The Longing
Stuff that didn't quite make it into The Briefing
Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code
Peter Hastie / August 2006
An interview with Paul Barnett. Originally published in Australian Presbyterian (August 2005). Reproduced by permission.
Dr Paul Barnett is the former Anglican bishop of North Sydney, Australia, and is currently a teaching fellow at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia, and a part-time lecturer at Moore Theological College and the Presbyterian Theological Centre, Sydney.
Dr Barnett completed his PhD at the University of London on New Testament background studies and has been a prolific author of a variety of Bible commentaries and
The Gospel, the Whole Gospel and Nothing But the Gospel
D Broughton Knox / August 2006
The Protestant Faith radio broadcast, 23 February 1975.
On more than one occasion, Jesus said that those who follow him would not be popular. “If they have hated me, they will hate you also”, were his words. They have proved true. Christian believers and Christian clergy are constantly under ridicule. In other societies such as Russia, they are actively persecuted. On the other hand, we all like to be popular with our fellows, so there is a constant temptation for Christians to play down the gospel message of salvation. For the message is