Glenn Leatherman

John 8:1-11 Intoduction If you believe in plenary verbal inspiration you must deal the textual criticism of this passage.Is this or is this not part of Scripture? Arguments Against: Present mostly in Medevil manuscript and not in early manuscripts? It is placed in different positions in these manuscripts: after John 7:35, or after 7:44, or aftger 7:52, or after 21:25, or after Luke 21:38 The language is more characteristic of Luke. The fact that he went to Mount of Olives is similar to the passion week recored in the Luke. The Phrase Scripe and Pharisees is foreign to the book

In struggling with the inportance of the doctrine of inerancy as claim to by Scriptures, I don’t think that any ministry can make this doctrine optional. A person with some definite knowledge Scripture’s own claim to inerrancy, cannot explicitly reject this doctrine and still be a Christian because then their faith is not in God but in a their own authority. In other words, it is impossible to profess Christ as Lord and liar at the same time, so that an explicit affirmation of Christ as Lord is also an implicit affirmation of biblical inerrancy, and an explicit denial of

It doens’t work for leaders just to say they can sign every page of the bible, the church must be confessional in its stance requiring its leadership to affirm its confession. Here is an helpful blog on this subject The Use of Confessions see also www.disciplemaking.net

Here is a good post showing why the Biblical doctrine of total depravity is important for spiritual health in one’s life. Why Total Depravity is Important see also www.disciplemaking.net

I received a book mark from desiring God Ministry which I think would encourage us to look at our evangelism. The book mark states: The gospel is not a way to get people to heaven, it is a way to get people to God. The aim of the gospel is the display of God’s glory and the removal of every obstacle to our seeing and savoring it as our highest treasure. the gospel has unleashed a million mercies on the people of Christ, but none of these is good newsin and of itself. They are all good to the degree

Here is many good articles dealing with historical SBC theology and issues: What the Southern Baptist Convention was Founded Upon & SBC Concerns see also www.disciplemaking.net

John 7:32-53 Sermon Outline Fallen Condition Focus:Inability apart from the Spirit to find JesusTheme:Spiritual Convictions are needed to promote Gospel proclamation Transition: Reasons Spiritual convictions are needed Complements I used:Spiritual Convictions cannot be enforsed by others – 32Spiritual Convictions focus on a heavenly Christ – 33-36Spiritual Convictions depends on Spiritual hydrodynamics – 37-39 (Ez. 47:1-9; Neh. 8:5-9:20)Spiritual Convictions acknowlede Jesus as Prophet, priest, and king – 40-42Spiritual Convictions promote witnessing inspite of divisions – 43-46 (Luke 12:51-52)Spiritual Convictions see a harmony between the law and the Gospel – 47-53 Other complements not used:Spiritual worshipers(Conviction) seeks a Christ of glory in

The following link is Piper’s 85 page document on Bethlehem Baptist Church’s proposed changes in baptism and church membership. Is this a biblical stand? How do you protect the elder statement of faith from being influenced in the future? Could padeobaptist grow in number to be able to change the elder statement of faith so as to make the church “non-baptistic?” I would love to know what you think. Baptism and Church MembershipAt Bethlehem Baptist ChurchEight Recommendationsfor Constitutional Revision see also www.disciplemaking.net

Great article on how evangelism and a genuine concern for doctrinal integrity go hand in hand. Historic Southern Baptist Principles see also www.disciplemaking.net

What happens when Christians get unbalanced in their theology? Answer: We make weard statements in trying to uphold our view of God instead of insisting that there is mystery in Scripture. I believe that we must see God’s will in Hurican Katrina as both an act of judgment and an act of grace and mercy and love. We must look at the 100s of years when the gulf cost (my childhood home) has been safe and give God credit for his mercy in sustaining our lives when we do not deserve to live. Our rebellion against God has made us