A Bit Too Easy

Some proposed solutions to theological problems are a bit too easy. They hold up only so long as you don’t examine them too carefully.

In yesterday’s Anonymous Asks post, I talked about the value of the Law of Moses to Christians. I made the argument that Christian standards come from the apostles and writers of NT scripture, not from the Law of Moses (except, of course, indirectly in many cases). When the Lord Jesus fulfilled the law, he made obsolete the Old Covenant under which Israel had received its law from God.

That fact often confuses Christians. If some parts of the Law of Moses are now obsolete, how can we tell which ones we are no longer to practice and which remain valid?

Lurking Sentimentalists Beware

At the risk of getting clobbered by the chronically sentimental, I’d like to ask a few hard questions about a relatively recent trend within evangelicalism. Baby dedications are now being offered as a service in churches that claim to base their faith and practice solely on the principles and instruction of the New Testament.

You know what I mean: special events at which new parents “present” their baby and some designated individual asks them on behalf of their church (in front of friends, family and brothers and sisters in Christ) if they are willing to raise their child “in the nurture and admonition of the Lord”, or something like it.

I find the logic baffling.