Notes on The Deliverance of God: Part 11, Father Abraham
In this post we reach the end of Part 4 of The Deliverance of God and, thus, will finally have before us Campbell’s “new” reading of Romans 1-4. Recall, Justification Theory rests upon a certain reading of Romans 1-4, the critical text that Campbell calls the [...]

Notes on The Deliverance of God: Part 10, The Deliverance of God
We continue in Part 4 of The Deliverance of God walking through the second part of the rhetorical reading of Romans 1-4.

Recall, according to the conventional reading Romans 1-4 is a three-part argument:

1) 1.18-3.20: The Statement of the Problem:
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Notes on The Deliverance of God: Part 9, The False Gospel, Con’t
Dr. Campbell sent me the following comment regarding the last post in our series. It was too long for the comment box so I’m going to reproduce it here in full. Note, this isn’t a carefully crafted guest post. It’s just a quick comment [...]

Okay everyone, this is the post you’ve finally been waiting on! We are finally into Part 4 of The Deliverance of God where Campbell begins to walk through his alternative reading of Paul.

To begin, Campbell asks us to step back and consider the “frame” of Romans. Why was the book written? What prompted Paul to [...]

Part 3 of The Deliverance of God moves us into the text of Romans. The focus of Part 3 is the reading of Romans 1-4. Campbell calls Romans 1-4 the Textual “Citadel” of Justification Theory. That is, the heart and soul of Justification Theory rests upon a particular reading of Romans 1.16-4.25. This stretch of [...]

To recap, in Part 2 of The Deliverance of God Campbell works to create some distance between readers of Paul and Justification Theory. Justification Theory has been so dominant that it’s difficult to approach Paul for a fresh reading. Some of this has to do with the fact that Justification Theory has played such a [...]

I finished reading Part 2 of The Deliverance of God and I’d like to use two posts to summarize the points I think are important and/or interesting in this section of the book.

Before turning to the Pauline texts in Part 3 Campbell asks us to step back in Part 2 to examine our hermeneutical situation. [...]

In the last two posts I reviewed some of the intrinsic (theoretical) and systematic (textual) problems with Justification Theory discussed by Douglas Campbell in his book The Deliverance of God. In this post we will examine the empirical difficulties of Justification Theory wrapping up my summary of Part 1 of The Deliverance of God.

As a [...]

After working through the intrinsic (analytical/theoretical) problems in Justification Theory, The Deliverance of God turns to consider the systematic problems of Justification Theory. These are, as noted in the last post, problems Justification Theory has in explaining Paul in a coherent fashion. As Campbell points out, whenever we import Justification Theory into Paul we immediately [...]

As we noted in the last post, Douglas Campbell’s contention in his book The Deliverance of God is that our understanding of Paul, his soteriology in particular, has been distorted by the prism of Justification Theory. In one sense, this a shocking claim as Justification Theory is the consensus view regarding salvation (at least in [...]

Last semester I noticed a lot of discussion on the theology blogs about the publication of Douglas A. Campbell’s book The Deliverance of God: An Apocalyptic Rereading of Justification in Paul. There appeared to be a lot of excitement surrounding the book, with many thinking that it was a “game changer” in Pauline studies. Some [...]

It is 5:13 PM Thursday evening on the last evening of the year 2009. I am ending this diary. I am going to just write in my LiveJournal from now on. If you want to continue reading me go to LiveJournal user name “crookedfingers” peace

“12: And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days.
13: And [...]

It is going on 3 o’clock PM Thursday afternoon. I ate lunch and I wonder what should I get into next? I got out to look at my Sylvia Plath collection this afternoon. I have collected the last couple of years these books by Sylvia Plath or about her—

“The Bell Jar” a novel by Sylvia [...]

her kisses were so sweet

her kisses were so sweet
where has the time gone?
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It is Saturday morning 9:46 AM my day OFF from the Hamilton Farm Bureau-Egg Division. I have been working at the Egg Divison for 573 weeks thus far. When we moved to Holland 13 and half [...]

