Davey Boyd

1. First I’d like to thank my good friend Armen of ArmenThomassian.com for bringing up the topic and allowing me to respond.
2. I think its always best to define what Dispensationalism is based on what the teachers, theologians and scholars who hold that position say, instead of defining it based on what a covenant theologian says about Dispensationalism.
3. Also, it wouldn’t be accurate to say Dispensationalism or Covenant Theology is a “biblical hermeneutic” or least it shouldn’t be … both approaches are broad frameworks for understanding where certain things fit in over history and in times to come.
4. I’d also like to stress for others watching or reading, that this discussion is not in an area of doctrine in which we both must agree otherwise one of us is damned.  Its safe to say that the discussion in that grey area where the error is not damning – albeit error with serious implications.  For instance, it isn’t a doctrinal issue which you must include in your gospel presentation.

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Many Christians aren’t familiar with what Hermeneutics is. Well, its the art and science of rightly observing, interpreting and applying the Word of God. The whole aim of hermeneutics is to give the reader of the Bible, the history, skills, and tools for arriving at a more certain interpretation of any given passage or verse. Its not an abstract idea, its very biblical – its something the more erudite people from Scripture have long practiced (eg. Daniel & the Apostle Paul) and many down the history of the church have done. Read more »

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.” Col 3:16

Had enough with the same old, same old? Fed up with the usual emotional, its all about me, “i’m so needy”, theological-dogs-breakfast music we hear on many Christian radio stations?  My wife, Lyndell, reckons that once you’ve heard one you’ve heard em all. Well, here to rescue your playlist are a pile of free Christian downloads that are legitimate giveaways by the artists, ministry or church. This should keep you singing for a while: Read more »

I love this hymn, its words and this arrangement. Very very good. It can be a really struggle in some churches – the music that is. What do we sing and in what style do we sing it? To what I know of, of course, its really only a problem that churches in Western countries or Western-looking countries seem to struggle with. However, for the most part (and at times only just) I’m glad to still be sing hymns in a fairly traditional, organ n’ piano style although I do wish we’d give the style a lift. I want to take a moment to think about this.

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