tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558461285642691762.comments2023-10-02T03:39:59.884-05:00 Jeff MeyersJeff Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16934932107746619375noreply@blogger.comBlogger1975125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558461285642691762.post-26880884062643835112014-03-14T07:40:02.098-05:002014-03-14T07:40:02.098-05:00That's a good question. Send me your email an...That's a good question. Send me your email and I'll see what I can do. Which ones are you interested in? Send to jeffmeyers [a] me.comJeff Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16934932107746619375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558461285642691762.post-71998365224632066282014-03-13T23:46:47.649-05:002014-03-13T23:46:47.649-05:00Are these available anywhere now?Are these available anywhere now?Dr. J. Brandon Meekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03068459693273022906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558461285642691762.post-11457623823863198702014-03-13T23:45:51.777-05:002014-03-13T23:45:51.777-05:00Jeff, are these talks available anywhere now? I w...Jeff, are these talks available anywhere now? I would really like to hear them. thanksDr. J. Brandon Meekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03068459693273022906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558461285642691762.post-14858402290273427382013-02-23T08:41:58.063-06:002013-02-23T08:41:58.063-06:00Probably is too harsh. The tone of the article re...Probably is too harsh. The tone of the article reflects the anger I feel when I watch stuff like this. It seems like lately my wife and I have seen effeminate Christian ministers interviewed more and more on TV. Its hard to put your finger on how exactly they are "effeminate." But there's something about this affected, pious way of talking that irks me. Trying too hard to look caring and sensitive. My wife just moans and says, "Turn the TV off." Paul tells us to "act like men, be strong" (1 Cor. 16:13). When ministers adopt this simpering, mealy-mouthed persona, I want to scream. Just being honest.Jeff Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16934932107746619375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558461285642691762.post-78526969785742929722013-02-22T13:55:55.167-06:002013-02-22T13:55:55.167-06:00I appreciate your writing and teaching and agree w...I appreciate your writing and teaching and agree with you on this topic. But I sensed your post as being unduly harsh. Perhaps I misread the tone. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558461285642691762.post-74912429000946509432013-02-22T11:48:22.007-06:002013-02-22T11:48:22.007-06:00If you haven't already done so, you should def...If you haven't already done so, you should definitely read James B. Jordan's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/157910259X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=157910259X&linkCode=as2&tag=jefmey-20" rel="nofollow">Through New Eyes</a>. There's nothing as good as that. It will give you a great biblical theology of the OT as well as focus in on worship in the tabernacle and temple. Peter Leithart deals with the transition from the tabernacle to the temple in his little book Name From <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/159128001X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=159128001X&linkCode=as2&tag=jefmey-20" rel="nofollow">Silence to Song</a>. Start there. If you've already read those, then get a hold of Jordan's audio tapes on Leviticus. I think you can find them at Wordmp3.com. Hope that helps!Jeff Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16934932107746619375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558461285642691762.post-71670957522764679232013-02-22T08:48:25.189-06:002013-02-22T08:48:25.189-06:00My apologies since this is quite a bit off topic, ...My apologies since this is quite a bit off topic, but after reading your bibliographic essay in The Lord's Service, I was wondering if you have found any histories of biblical worship that cover from tabernacle to early church that you would recommend. If so, I would greatly appreciate the info. Thanks and cheers!The Plaid Foghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828909060069635892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558461285642691762.post-53649729270399200682013-02-21T07:41:11.287-06:002013-02-21T07:41:11.287-06:00In a paedocommunion-practising church, the Confirm...In a paedocommunion-practising church, the Confirmation/Profession of Faith could still be this milestone into the full rights of church membership.Eduardo H. Chagashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15567004770434300306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558461285642691762.post-20653987825852457792013-02-16T15:13:51.986-06:002013-02-16T15:13:51.986-06:00Hello Pastor Meyers,