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Entries containing the phrase “mushrooms”:

February 8th, 2004: Hundred Facts About Myself
May 29th, 2005: an old diary entry “Hundred Facts About Myself”
October 14th, 2005: mystical revelations in the desert
January 1st, 2006: 100 facts about me
February 4th, 2006: a review of the book “High Priest” by Timothy Leary
November 23rd, 2006: [...]

Last night before going to sleep I read some more of the Gospel of John. I read chapter 12 of the Gospel of John and these verses spoke to me in light of my recent discussions with my sons Caleb and Josiah about my walk with the Lord Jesus Christ—

“34: The people answered him, We [...]

It is 8:22 AM Wednesday morning in the flow of existence. I got up this morning around 6:22 AM. When I got up I found my wife in the living room reading her Bible. I got myself a cup of coffee and sat down across from my wife to wake up to another day. We [...]

Recently I have had discussions with my children on what I believe as a Christian. I tell them I am just an old Bible believing lover of the Lord Jesus Christ. I believe this old gospel hymn reveals who I am as a Christian—

On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
The emblem of [...]

It is 3:05 PM Tuesday afternoon in the flow of existence. I am down in the basement typing on my lap top. Even though we have a new main computer upstairs I like writing on my lap top. I like being down in our basement talking to myself.

It has been a normal day for me [...]

It is 1:04 PM Monday afternoon in the flow existence. It has been snowing here by Lake Michigan for a couple of days. I am thankful I do not have to be out in the world. I am thankful for a warm cell in the american wasteland. In the Bible we read in First John [...]

It makes me sad to know our son Caleb Jon can not sing this old gospel hymn—

Wonderful grace of Jesus,
Greater than all my sin;
How shall my tongue describe it,
Where shall its praise begin?
Taking away my burden,
Setting my spirit free;
For the wonderful grace of Jesus reaches me.

Refrain

Wonderful the matchless grace of Jesus,
Deeper than the mighty rolling [...]

It is 8:31 AM Sunday morning in the flow of existence. I got up around 8 o’clock AM this morning. Carol got home from work around 6 o’clock AM. She worked from Midnight till 6 o’clock AM today.

Emily and Caleb arrived here around 4 o’clock PM yesterday. It was good to see them once again.

We [...]

It is 9:50 AM Saturday in the flow of existence. I brought up my lap top from our basement last night and put it my study because our first born son and his wife will be visiting us this weekend. Caleb and Emily should be here this evening for a two day visit.

I love my [...]

The morning has gone by normal. I have been doing the usual things today. As I was reading the Gospel of John this morning I remembered reading a long time ago a book in my library titled “Love to Christ Necessary to Escape the Curse at His Coming” by Rev. Thomas Doolittle (1630-1707. Doolittle was [...]

It is 9:56 AM Friday morning in the flow of existence. Carol called me to pick her up at the hospital around 8:10 AM. We came home after I picked her up and she has gone to bed for the day. I am down in the basement messing with my lap top drinking coffee. It [...]

It is important to remember on the day we remember the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ that He was born to die on the Cross for the sins of sinners. “And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins.”" Matthew [...]

The Gospel of John chapter 6 verses 43 through 71

“43: Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves.
44: No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
45: It is written in the prophets, And they shall [...]

It is 1:29 PM Thursday afternoon in the flow of existence. It has thus far been a super quiet day for me. I have wandered the house a lot today. I did sit down for a while and read some more of the Gospel of John. I wrote in my private diary also today. I [...]

Angels from the realms of glory,
Wing your flight o’er all the earth;
Ye who sang creation’s story
Now proclaim Messiah’s birth.

Refrain

Come and worship, come and worship,
Worship Christ, the newborn King.

Shepherds, in the field abiding,
Watching o’er your flocks by night,
God with us is now residing;
Yonder shines the infant light:

Refrain

Sages, leave your contemplations,
Brighter visions beam afar;
Seek the great Desire [...]

It is 9:35 AM Thursday morning in the flow of existence. I think I got out of bed this morning around 7 o’clock AM. I got out of bed because my mind was speeding. So I got up and made a pot of coffee. I next went down in the basement to read stuff on [...]

