Links of Interest 4/16/2010

Together for the Gospel 2010 was wonderful.  Last I looked, most of the messages were available for your download.  This year’s theme was “The Unadjusted Gospel;” and it was well worth my time.

 

Tom Ascol writes “Getting the Gospel Right,” using Galatians 1 to remind us of the absolute centrality of not messing with the message.

 

Kevin DeYoung, a Calvinist, answers the question, “Does Calvinism Discourage Evangelism?”  Here is one of his statements:

 

In fact, election helps spur on faithful mission and evangelism.  That’s not to say that Calvinists haven’t misused election in the past to excuse inactivity, but that’s not what election did for Paul.  When Paul was in Corinth and had it up to here with those rascals and was ready to get out of Dodge, do you know what kept him there?  Acts 18:9-11 says, “The Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: ‘Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent.  For I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city.’  So Paul stayed for a year and a half, teaching them the word of God.”  A strong belief in God’s sovereignty is what will keep a missionary on the field when there seems to be no harvest.  As Paul said to Timothy, “I endure everything for the sake of the elect” (2 Tim. 2:10).

 

“How to Order at Starbucks” - This was pretty interesting, oddly.