How Should Christians Apply the Law? Part 4

Post Author: Bill Pratt  In part 3, we applied the first three steps of principlism to Lev. 5:2 in order to see how Christians should interpret and apply that passage. In this post, we will complete J. Daniel Hays’ analysis of Lev. 5:2. Step 4: How does the New Testament teaching modify or qualify this, principle? According … Continue reading How Should Christians Apply the Law? Part 4

How Should Christians Apply the Law? Part 3

Post Author: Bill Pratt  In parts 1 and 2, we looked at a method of interpreting and applying the Law (first five books of the Bible) to Christians living today. Theologian J. Daniel Hays calls the method principlism and refers to five steps in the process. In this post, Hays will take us through an example of … Continue reading How Should Christians Apply the Law? Part 3

How Should Christians Apply the Law? Part 2

Post Author: Bill Pratt  In part 1, we looked at a method of interpreting and applying the Law (first five books of the Bible) to Christians living today. Theologian J. Daniel Hays calls the method principlism and refers to five steps in the process. We covered the first three in part 1, so we now … Continue reading How Should Christians Apply the Law? Part 2

How Should Christians Apply the Law? Part 1

Post Author: Bill Pratt  I pointed out recently that the divine commands given by God to the nation of Israel in the first five books of the Bible (the Law) were not directed at Christians. The law was written for us, but not to us. Christians are not under the Law. But this doesn’t mean … Continue reading How Should Christians Apply the Law? Part 1

#10 Post of 2015 – Gay Marriage Is Forcing Us to Get Straight on the Old Testament

Post Author: Bill Pratt  Recently I wrote a blog post on why Christians don’t stone people to death. I then wrote a 4-part series on how Christians should apply the Torah (first five books of the Old Testament). What do these posts have to do with gay marriage? In a nutshell, Christians are quoting from … Continue reading #10 Post of 2015 – Gay Marriage Is Forcing Us to Get Straight on the Old Testament