O holy night, the stars are brightly shining;
It is the night of the dear Savior’s birth!
Long lay the world in sin and error pining,
Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope, the weary soul rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
Fall on your knees, O hear the angel voices!
O night [...]

It is 10:56 AM Wednesday morning in the flow of existence. I had a dentist appointment this morning at 9:09 AM. I had my teeth clean. It is a blessing to have clean teeth. Millions of people in the world have teeth that have rot. There are millions of people who have no teeth.

I got [...]

It is 8:26 PM Tuesday night. There is nothing on television worth watching so I am down in our basement listening to music and reading stuff on the internet.

Carol has gone to bed for the night. It is too early for me to go to bed. I hardly slept last night, so I am feeling [...]

Joy to the world, the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare Him room,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing.

Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns!
Let men their songs employ;
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat, [...]

It is 8:35 AM Tuesday morning in the flow of existence. Time keeps going by.

Carol left this morning to do errands and have breakfast with a friend in Grand Haven, Michigan.

Carol woke me up this morning. When we got out of bed it was 7:17 AM.

music Sun Kil Moon “April”

Yesterday was a super quiet day. [...]

It is 1:23 PM Monday afternoon in the flow of existence. I keep remembering that one of my most favorite definitions of what is regeneration is found in the “The Canons of Dort” (1618-1619). You find under “Third And Fourth Heads Of Doctrine: Of the Corruption of Man, His Conversion to God, and the Manner [...]

I was looking through my library to see if I had any more books on the doctrine of regeneration. I came across a book titled “A Treatise Of Effectual Calling and Election” by Christopher Love (1618-1651) that I thought I might quote from since it is such good gospel material—

Sermon 3 from “A Treatise of [...]

It is 8:03 AM Monday morning in the flow of existence. I can’t remember what time I got up this morning. I think I got out of bed around 6:34 AM. I got up and found that Carol was down in the basement messing with the lap top. I went into our living room and [...]

I was a wandering sheep,
I did not love the fold;
I did not love my Shepherd’s voice,
I would not be controlled.
I was a wayward child,
I did not love my home;
I did not love my Father’s voice,
I loved afar to roam.

The Shepherd sought His sheep,
The Father sought His child;
They followed me o’er vale and hill,
O’er deserts waste [...]

It is 12:04 PM Sunday afternoon in the flow of existence. I just got back from taking Rudy for a walk at Kollen Park and going to Lemonjello’s coffee house.

I got up this morning around 8:04 AM. I got up and made a pot of coffee. I turned on the Christmas tree lights.
I greeted Rudy [...]

It is 1:37 PM Saturday afternoon in the flow of existence. Carol has gone to bed for the day. I have been mainly reading my books and watching from our kitchen window the snow falling.

I read today some more of the Gospel of John found in the New Testament. I read in the Gospel of [...]

It is 10:12 AM Saturday morning in the flow of existence. Carol just left to take a bowl of soup to a friend who is burying her husband today. It must be sad to bury your mate in the cold ground.

I got up this morning around 6:15 AM. I found my wife down in the [...]

It is 8:46 AM Friday morning in the flow of existence. It is another cold winter day here by Lake Michigan.

I got up this morning around 7 o’clock AM. I woke up because I was having a dream about grinding meat to make hamburger. When I got up I found Carol down in the basement [...]

It is 2:04 PM Thursday afternoon. I went on errands with my wife this afternoon. It is a bitter cold day. I am glad to be back down in our warm cozy basement alone with my thoughts. I must confess I am in a terrible mood today. I am in one of those moods where [...]

It is 9:53 AM Thursday morning in the flow of existence. I am down in the basement (where else would I be if not in the basement?) writing some words. I feel like a ton of cow dung this morning. I have those days when I can not wake up. Maybe I should take a [...]

O love divine, how sweet thou art!
When shall I find my willing heart
All taken up by thee?
I thirst, I faint, I die to prove
The greatness of redeeming love,
The love of Christ to me.

Stronger His love than death or hell;
Its reaches are unsearchable;
The first born sons of light
Desire in vain its depths to see;
They cannot reach [...]

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