The Cup and the Bread

The Cup and the Bread

One of the oddest mentions of the Lord’s Table in the New Testament occurs in 1 Corinthians 10:15–22. It is unusual because it does not occur in a discussion of church ordinances. Rather, Paul is examining the question of whether Christians may eat meat that has...
The Cup and the Bread

My Twenty-Sixth

Tonight, Friday, May 16, 2025, is commencement at Central Baptist Theological Seminary. This will be the second year when we have held our graduation ceremonies on Friday evening rather than Saturday morning. We’ve moved the date because it presents fewer...
The Cup and the Bread

Freedom of the Will?

[This essay was originally published on February 23, 2018.] Imagine a man who has, somewhere deep within his cranium, a pair of dice. Every time he has to make a decision, a spasm in his brain casts these dice. How the dice roll is what determines the choice. In other...
The Cup and the Bread

Spirit, Soul, and Body, Part Six: Origins

The first human being was the direct creation of God (Gen 1:26–28). When making the first man, God shaped him from the dust of the ground and then breathed into him the breath of life (Gen 2:7). At that point, the man became a living soul. The second human being was...