Thanks to my beloved son Dillon, I was even led to reflect on the theological perspective of Professor John Frame—who, in my view, is a remarkably well-balanced theologian and was my professor at Westminster Theological Seminary—particularly his perspective on areas such as the family, the church, and the workplace. ------------ "Ultimately, Professor John Frame's central conclusion is that the insecurity within the family cannot truly be healed by any worldly psychology or communication technique. It can be healed only by experiencing and resting in the embrace of God who holds us—the existential grace of God." John Frame's Christian Ethics and the Triperspectival Approach Professor John Frame's Christian ethics is characterized by applying his central theological methodology—Triperspectivalism—to the field of ethics. He teaches that ethical decision-making should never be based on a single criterion alone. Rather, Christians must consider three biblical perspec...
'You are our glory and joy' [1 Thessalonians 2:13-20] What should we do if we love someone? If we love someone, don’t you think we are going to think about him/her? Not only that, we will concern about him/her and will try to figure out his/her mind. And we will pray to God, remembering our beloved one. And we will sincerely confess that we love him/her. Apostle Paul confessed his love to the Thessalonian church saints: “… you had become very dear to us” (1 Thess. 2:8). Based on this word and 1 Thessalonians 2:7-12, we already meditated about how Paul loved them. He loved them five ways: (1) Paul was gentle among them like a nursing mother tenderly cares for her own children (v. 7). (2) Paul was delighted to share with them not only the gospel of God but his life as well (v. 8). (3) Paul worked night and day in order not to be burden to them while he preached the gospel of God to them (v. 9). (4) Paul lived holy, righ...