by Kevin Bauder | Aug 31, 2017 | Bauder's Reading, Theology, What We're Reading, Worship
God truly does delight in worship. If God is more pleased by practices other than worship, then it is very odd that worship saturates biblical descriptions of heaven. These angelic declarations of glory to God remind us that through our own worship, we join with the...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 30, 2017 | Bauder's Reading, What We're Reading, Worship
To clarify one matter initially, when I refer to “worship,” I am referring to a distinct activity. Sometimes people speak of all of life as worship, such that going to work is worship, playing basketball is worship, or practicing the piano is worship. It is indeed...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 28, 2017 | Bauder's Reading, Christology, What We're Reading
The purpose of the temptation was not to see if Christ could sin, but to show that He could not sin. The temptation came at a critical time: the beginning of Christ’s public ministry. The temptation was designed to show the nation what a unique Savior she had: the...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 26, 2017 | Bauder's Reading, The Gospel, What We're Reading
When we speak of “the gospel,” we often think of the basic good news of forgiveness of sins through Jesus Christ. This is not inaccurate, but it is helpful to remember that the gospel message is ultimately about God’s own glory and includes all the benefits of...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 25, 2017 | Bauder's Reading, Theology, What We're Reading
God chooses to glorify himself in and through human beings, first and foremost through his own Son become man, but also through his chosen people called to share his glory in union with Christ. VanDrunen, David. God’s Glory Alone—The Majestic Heart of...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 16, 2017 | Bauder's Reading, Bibliology, What We're Reading
[W]e should not approach the Bible as if it addresses all information in the world. One cannot look up 2 + 2 in the Bible and discover that the answer is 4. The Bible is not an encyclopedia, a dictionary, or a textbook. Nor did God mean for it to be treated in this...
