Dan Greenfield

Category: Christian Living

  • Holiness Necessary

    Religion is by no means always connected with goodness. In the Greco-Roman world, the two were often entirely separate…the danger was therefore very great that Christianity might be treated in the same way. The early Christians needed to be admonished ever and again that their God was a God of righteousness, that…

  • First Peter

    The modern Church is in grave danger of forgetting the distinctiveness of her gospel and the glorious isolation of her position…The first readers of the Epistle were subject to a similar danger, though it arose from a somewhat different cause. Today we are no longer subject to persecution; but the…

  • Separatism, Individualism, Culture, and…Clothes?

    Erik Wesner at Amish America pointed my attention to yet another resource on the Amish and other Anabaptist groups (there’s been a lot published lately). This one is by renowned Anabaptist scholar Donald Kraybill,  Concise Encyclopedia of Amish, Brethren, Hutterites, and Mennonites. Erik’s post includes a brief interview with Kraybill,…

  • Movements

    During the last year or so there has been a concerted effort by several men advocating the premise that while there are fundamentalists there is no longer a movement of fundamentalism. One of the reasons put forward in support of this premise is the “fractured state” of said fundamentalism. We…

  • Great Quote

    “In the will of God the earthly life and service of saints is to be in the fellowship of local assemblies” (C. I. Scofield, Scofield Bible Correspondence Course, volume 2, p. 301).

  • Praying for Our Young People

    We have a number of young people at Orwell Bible Church that we are so thankful for. Some are anticipating adulthood and some entering. How can we pray for them? Here are some things we considered during our afternoon service yesterday: “But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue…

  • Greenfield Family Computer Use

    I worked through the following with my family two weeks ago, and so I thought I would make it available for others. Your contributions and improvements are always welcome! A PDF is available here. Greenfield Family Computer Use The following are biblical principles and practical application of using the computer,…

  • Fascinating

    The following resolution was passed by your United States Congress, October 12, 1778– Click on the image to enlarge. From Journals of the American Congress: From 1774 to 1788, volume 3, p. 85. “…and such other diversions as are productive of idleness, dissipation, and a general depravity of principles and manners.” One…

  • Following Christ

    Is it your earnest desire to do all in your power to advance his cause and glory? Can you renounce every worldly object for Christ? If so, happy are you. But if not, your case is dreadful indeed. —Memoir of Harlan Page (p. 53), letter dated August 7, 1818

  • The Praise We Give

    My systematic theology professor was Dr. Rolland McCune at Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary. To date he has published three books: Promise Unfulfilled A Systematic Theology of Biblical Christianity, volume one A Systematic Theology of Biblical Christianity, volume two Volume three of his Systematic Theology is forthcoming. I owe a massive…

  • Holiness in Dress

    From Chester Tulga’s, The Doctrine of Holiness, pp. 52-53 The attire of the holy man is marked by simplicity, never by extravagance and ostentatious show. There is little said upon the subject of dress in the Scriptures, and that little refers, almost exclusively to the dress of women. Since feminine modesty is so…

  • Can Rap be Christian?

    Scott Aniol begins a series of podcasts with Michael Riley about whether rap can be legitimately used in Christian contexts. Here are some good snippets from the last 4-5 minutes or so– Form communicates something. If I’m going to represent God, I have to choose forms that say the same…

  • Pleasure and Prayer

    We read Matthew 14 for our family Bible time this morning, and I noted two things: First, Herod’s actions were motivated by what pleased him–he was pleased by the dancing of his step-daughter and committed himself to what pleased him (14:6-12). I will commit myself to what pleases me. The…

  • Genealogy Gem #1

    I use Robert Murray McCheyne’s Bible reading guide for my personal Bible reading, and am presently working through the genealogies in 1 Chronicles. Let’s be honest–we don’t usually think of these passages of Scripture as sources for Christian devotion and encouragement, do we? Yet we need to remember some important…

  • Problem Here

    Okay, I just got another Christian Book Distributor’s catalog, their Christmas Gifts edition. Now, I order a few books from CBD [heh heh], so it’s not all bad. But remember–it’s a business. Sadly, in order to make a buck they sell a fair amount of trinkets. What I saw on…

  • Christian Love

    During our Sunday afternoon service I shared several (36!) passages of Scripture from the NT that deal with the subject of “Christian Love.” I read many of them as an introduction to a series on this subject that we’ll look at over the next couple of weeks. I thought I’d…

  • What Christian Love Should Look Like

    While clearing/cleaning my desk this morning, I came across a scrap sheet of paper that I had been writing notes on all last week for yesterday morning’s message. I knew I had written some things down! Since I neglected to include them yesterday, here they are for today. First, here…

  • Is Meditation Practical?

    Ask Joshua that! God gave Joshua the leadership reins of Israel and commanded him to take them into Canaan and conquer the land. Do you remember what God told Joshua what was essential for success? Meditation on God’s Word (Joshua 1:8). Imagine all the things Joshua had to take care…

  • Meditation

    This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success…

  • What Should Be of Greatest Importance in Your Life?

    Jer 9:22-23 “thus says the Lord, ‘let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast of his might, let not a rich man boast of his riches; but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I…