Robert L. Plummer's Blog, page 41

Gandalf, The Great Commission, and Greek Grammar, by Dr. Benjamin Merkle

This Saturday, we are sharing the recording of a lecture by Dr. Benjamin Merkle.

 

Matthew 10:1

Matthew 10:1

 

 

What would Elisabeth Elliot say about Valentine’s Day?

Romantic love is a wonderful thing, but unless marriage is founded upon a covenant of love—a love of commitment regardless of emotions—romantic love has no safe place to flourish.

Elisabeth Elliot (1926-2015) spoke wisely and practically about such covenant love in this selection from an unpublished manuscript:

A honeymooning couple may be so dazzled with love that they fail to notice peculiarities which will soon surprise them. The return from the honeymoon begins the knotty matters of the four B’s: bedroom, bathroom, breakfast and budget. They may be in for a painful jolt when they find that patience must do its perfect work. He wants the windows open at night, she wants them closed. He fires his towel over the rack from the other side of the bathroom. She wants towels neatly folded to show the monograms. He shoulders his way to the mirror to shave, can’t fathom how she can take such ages with her hair. Alas. What revelations begin to surface! He’s used to stretching his frame diagonally across the bed, which consigns her to a triangle. But, bless his heart, the next morning he helps her make the bed—his mother told him it’s easy with two. Suppose he showers and she bathes—will there be enough hot water for both? Somebody must make the coffee. Will he/she make it “right”? He expects country ham, two eggs, grits and hot biscuits, while she somehow manages on a piece of dry toast. Then, within a short time, one of them discovers that the other has no idea whatsoever about the use of money—a major setback…

A bridegroom chooses to marry a woman because he loves her. Now he must choose to love her because he married her. He ought to cherish this responsibility and thank God daily for His gift.*

*Quoted from Held in Honor: Wisdom for Your Marriage from Voices of the Past (Christian Focus, 2015), by Robert L. Plummer and Matthew D. Haste. Elisabeth Elliot’s quote included by permission.

Interview with Janet Parshall

On Monday, December 21, at 6:30am (EST), Janet Parshall of Moody Radio will interview Dr. Plummer about his new co-authored book, Held in Honor: Wisdom for Your Marriage from Voices in the Past.

Daily Dose of Greek

Sign up at the Daily Dose of Greek to receive a free daily 2-minute ‘screen cast’ to keep you reading the Greek New Testament.

Don’t read Greek yet? Check out the free basic lessons at this link.

Interested in more rigorous instruction? Join me in an online class at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Behind the Bowtie

Click here to watch the short video “Behind the Bowtie.”

When he’s not serving on the mission field or teaching in the classroom, what exactly does your seminary professor’s day look like? One videographer was inspired enough by his instructor to work with the Southern Productions team on this background story featuring Dr. Robert Plummer of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. One part of Dr. Plummer’s goal is for his students to leave the classroom saying: “Not only am I equipped for ministry, I LOVE GOD MORE.”

Deliver us from “evil” or “the evil one”?

When we pray “the Lord’s prayer,” are we asking God to deliver us from “evil” or from “the evil one”?

Here’s a short video showing why “Greek matters” in studying the Lord’s prayer:

Talking With Catholics About the Gospel

I’m very grateful for Chris Castaldo’s new helpful book:

Talking with Catholics About the Gospel: A Guide for Evangelicals

See a video interview with Chris here.

Daily Dose of Greek

Please join 5,000 other subsribers by signing up for your free daily 2-minute screencast of New Testament Greek at www.DailyDoseOfGreek.com.

 

Come join us October 29-31, 2013 on Southern’s campus for...

Come join us October 29-31, 2013 on Southern’s campus for the annual preaching conference.  I’ll be doing a break-out session on hermeneutics.  I plan to use a mnemonic method employing seven images that will help preachers remember seven essential interpretive steps as they study a biblical text.