I've heard about the com...Hello Pastor Meyers,<br /><br />I've heard about the communion for all but voting only for some line of thinking before (probably it was something by Jordan?) Anyway could you please say more on this issue. Are the more Scriptures that would back the case for voting in addition to Numbers 1:3? Many thanks for your time.<br /><br />Blessings,<br /><br />Kip' Chelashaw<br />Staffordshire, UKRev'd Reflections, a curate considers...https://www.blogger.com/profile/08318719669446039048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558461285642691762.post-59994493638979476892013-02-14T12:03:58.079-06:002013-02-14T12:03:58.079-06:00This is silly. This kind of argument assumes that...This is silly. This kind of argument assumes that the meaning of a word can be defined by analyzing its etymology. This is almost too easy to refute. Does "Thursday" mean Thor's day? Is Wednesday really, truly, actually Woden's Day because that's what the words mean?<br /><br />This kind of analysis is erroneous. The meaning of a word is found in its usage. Let me illustrate this with the word "Chapel." What does this word really mean? And why do Evangelical Christians continue to use it? Christian day schools even have "chapels." That's outrageous! Scandalous! Wicked! Don't they know the original meaning of the word "chapel"? It comes from the Latin word <i>capella</i>, and refers to a "cape." And, oh, what a cape it was.<br /><br />According to legend, St. Martin of Tours once saw a cold beggar shivering at the city gate. Wanting to help the man, Martin ripped his military cloak (<i>cappa</i>) in two, giving one half to the beggar and draping the other half around his shoulders, making it into a capella or a cape. (The letter "c" in this Latin word should be spoken as "ch," according to its usage in ecclesiastical Latin).<br /><br />St. Martin's cape was then preserved by the medieval church as a relic. French kings would take this cape with them in their military campaigns to insure their success. They transported it in a small, portable tent-like structure that they called a capella, because it housed the cape of St. Martin of Tours. And so, in time, the word capella or chapel came to describe a small building housing a relic or used for religious worship.<br /><br />So, therefore, chapels are obviously Roman Catholic in origin. People venerate relics in chapels. Protestants that have chapel services must be secretly venerating some relic. We must write letters to our Christian schools, seminaries, and churches that use the name "chapel" in order to warn them of their idolatry. Maybe some of these places are surreptitiously hiding sacred capes as relics.<br /><br />What's the point? One cannot simply ignore how these words are used today and then point to some primitive meaning to accuse people of being pagan and idolatrous. This is not the meaning of the word "chapel" today. To determine the meaning of the word today, one examines the way the word is used—what happens in chapels—and not the origin of the word. <br /><br />The same is true for the word "Easter." The genesis of the word itself tells us little or nothing about the meaning of the word today. To know what Easter means to Christians we have to ask what they do and say on this day. The answer is not that they "worship Ishtar or Astarte." Rather, Easter means reading Scripture, praying, singing, feasting, and fellowship—all of which is tied together by a focus on the resurrected, risen Lord Jesus.Jeff Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16934932107746619375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558461285642691762.post-91415818907787852802013-02-14T11:36:35.901-06:002013-02-14T11:36:35.901-06:00Q. 27 is rather misleading.
The word Easter origi...Q. 27 is rather misleading.<br /><br />The word Easter originated from Ishtar or Astarte which are names of pagan deities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558461285642691762.post-24962823842872957432013-02-14T06:11:54.479-06:002013-02-14T06:11:54.479-06:00That's part of it, Bread Maker, but "comi...That's part of it, Bread Maker, but "coming as Judge" isn't inclusive enough. And I'm against boiling every season of church year down to "penitence." Repentance is always appropriate, but not the major theme in Advent.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964285294133907863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558461285642691762.post-63699648935672590122013-02-05T13:44:38.138-06:002013-02-05T13:44:38.138-06:00I can't help but wonder whether it will matter...I can't help but wonder whether it will matter. Our boys were not safe when they weren't allowed...is it possible that openly homosexual men will be less predatory and have fewer opportunities BECAUSE it is known? <br /><br />NOT saying I'm OK with the decision. It indicates an unsurprising moral decline, but I'm not convinced it actually makes the boys MORE vulnerable. I didn't want my boys participating for the same reason you didn't want yours there. Homosexuals were not allowed, but they WERE there and active.<br /> Lori Waggonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11640024291667610548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558461285642691762.post-48592397785655202472013-02-01T16:05:58.338-06:002013-02-01T16:05:58.338-06:00Jeff,
Thank you for writing on this topic.
