Joe Haynes | May 21, 2010
My nephew showed this to me last night and I just had to post it here. It makes me laugh and it nearly makes me cry–all at the same time! It’s so true and that’s so sad. Can you imagine what the apostle Paul would say about this stereotype of Church? I don’t think he [...]
Joe Haynes | May 21, 2010
Okay we’ve come to the last post in my “Statement of Faith” series. This one’s on the “end times”. Around 4 years ago, when I was candidating for the position of pastor at Hague Gospel Church, the then-current chairman’s wife brought up the subject of end-times with us in her living room. Her concern seemed [...]
Joe Haynes | May 20, 2010
When I served, a few years ago, as an associate pastor at a church in northern Alberta, I became friends there with the pastor of the local Baptist church. He was an interesting fellow: gifted in evangelism, able to study the New Testament in Greek, enjoyed hunting—a man’s man and a preacher’s preacher. But he [...]
Joe Haynes | May 19, 2010
Today in this series, we are looking at the doctrine of the Church. Some Christians will find this among the most controversial of these posts. For people who aren’t Christians, doctrines like the Gospel, Creation, the deity of Christ or the authority of Scripture might be most controversial. But it is among those who are [...]
Joe Haynes | May 17, 2010
This sixth part in my “Statement of Faith” series is about the “Gospel”. David H. Bauslin, in The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, wrote a pretty good summary paragraph on the meaning and significance of the word, “Gospel”: The word gospel is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word which meant "the story concerning God." In the New [...]
Joe Haynes | May 14, 2010
Wheaton, IL (May 13, 2010)—Crossway is pleased to announce the new ESV Online. A key part of Crossway’s ESV Digital initiative, the ESV Online is a powerful and convenient tool giving access to the ESV Bible and other resources for understanding and applying God’s Word. (original source) I’ve been using the beta version of the [...]
Joe Haynes | May 14, 2010
This post is all about God’s sovereign will. I include it in my statement of faith because without it one might get the impression that God saw Adam’s Fall and the subsequent sin-ridden history of the human race and, wringing His hands in despair over the rebellion of His creatures, devised a plan to rescue [...]
Joe Haynes | May 13, 2010
Today’s installment in the “My Statement of Faith” series concerns what theologians call, “the Fall”. Some have understood that as a “fall from Grace”. But I’m not quite comfortable with that phrase because of how some people will take that. In fact, the Fall is the occasion for God’s greatest demonstration of His grace: the [...]
Joe Haynes | May 12, 2010
The third part in my statement of faith concerns the topic of Creation. Creation I believe that God created the Universe in six days, according to the plain reading of Scripture; that the things which He created (e.g., cosmology, geology, biology, etc.) testify to the glory of God in Creation and that science, properly understood [...]
Joe Haynes | May 11, 2010
Today I’d like to “re-blog” my sister’s latest blog post. She’s managed to write a novel in which she struggles with some difficult realities, deep theology and biblical doctrine coming out the other side with a renewed faith in the gracious sovereignty of God. I’m impressed. Her website and blog are found at www.ShannonVR.com. This [...]
