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Don Carson

Scandalous by Don Carson

March 19, 2010

There was a time when the definition of an “evangelical” was someone who liked John Stott and Billy Graham. Today, perhaps one could suggest that Don Carson has a similarly defining role, alongside people like John Piper. Certainly Carson’s books are well known and sell widely. He is recognized as a gifted expositor of [...]

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A very brief book by Don Carson on 2 Timothy 3

March 19, 2010

There are short books, and there are really short books. From the Resurrection to His Return is a really really short book!  This book is, however, a very engaging, but brief, exposition of some very important verses about how we should live in what the Bible calls “the last days,” i.e. the time before Jesus’ [...]

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FREE The Gospel Coalition Network from The City NOW OPEN

April 17, 2009

I can exclusively announce that the all-new and FREE Gospel Coalition Network website opened just a few minutes ago. The kind people running it have offered blog readers like you the chance to be first in line to join.
If you already know what this is all about, then feel free to just follow one of [...]

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Don Carson on the Parable of the Good Samaritan.

April 5, 2009

Don began by explaining the importance of considering context of bible verses by using the phrase “there is no God.” Which of course is not an advocacy of atheism when seen with the preceding phrase “The fool says in his heart”
The Good Samaritan is not merely saying that we should be kind to neighbours. [...]

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Don Carson on The Rich Man and Lazarus – Luke16

April 3, 2009

Is Jesus just saying that there will be a reversal of what happens on earth? Is it “Live well, end up in hell?” There are some contextual clues that suggest this is not the case eg. “Whoever can be trusted with little, can be trusted with much.” “No one can serve two [...]

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Eight Reasons To Use Facebook

December 5, 2008

Okay . . . I know how it is. Some of you are still resisting Facebook’s steady march towards assimilating the world’s entire population. I want to try to convince you otherwise!
Recently someone I don’t know all that well asked me a question on Facebook about the gospel. Perhaps this means I should list “evangelism” [...]

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Pick Your Christian Conferences Now

July 24, 2008

UPDATEYou can watch the Newday promo video right here:The summer is officially here, or at least it is in England, although with our odd weather, we can’t guarantee what we will experience over the next few weeks! But it is a good time to think ahead to next year and think about what events you [...]

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INTERVIEW – Don Carson at New Word Alive, Part 2

June 27, 2008

This is the second part of a two-part interview with Don Carson, which began yesterday. That segment can be read here. I previously shared the video of this interview here.
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AdrianSo obviously from your own story, and also in your current role, you must have seen lots of people come through that path. Do you have [...]

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INTERVIEW – Don Carson at New Word Alive, Part 1

June 26, 2008

I had the great privilege of talking to Don Carson in April at the New Word Alive Conference, when this interview was recorded. I have already shared the video of the interview here.
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AdrianHi! I’m Adrian Warnock. I blog at http://adrianwarnock.com/. and I’m also privileged to serve as part of the leadership team of Jubilee Church [...]

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VIDEO INTERVIEW – Don Carson at New Word Alive, Part 2

May 16, 2008

UPDATEThe written transcript of this interview is now available and can be read here.
In the second part of my interview with Don Carson we spoke about how to prepare people to serve as leaders and preachers in the Church. We spoke about the place of seminary, and about those who, like Martyn Lloyd-Jones, serve without [...]

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VIDEO INTERVIEW – Don Carson at New Word Alive, Part 1

May 15, 2008

UPDATEThe written text of this interview is now available. You can access it here.
The following video was filmed at New Word Alive in April of this year, when I had the opportunity to speak with Don Carson. We spoke about his reasons for coming to the UK, about how he chose to leave the field [...]

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NWA08 – Don Carson on 1 John and Assurance

April 14, 2008

Carson closed the conference with his final talk on 1 John. I was home by this time, but I was able to listen to it over the weekend. You can do the same by ordering CDs from the New Word Alive website. I will share some short notes of it here.
Because of his love for [...]

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NWA08 – Don Carson on 1 John, Part 3

April 10, 2008

I will share slightly briefer notes than usual on this morning’s talk—my fingers are getting tired!
Don Carson began his talk on 1 John 3 by making a claim that it is actually only because of the Bible that religion and morality were first strongly linked together. It is only because of Christianity that our culture [...]

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NWA08 – Don Carson on 1 John, Part 2

April 9, 2008

Don Carson began by talking about the many ways in which the love of God is spoken about in the Bible. We are both always loved by God and commanded to keep ourselves in the love of God. We must not over-emphasize either of these. The Bible speaks about the love of God being general [...]

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