We as...Jeff,<br /><br />Thank you for writing on this topic.<br /><br />We as a Session have tried to avoid the intimidation factor in interviewing our children. Because our church is modest in size, all of the Elders are able to regularly talk with our young children and we try to have a clear sense that they are professing Christ as their Savior before we "formally" interview them.<br /><br />The reason for this is simple: If we don't find evidence of a credible profession of faith when we interview a child - that child will almost inevitably think that he or she somehow failed a test. No matter how much Elders try to explain that this is not the case that is simply the way most children will perceive it.<br /><br />It can take quite a bit of work to ensure that pastors aren't telling children that they aren't believers.<br /><br />Best wishes,<br /><br />David<br /><br />DavidABoothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00707977173205333645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558461285642691762.post-800105086997675602013-01-30T08:32:09.109-06:002013-01-30T08:32:09.109-06:00I agree with this, JWC. I also do interviews with...I agree with this, JWC. I also do interviews with parents for a local Christian school. Some schools interview prospective children as well. And we also interview candidates for the offices of elder and deacon in the local church, as well as candidates for ordination in presbytery. So there's all sorts of situations where we do interviews. I'm not so much defending every type of interview. Rather, I'm saying if we are going to do interviews, then let's think about their limitations and dangers.Jeff Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16934932107746619375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558461285642691762.post-2292216836133176182013-01-27T17:59:11.195-06:002013-01-27T17:59:11.195-06:00These are probably some of my favorite things a hu...These are probably some of my favorite things a human being has said outside of Scripture itself. Thanks for sharing these. <br /><br />stuffisaboutjesus.blogspot.comJesse Califfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15689067798290662290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558461285642691762.post-88964850195784653442013-01-21T11:06:16.553-06:002013-01-21T11:06:16.553-06:00Thank you so much - I forgot that I'd asked he...Thank you so much - I forgot that I'd asked here!<br />jonbarlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17616527071572227912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558461285642691762.post-8790326209189312092013-01-19T11:38:27.317-06:002013-01-19T11:38:27.317-06:00Jeff, one question that has occurred to me: If we ...Jeff, one question that has occurred to me: If we were to consistently apply our principles, when would we ever have to conduct such an interview?<br /><br />It seems to me that a baptized person <i>ought</i> (apart from the strictures of the BCO...) to be eligible for the table. So, we would never have to interview our children for admission to the table.<br /><br />Furthermore, when we receive new members, we should receive them on the basis of 1) their baptisms, and 2) their transfer from good standing in another Christian church.<br /><br />I guess the one time we would still find ourselves doing this is upon "interviewing" an adult convert for baptism?<br /><br />Just thinking out loud...JWChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03883710881249445441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558461285642691762.post-42670808870308649192013-01-19T11:29:41.300-06:002013-01-19T11:29:41.300-06:00Always gratifying to find that you agree with your...Always gratifying to find that you agree with yourself. ;-)JWChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03883710881249445441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558461285642691762.post-39781586506388918212013-01-13T09:09:41.199-06:002013-01-13T09:09:41.199-06:00Thanks for the "fact check," Jon. The r...Thanks for the "fact check," Jon. The reference is supposed to be 4.8.7 It's the last sentence of that paragraph.Jeff Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16934932107746619375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558461285642691762.post-76045509274330875192013-01-13T08:40:01.618-06:002013-01-13T08:40:01.618-06:00Which edition of the institutes has this in 4.8.8?...Which edition of the institutes has this in 4.8.8? I find something similar in 4.18.8 in 1536 edition and something a lot less similar in 1559, but I don't have beveridge to compare with the John Knox press version.jonbarlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17616527071572227912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558461285642691762.post-16424651718894455372012-12-21T11:09:21.489-06:002012-12-21T11:09:21.489-06:00Surely.Surely.Jeff Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16934932107746619375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558461285642691762.post-2786458002823697302012-12-12T11:59:28.014-06:002012-12-12T11:59:28.014-06:00I've read most of Fearless. It was okay. More ...I've read most of Fearless. It was okay. More the story of the family life and struggles of Brown that an account of Seal missions. Jeff Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16934932107746619375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558461285642691762.post-56113613484985413532012-12-12T11:00:21.262-06:002012-12-12T11:00:21.262-06:00Would the Son have become a man even w/o the Fall?...Would the Son have become a man even w/o the Fall? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558461285642691762.post-50879750171530615232012-12-12T10:59:53.522-06:002012-12-12T10:59:53.522-06:00Would Jesus have become a man even w/o the Fall?Would Jesus have become a man even w/o the Fall?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com