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		<title>The Error of Inerrancy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Lawren Hartke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. &#8211; 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Next &#8230; <a href="http://matthartke.wordpress.com/2012/01/06/the-error-of-inerrancy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthartke.wordpress.com&amp;blog=680609&amp;post=1062&amp;subd=matthartke&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Unwritten Rules of Evangelical Discourse (and how Rob Bell breaks them)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Lawren Hartke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Introduction The history of evangelicalism in America is a complex and many-sided tale. While the New World was the natural testing ground for the fresh ideas of the 18th century Enlightenment, it was also the perfect seedbed for conservative communities &#8230; <a href="http://matthartke.wordpress.com/2011/12/09/the-unwritten-rules-of-evangelical-discourse-and-how-rob-bell-brakes-them/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthartke.wordpress.com&amp;blog=680609&amp;post=1042&amp;subd=matthartke&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tom Wright, on Being a Peacemaker</title>
		<link>http://matthartke.wordpress.com/2011/12/03/tom-wright-on-being-a-peacemaker/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 20:16:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Lawren Hartke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have known economics faculties and history faculties and others too, where half the professors are Marxists and half are not, or where half are committed postmodernists and half are not. Where should the Christian be in such a case? &#8230; <a href="http://matthartke.wordpress.com/2011/12/03/tom-wright-on-being-a-peacemaker/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthartke.wordpress.com&amp;blog=680609&amp;post=1038&amp;subd=matthartke&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why Did Saint Paul Write?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:09:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Lawren Hartke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is another essay that I wrote for my college writing class. The goal of this project was to find an artifact of writing and analyze the author&#8217;s reasons for writing in relation to the thoughts of George Orwell &#8230; <a href="http://matthartke.wordpress.com/2011/11/09/why-did-saint-paul-write/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthartke.wordpress.com&amp;blog=680609&amp;post=1010&amp;subd=matthartke&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding Revelation: Metaphor vs. Symbol</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Lawren Hartke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I often come across commentaries on the book of Revelation that argue against taking a particular image literally on the grounds that all or most of the images throughout the book are symbolic. Simon J. Kistemaker&#8217;s remark on the millennium &#8230; <a href="http://matthartke.wordpress.com/2011/10/14/understanding-revelation-metaphor-vs-symbol/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthartke.wordpress.com&amp;blog=680609&amp;post=967&amp;subd=matthartke&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Could Never Keep a Journal</title>
		<link>http://matthartke.wordpress.com/2011/10/12/why-i-could-never-keep-a-journal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 04:24:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Lawren Hartke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is an essay that I wrote for my college writing class. The goal of the project was to explain my personal reason for writing and to develop that view in relation to the essays of the George Orwell, &#8230; <a href="http://matthartke.wordpress.com/2011/10/12/why-i-could-never-keep-a-journal/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthartke.wordpress.com&amp;blog=680609&amp;post=965&amp;subd=matthartke&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Historical Case for Amillennialism</title>
		<link>http://matthartke.wordpress.com/2011/10/02/the-historical-case-for-amillennialism-six-propositions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 22:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Lawren Hartke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a popular conception that premillennialism is the oldest and most orthodox of the eschatological views, but I believe this is based on a misreading of the earliest evidence through the lens of later patristic debates. Contrary to this popular &#8230; <a href="http://matthartke.wordpress.com/2011/10/02/the-historical-case-for-amillennialism-six-propositions/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthartke.wordpress.com&amp;blog=680609&amp;post=931&amp;subd=matthartke&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The 144,000 Servants of God: a case study in apocalyptic symbolism</title>
		<link>http://matthartke.wordpress.com/2011/09/12/the-144000-servants-of-god-a-case-study-in-apocalyptic-symbolism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 07:19:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Lawren Hartke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few posts ago we took a brief look at the most popular approach to the book of Revelation in our culture, the &#8220;literalist&#8221; hermeneutic, and we pointed out its serious inadequacy when faced with many of the bizarre images &#8230; <a href="http://matthartke.wordpress.com/2011/09/12/the-144000-servants-of-god-a-case-study-in-apocalyptic-symbolism/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthartke.wordpress.com&amp;blog=680609&amp;post=834&amp;subd=matthartke&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hell: An Ongoing Dialog</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 23:20:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Lawren Hartke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re someone who keeps abreast of popular Evangelical discussions, then you&#8217;re probably aware of all the recent controversy that has swirled around Rob Bell&#8217;s newest book, Love Wins. And if you&#8217;re a Christian who cares about the integrity of &#8230; <a href="http://matthartke.wordpress.com/2011/09/01/hell-an-ongoing-dialog/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthartke.wordpress.com&amp;blog=680609&amp;post=863&amp;subd=matthartke&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Unconditional Covenant: A Misuse of Language</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Lawren Hartke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A sharp distinction is often made today between the Abrahamic covenant and the Mosaic covenant. Many Christians, particularly in American Evangelicalism, believe that the Abrahamic covenant was &#8220;unilateral&#8221; or &#8220;unconditional&#8221;, while the Mosaic covenant was &#8220;bilateral&#8221; or &#8220;conditional&#8221;. Hence, according &#8230; <a href="http://matthartke.wordpress.com/2011/08/01/the-unconditional-covenant-a-serious-misuse-of-language/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthartke.wordpress.com&amp;blog=680609&amp;post=845&amp;subd=matthartke&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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