Todd Pruitt's Posts

Todd Pruitt's Posts

Quotable

Todd Pruitt
Dec 9, 2008
"It must be acknowledged...that in much popular Protestantism synergism (salvation through both grace and free will) is even more evident than in Catholicism, and human reason and experience firgure more prominently than Scripture in determining the norms for faith." - Donald Bloesch from God,...

Quotable

Todd Pruitt
Dec 9, 2008
"Alas, most 'evangelistic' preaching I know about is an effort to drag people even deeper into their subjectivity rather than an attempt to rescue them from it." - William Willimon, United Methodist Bishop

Quotable

Todd Pruitt
Dec 9, 2008
"Christian man was born to be saved. Psychological man is born to be pleased." Philip Rieff from The Triumph of the Therapeutic

When God's Word collides with my preferences

Todd Pruitt
Dec 9, 2008
Check out this post from Pyromaniacs : Nō´-mĭ-kə-fō´-bē-ə Derivation: In the NT, the term νομικός (nomikos) is commonly translated "lawyer." Actually in form it is an adjective meaning "law-related, legal." It is most commonly used as a noun in the Gospels to describe men who are expert in the Law...

Newsweek's Sloppy Theology

Todd Pruitt
Dec 8, 2008
Justin Taylor links to some important responses to Newsweek's latest foray into biblical studies: Here's the tease for Lisa Miller's new Newsweek cover story on The Religious Case for Gay Marriage : "Opponents of gay marriage often cite Scripture. But what the Bible teaches about love argues for...

A Cross-Centered Ministry (2)

Todd Pruitt
Dec 4, 2008
My sermon from Sunday can be downloaded HERE .

Five Book I Wish Every Church Member Would Read

Todd Pruitt
Dec 4, 2008
Knowing God by J.I. Packer The Christian Life by Sinclair Ferguson God's Big Picture by Vaughn Roberts Putting Amazing Back Into Grace by Michael Horton Instruments in The Redeemer's Hands by Paul Tripp

Repackaging Old Liberalism

Todd Pruitt
Dec 3, 2008
Check out this excellent article by Mike Wittmer entitled "Machen or McLaren: A New Kind of Liberalism?" The paper was originally presented to the Evangelical Theological Society.

Dumbing Down Sin

Todd Pruitt
Dec 1, 2008
Spencer Burke, author of the aptly titled "A Heretic's Guide to Eternity" writes in characteristic post-modern fashion: "Although the link between grace and sin has driven Christianity for centuries, it just doesn’t resonate in our culture anymore. It repulses rather than attracts. People are...

Preaching as Ambassadors

Todd Pruitt
Dec 1, 2008
Truth and doctrine, are to be preached always, openly, and firmly, and are never to be dissembled or concealed; for there is no offence in them; they are a staff of uprightness.--And who gave you the power, or committed to you the right, of confining the Christian doctrine to persons, places, times...