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The Four: A Survey of the Gospels
Defending Constantine: The Twilight of an Empire and the Dawn of Christendom
From Behind the Veil: The Epistles of John
Deep Exegesis:The Mystery of Reading Scripture
1 & 2 Kings
Brazos Theological Commentary
The Promise Of His Appearing: An Exposition Of Second Peter
A Great Mystery: Fourteen Wedding Sermons
Deep Comedy: Trinity, Tragedy, And Hope In Western Literature
Miniatures & Morals: The Christian Novels of Jane Austen
The Priesthood of the Plebs: A Theology of Baptism
A Son To Me: An Exposition of 1 & 2 Samuel
From Silence to Song: The Davidic Liturgical Revolution
Ascent to Love: A Guide to Dante's Divine Comedy
Blessed Are the Hungry: Meditations on the Lord's Supper
A House For My Name: A Survey of the Old Testament
Heroes of the City of Man: A Christian Guide to Select Ancient Literature
Brightest Heaven of Invention: A Christian Guide To Six Shakespeare Plays
Wise Words: Family Stories That Bring the Proverbs to Life
The Kingdom and the Power: Rediscovering the Centrality of the Church
INTRODUCTION
Parenting is future-oriented. You are raising children to be faithful disciples of Jesus in the next generation. We can do that well only when we parent in the Spirit, since the Spirit is the Spirit who makes future.
THE TEXT
“For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven. . . .” (2 Corinthians 5:1-10).
posted by Peter J. Leithart on Monday, May 31, 2010 at 5:18 am
At the end of 2 Corinthians 6, Paul quotes a series of Old Testament texts in support of his exhortation, “Do not be bound together with unbelievers.” God’s temple has no agreement with idols, and the Christian and the church are temples (v. 16). The church fulfills Yahweh’s promise to dwell and walk among His people (v. 16b; quoting Leviticus 26:12 among other passages). Because the Lord dwells in the church, Christians must “come out from their midst and be separate” and avoiding touching anything unclean (v. 17, quoting Isaiah 52:11).
Verse 18 raises several questions.
posted by Peter J. Leithart on Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 8:23 am
2 Corinthians 2:15-16: For we are a fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing; to the one an aroma from death to death, to the other an aroma from life to life. And who is adequate for these things?
The world was created to be a holocaust to its Creator, a living breathing tasty and aromatic sacrifice to the Lord of heaven and earth. On this great offering, the disciples of Jesus are the salt, the seasoning, that makes the sacrifice of the world pleasing in the mouth of God. If we are tasteless – in both senses of that word – we are cast out like the refuse of the sacrifice into the garbage heap.
posted by Peter J. Leithart on Sunday, September 2, 2007 at 8:44 am
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