Jewish tradition, and seems to have generally prevailed, that, as there is a harmony of times in the works of God, this seventh day of rest is prefigurative of the seven thousandth year of the world being a rest to the church. We know that years were divided into sevens, and seven times sevens. Every seventh year the land was to have its sabbath, and every fiftieth year its jubilee: and David Sheddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486453767479128841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post-82976795769258850212011-05-04T17:50:00.001+01:002011-05-04T18:02:43.498+01:00Great rows and God's hammer"...There is not a situation in Christ's church in the whole wide world that cannot be dealt with by the Word of God. There is nothing else to deal with it. What other authority or means have we for dealing with evils but God's Word? That Word, if we ransack it from cover to cover, has the very word for our situation. I am amazed at the ineptitude not only of individuals, but of whole schools of David Sheddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486453767479128841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post-35894705920275872642011-04-27T11:25:00.000+01:002011-04-27T11:25:05.214+01:00Andrew Fuller on Genesis 1 as Scripture"The account given by Moses relates not to the whole creation, but merely to what it immediately concerns us to know. God made angels; but nothing is said of them. The moon is called one of the greater lights, not as to what it is in itself, but what it is to us. The Scriptures are written, not to gratify curiosity, but to nourish faith. They do not stop to tell you how, nor answer a number of David Sheddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486453767479128841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post-15040280867044999212011-04-19T19:50:00.001+01:002011-04-19T19:57:10.993+01:00Andrew Fuller on Genesis 1 and theism"In this account of the creation nothing is said on the being of God; this great truth is taken for granted. May not this apparent omission be designed to teach us that those who deny the existence of a Deity are rather to be rebuked than reasoned with? All reasoning and instruction must proceed upon some principle or principles, and what can be more proper than this? Those writers who have gone David Sheddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486453767479128841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post-24946844996756806362011-04-15T23:16:00.001+01:002011-04-19T19:57:39.408+01:00Andrew FullerIn the last few months I’ve been introduced to the life and writings of Andrew Fuller. Fuller was an English Baptist preacher teacher writer dude around the late 18th / early 19th century. I keep wondering why I’ve not been introduced to Fuller sooner. Why on earth are Fuller and his writings not better known?
I’d recommend Michael Haykin’s selection from Fuller’s letters to anyone who David Sheddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486453767479128841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post-21547802691898477202011-02-26T12:49:00.005+00:002011-02-26T13:00:25.473+00:00Warn them!"It is too late, when the crisis comes, to begin telling a wife or husband or mother or friend, that your love all along had a secret reservation - "under God" or "so far as a higher Love permits". They ought to have been warned; not, to be sure, explicitly, but by the implication of a thousand talks, by the principle revealed in a hundred decisions upon small matters. Indeed, a real disagreementDavid Sheddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486453767479128841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post-79591579500740367982011-02-01T19:08:00.003+00:002011-02-01T19:15:53.513+00:00Gospel adaptation and presentation"Much of the pleading for adaptation of the gospel to the needs of this generation is suspect. For it is too often a plea for something other than the gospel. Far more important is the reminder that each generation must be adapted to the gospel. It is true, however, that the presentation of the gospel must be pointed to the needs of each generation. So it is with theology. A theology that does David Sheddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486453767479128841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post-69365971636680295562011-01-27T13:42:00.004+00:002011-01-27T13:52:52.927+00:00Counterintuitive Calvin, No 1Commenting on 1Cor.12v3, in his Commentary on 1 Corinthians:"At this point someone asks whether unbelievers have the Spirit of God, when on occasion they sing the praises of Christ in glowing terms. I reply that there is no doubt that they have Him, in so far as that effect is concerned;..."Calvin goes on to state the difference between regeneration and 'the gift of mere factual knowledge'. He David Sheddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486453767479128841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post-70589378469511143802010-12-27T13:49:00.000+00:002010-12-27T13:50:00.181+00:00My Top 5 Tina Turner songsNutbush City LimitsRiver Deep Mountain HighWe Dont Need Another HeroWhat's Love Got To Do With ItThe BestDavid Sheddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486453767479128841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post-82180650057838305082010-12-20T12:12:00.004+00:002010-12-20T12:21:32.155+00:00My Top 5 Christmas songsDriving Home For ChristmasMerry Xmas EverybodyLast ChristmasFairytale of New YorkAngels From The Realms of GlorySpecial mention for O Come, O Come, Immanuel... not a real Christmas song but always a winner at this time of year.David Sheddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486453767479128841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post-11083456442675412822010-12-17T12:49:00.002+00:002010-12-17T12:54:02.457+00:00Things I didn't know: No 21The following connections...Barbara Streisand has been married twice. Her first husband was actor Elliott Gould. Her second husband is actor James Brolin, whom she married on July 1, 1998. While they have no children together, Brolin has two children from his first marriage, including Josh Brolin, another top actor.David Sheddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486453767479128841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post-78449310041223375192010-12-15T10:36:00.002+00:002010-12-15T10:46:51.249+00:00How To Find The Minister In YouThe opening paragraph to my proposed new book.