This question is the title of chapter sixteen in the book Knowing the Times - Addresses Delivered on Various Occasions 1942 - 1977 by D. M. Lloyd-Jones. [Banner of Truth, 1989]. The chapter records a series of three addresses given at the IFES Conference at Schloss Mittersill, Austria, in 1971. There is much in this book, especially in this chapter, with which I am in whole-hearted agreement. I commend it to you for your thoughtful study.
Here are the section headings:
I
THE CONSTANT NECESSITY FOR DEFINITION
RECENT HISTORY AND CHANGES
RE-EXAMINING OUR NAME
THE DANGER OF WRONG DIVISIONS
SUCCUMBING TO THE ECUMENICAL SPIRIT
'THE HOLY SPIRIT, NOT DOCTRINE'
NON-EVANGELICAL OPPOSITION TO ECUMENISM
II
GUIDING PRINCIPLES : (1) THE PRESERVATION OF THE GOSPEL
GUIDING PRINCIPLES : (2) LEARNING FROM HISTORY
GUIDING PRINCIPLES : (3) MAINTAINING NEGATIVES
GUIDING PRINCIPLES : (4) NO SUBTRACTIONS OR ADDITIONS
EVANGELICAL PRIORITIES
WATCHFULNESS
DISTRUST OF REASON
THE PLACE OF REASON
OTHER MARKS OF AN EVANGELICAL
UPPERMOST CONCERNS
III
FOUNDATIONAL AND SECONDARY TRUTHS
JUSTIFYING A VITAL DISTINCTION
THE NECESSITY OF OPPOSITION TO DOCTRINAL INDIFFERENTISM
SCRIPTURE: THE ONLY AND FULL AUTHORITY
CREATION, NOT EVOLUTION
THE FALL AND EVIL
ONE WAY OF SALVATION
THE CHURCH: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
SECONDARY TRUTHS NOT ESSENTIAL TO UNITY
Saturday, September 25, 2004
Longsight Market "Bloggs"
This is a painting that I did at school circa 1963. It was loosely based on recollections of my childhood visits (with my mother) to the market in Longsight, Manchester UK. The painting was displayed briefly at an exhibition of school art in the Whitworth Gallery in Manchester.
You might wonder what this has to do with either Engineering or Theology?
Not much, actually! I'm just exploring the technology of blogging, and there seemed nothing more appropriate to upload than a picture which included the word "Bloggs".
Thursday, September 23, 2004
Why Engineering and Theology?
Simple really. I'm a Chartered Electrical Engineer who is interested in Christian Theology. This blog will cover topics of interest in both areas. Maybe some posts will touch on both at the same time?
I've been working in the semiconductor industry since 1973. My theological position is that of a Reformed Evangelical. I also have my own web-site, which has been on-line since 1997. I live in the United Kingdom.
I've been working in the semiconductor industry since 1973. My theological position is that of a Reformed Evangelical. I also have my own web-site, which has been on-line since 1997. I live in the United Kingdom.
'The Callings' by Paul Helm
Further to the theme of my previous post, the book by Professor Paul Helm has been helpful to many. In The Callings (a Banner of Truth paperback) has some sound advice for Christians. Paul Helm believes that many Christian's lives have been harmed by thinking that the only worthwhile way to live is in some kind of 'Christian' career. In fact God 'calls' the vast majority of Christians to serve him in the occupation that they are in. This book shows that instead of dividing life into 'spiritual' and 'secular' compartments, every moment of it can be lived fully to the glory of God.
Highly recommended!
Highly recommended!
The Calvinistic Concept of Culture
How should a Christian live in a secular world?
That is the subject that was explored at some depth in a book by Henry R. van Til, first published in 1959. In the book The Calvinistic Concept of Culture, he presented the vital issue of the relationship between religion and culture. The author used the term culture to designate "that activity of man, the image-bearer of God, by which he fulfills the creation mandate to cultivate the earth, to have dominion over it, and to subdue it." Culture, therefore, is removed from a totally secular context, and is placed instead in the arena of Christian activity and influence, constructively viewed from a biblical perspective. The book unfolded both the historical development and the [then] contemporary implications of the Calvinistic framework of culture and theology. Though written 45 years ago, the lessons in it are just as relevant today as they were in 1959.
I read this book during the mid 1970s, and looking back over the past 30 years, I suppose it considerably influenced my own thinking about work during the development of my career as an engineer.
Additional information: (added 2005-05-22)
The Calvinistic Concept of Culture is now available as a free download (3.5 MB) in Acrobat .pdf format from the Contra Mundum web-site.
That is the subject that was explored at some depth in a book by Henry R. van Til, first published in 1959. In the book The Calvinistic Concept of Culture, he presented the vital issue of the relationship between religion and culture. The author used the term culture to designate "that activity of man, the image-bearer of God, by which he fulfills the creation mandate to cultivate the earth, to have dominion over it, and to subdue it." Culture, therefore, is removed from a totally secular context, and is placed instead in the arena of Christian activity and influence, constructively viewed from a biblical perspective. The book unfolded both the historical development and the [then] contemporary implications of the Calvinistic framework of culture and theology. Though written 45 years ago, the lessons in it are just as relevant today as they were in 1959.
I read this book during the mid 1970s, and looking back over the past 30 years, I suppose it considerably influenced my own thinking about work during the development of my career as an engineer.
Additional information: (added 2005-05-22)
The Calvinistic Concept of Culture is now available as a free download (3.5 MB) in Acrobat .pdf format from the Contra Mundum web-site.
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