by  | Aug 1, 2012 | Bible, History, Theology
As I mentioned earlier, D. A. Carson’s For the Love of God has probably been the most influential Bible study tool of my life. Very often I realize that a theological idea that has become very important in my thinking probably originated when I originally read...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by  | Jul 20, 2012 | Bible, Books
In my own life, I do not think that I have come across a more valuable tool than D. A. Carson’s two volume Bible Study Tool For the Love of God (see Vol. I and Vol. II). If you click the “For the Love of God” tag, you will find many posts over the...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by  | Oct 12, 2010 | Bible, Books, Theology
At the end of the book of Ezekiel, the prophet sees a vision of a new temple, a new priesthood, and a rejuvenated sacrificial system.  The details are uncomfortably specific for Christians who might expect a prophecy to point a little more directly to Christ’s...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by  | Jul 18, 2008 | Books, Church, Culture, Theology
D. A. Carson writes in his For the Love of God, Vol. 2 for the meditation on Jeremiah 14: Because our own culture tries so hard to detach from God what happens in the “natural” world, reserving for him only private or distantly “spiritual”...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by  | Oct 10, 2007 | Bible, Church, Preaching, Theology, Worship
D.A. Carson, in his For the Love of God, Vol. 2, writes: We must always remember that: The Gospel is not admired in Scripture primarily because of the social transformation it effects, but because it reconciles men and women to a holy God. Its purpose is not that we...