{"id":5180,"date":"2012-05-18T01:00:53","date_gmt":"2012-05-18T08:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/?p=5180"},"modified":"2013-03-21T19:19:15","modified_gmt":"2013-03-22T02:19:15","slug":"weekly-links-5182012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/2012\/05\/18\/weekly-links-5182012\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Links (5\/18\/2012)"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>The gospel starts with a promise: a relationship in the Spirit. It is pictured as a meal and a washing: the Lord\u2019s Table and baptism. It is rooted in a unique action supplying a unique need: the cross. It is inaugurated as a gift that is the sign of the arrival of the new era: Pentecost. It is affirmed in divine action and Scripture: God working uniquely and inseparably through Jesus. It is embraced in a turn that ends in faith: invoking the name of Jesus. It involves a different kind of power and is designed to be a way of life: Reconciliation and the power of God unto salvation. (Darrel Bock,\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Recovering-Real-Lost-Gospel-Reclaiming\/dp\/0805464654\/\">Recovering the Real Lost Gospel<\/a><\/em>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>by Richard Shin<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And here we are with another set of weekly links. Hope you enjoy these expressions of God&#8217;s grace!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Justin Taylor introduces the Report of the Creation Study Committee, published by the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). It shares the different ways members of the PCA interpret Genesis 1-3. He gives a preview in his blog <a href=\"http:\/\/thegospelcoalition.org\/blogs\/justintaylor\/2012\/05\/09\/is-genesis-1-3-literal-historical-poetical\/\">post<\/a>, but you can read the full document <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcahistory.org\/creation\/report.html\" class=\"broken_link\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;ve been following the Weekly Links for a few months, you know that I <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/?p=4516\">shared<\/a> about the passing of Denise, R.C. Sproul Jr.&#8217;s late wife. R.C. shares with us the sermon <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ligonier.org\/blog\/sermon-i-would-have-preached-my-wifes-memorial-service\/\" class=\"broken_link\">he almost preached<\/a> at his wife&#8217;s memorial service.<\/li>\n<li>For several weeks, Mike Riccardi has been sharing a series of posts on <em>Learning to Suffer Well<\/em>. I was going to wait for the series to come to a close before sharing it, but I didn&#8217;t want to rob you of the joy. You can find them <a href=\"http:\/\/thecripplegate.com\/learning-to-suffer-well-weeping-with-those-who-weep\/\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/thecripplegate.com\/learning-to-suffer-well-acknowledging-sins-role-in-suffering\/\">here<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/thecripplegate.com\/learning-to-suffer-well-trusting-gods-absolute-sovereignty\/\">here<\/a>, in chronological order of posting.<\/li>\n<li>Paul Tautges shares a convicting post on laziness. Many, if not all, struggle with this sin. I hope this <a href=\"http:\/\/counselingoneanother.com\/2012\/05\/11\/the-sluggards-squeaky-bed\/\">encouraging post<\/a> enables you to act otherwise.<\/li>\n<li>Jonathan Leeman from 9Marks shares the idea behind <a href=\"http:\/\/www.9marks.org\/blog\/must-baptism-precede-membership-course\" class=\"broken_link\">baptism&#8217;s being a requirement for church membership<\/a>. That&#8217;s precisely what we teach <a href=\"http:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/\">here<\/a> at Lighthouse Bible Church.<\/li>\n<li>Nathan Bingham shares an excerpt from Steven Lawson&#8217;s <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Gospel-Focus-Charles-Spurgeon\/dp\/156769280X\/\">The Gospel Focus of Charles Spurgeon<\/a><\/em>\u00a0on how <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ligonier.org\/blog\/biblical-calvinism-should-evoke-passion-lost-souls\/\">Calvinism ought to evoke a passion for evangelism<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Ray Ortlund has a monster post on why <a href=\"http:\/\/thegospelcoalition.org\/blogs\/rayortlund\/2012\/05\/17\/right-now-counts-forever\/\">right now counts forever<\/a>. Indeed, it does.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Have a great weekend everyone.<\/p>\n<p><em>Coram Deo<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The gospel starts with a promise: a relationship in the Spirit. It is pictured as a meal and a washing: the Lord\u2019s Table and baptism. 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