“Life as a Presbyterian pastor can be hard. Pressures come from all sides. There is no end to the responsibility. It can feel like being a manager in any ordinary organization. And you even have to pretend that you actually believe in infant baptism. But deep down inside another you longs to be released. Somewhere your real identity is hidden. You David Sheddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486453767479128841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post-60745208848629668212010-12-13T11:51:00.000+00:002010-12-13T11:52:25.271+00:00My Top 5 Pulp songsLive Bed Show I Spy Something Changed Do You Remember The First Time? BabiesDavid Sheddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486453767479128841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post-7173558535626453812010-12-10T09:25:00.002+00:002010-12-10T09:30:51.675+00:00Things I didn't know: No 20The 1900 Galveston storm is to date the deadliest natural disaster in United States history.David Sheddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486453767479128841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post-45911030880539188952010-12-06T10:28:00.001+00:002010-12-06T10:30:14.142+00:00My Top 5 John Shuttleworth songsI Can’t Go Back To Savoury Now Two Margarines Betty Turpin Incident On The Snake Pass Mutiny Over The BountyDavid Sheddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486453767479128841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post-39796767192376651132010-12-03T11:09:00.003+00:002010-12-03T14:38:59.359+00:00...only at the cross..."The love of God is seen in its fullness only at the cross of Jesus Christ. The intimations of God's love in creation and providence are somewhat ambiguous. There are earthquakes as well as beautiful sunsets, cancer and other forms of sickness as well as health. Only at the cross does God show his love fully and without ambiguity.For that reason it is difficult to find a verse in the New David Sheddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486453767479128841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post-79301581907895239532010-12-02T08:13:00.002+00:002010-12-02T08:17:30.576+00:00Things I didn't know: No 19The Walker Brothers. Not real brothers.David Sheddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486453767479128841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post-34022467433070900092010-11-29T13:37:00.001+00:002010-11-29T13:38:48.303+00:00My Top 5 Joni Mitchell songsBig Yellow TaxiCaliforniaRiverLittle GreenA Case Of YouDavid Sheddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486453767479128841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post-79760646446058624312010-11-25T10:14:00.002+00:002010-11-25T10:18:52.291+00:00Things I didn't know: No 18I knew that a damp squib was not a damp squid.But I didn't know that a squib is an explosive device.David Sheddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486453767479128841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post-48052742412340283942010-11-22T10:01:00.001+00:002010-11-22T10:02:26.459+00:00My Top 5 Status Quo songsRock ‘N’ Roll Down DownMarguerita Time Caroline Pictures of Matchstick MenDavid Sheddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486453767479128841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post-29870642110168957812010-11-21T17:05:00.001+00:002010-11-21T17:08:18.858+00:00WarsPeter Hitchens writes, “Wars – which can only ever be won by ruthless violence – are seldom fought for good reasons, even if such reasons are invented for them afterward. Civilized countries become less civilized when they go to war. And they hardly ever have good outcomes. In fact, I think it safe to say that the two great victorious wars of the twentieth century did more damage to Christianity David Sheddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486453767479128841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post-22513928034242703852010-11-18T11:21:00.003+00:002010-11-18T11:33:40.688+00:00Things I didn't know: No 17I did not know about John Cowperthwaite. He was Financial Secretary of Hong Kong in the 1960s, widely credited with creating the conditions for the subsequent economic success of Hong Kong. They make bronze busts of this guy to sell to rich people in China.This fascinating Channel 4 documentary tells the story.David Sheddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486453767479128841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post-57988652452319738252010-11-15T12:52:00.001+00:002010-11-15T12:53:32.302+00:00My Top 5 Elton John songsBennie And The Jets Goodbye Yellow Brick Road I’m Still Standing Daniel I Guess That’s Why They Call It The BluesDavid Sheddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486453767479128841noreply@blogger.com1