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...
“When we hold fast to the words of Jesus, who is the Truth, we can proclaim that we have already been set free from every ‘spirit of weakness’ that oppresses us.”
“When we hold fast to the words of Jesus, who is the Truth, we can proclaim that we have already been set free from every ‘spirit of weakness’ that oppresses us.” “When Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath, there was a woman who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. When Jesus saw her, He called her forward and said to her, ‘Woman, you are set free from your infirmity.’ Then He put His hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and praised God” (Luke 13:10–13). (1) After reading today’s passage, Luke 13:10–13, I also read it in the original Greek text. In doing so, I became particularly interested in one phrase and two words: (a) The phrase is “γυνὴ πνεῦμα ἔχουσα ἀσθενείας” (gynē pneuma echousa astheneias) (v. 11), which, when translat...