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Jesus’ Offices of Prophet, Priest and King – Triperspectivalism in Scripture

  • July 27th, 2009
  • Posted in Musings

I was listening to a David Fairchild audio on Triperspectivalism when a thought struck me, but let me back up. First, I am strong King, I am very detail-oriented, and just today my employer commented on my need for details, details, details (which I find very humorous because its true). I try to exercise Prophet [ READ MORE ]

What does canonical mean?

What does canonical mean (Wikipedia):  A Biblical canon or canon of scripture is a list or set of Biblical books considered to be authoritative as scripture What does canonical mean (Dictionary.com): the body of ecclesiastical law.  the body of rules, principles, or standards accepted as axiomatic and universally binding in a field of study a [ READ MORE ]

What is Atoning?

atoning (dictionary.com) -  to make amends or reparation, as for an offense or a crime, or for an offender (usually fol. by for): to atone for one’s sins[ READ MORE ]

What is Propitiation?

propitiate (dictionary.com) – to appease Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. Hebrews 2:17 (ESV) The commentary in the ESV Study Bible (Crossway Bibles, © [ READ MORE ]

Christianese Terms

BIBLICAL EXEGESIS – Interpreting the bible’s text find its significance and relevance. Or as John Piper’s DesiringGod.com puts it “discovering the meaning of scriptural texts“. So biblical exegesis and exegetical refer to understanding scripture[ READ MORE ]

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