by Chris Priestley | Sep 11, 2014 | Blog
Although Solomon tragically became the Hugh Hefner of his day, we have much to learn from his writing because of three reasons. Straight Lines from Crooked Sticks The Reformer Martin Luther rightly said, “God can draw a straight line with a crooked stick.” Outside of...
by Chris Priestley | Sep 11, 2014 | Blog
“The song of songs, which is Solomon’s” –Song of Solomon 1:1 King Solomon is the author of Song of Solomon (v1:1, 3:7, 3:9, 3:11, 8:11). Solomon was the son of David and Bathsheba (2 Samuel 12:24; 1 Chronicles 23:1). As a young man, he was fearful of becoming king of...
by Chris Priestley | Sep 11, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
“…the Jewish doctors advised their young people not to read it till they were thirty years old.” – Puritan Commentator Matthew Henry Because of the frank sexual and marital content, some Jews did not allow Song of Solomon to be read until men were adults and...
by Chris Priestley | Sep 11, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
Historically, the Song of Solomon has been interpreted through four methods: Allegory The allegorical approach ignores all the actual facts, events, and history of the text of Scripture in search of a “deeper” spiritual truth. This approach originated as a pagan...
by Chris Priestley | Sep 11, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
It’s our aim to both call and equip the men of Crossroads to pastor their families well. Children should hear about sex from their parents first, not from their peers or from pornography. Unlike my friend growing up who was given a box of condoms for his thirteen...
