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A few months ago I commented on a forthcoming book on B.B. Warfield’s theology by theologian and pastor, Fred Zaspel (he’s also visiting instructor at the Center for Pioneer Church Planting where I serve). Zaspel is a gifted scholar and communicator and has recently finished his doctoral work on Warfield. In the most recent edition of the [...] I just came across this long resource list for Cessationism. Pretty impressive. If, on the other hand, you’re looking for support for non-Cessationism or Continuationism, I’d suggest that you [...] A couple of posts ago I shared an extended quote from T.D. Bernard on the New Testament’s breathtaking presentation of the believer’s life “in Christ.” I especially love the last paragraph of the citation and thought that reformatting and slightly editing Bernard’s words might be helpful to grasp the sweeping nature and significance of our union [...] Even if you’ve never heard the term “Keswick Theology,” you’ve probably at least sat under some preaching or teaching influenced by it. In particular, the Keswick view of sanctification and “higher life” Christianity has had a pervasive influence in evangelicalism the last century. My friend, Andy Naselli, has written a comprehensive critique of Keswick theology to [...] At the heart of the message of Paul’s epistles (and of the entire New Testament) lies the concept of the believer’s union with Jesus Christ. Nothing is more fundamental for our faith, the gospel, and the plan of God than the fact that God saves people by uniting them with his Son, thereby providing them with [...] On a number of occasions people have suggested to me that 2 Peter 2:1 presents a problem for the reformed doctrine of limited atonement. In fact, it’s often considered one of the primary proof-texts against limited atonement (along with 1 John 2:2). Since I was recently asked about this passage again, I’d like to share my [...] This song is exceedingly precious to me. We sing it frequently at our church and I often find myself singing it to Christ during times of personal worship. Jesus, Thank You Written by Pat Sczebel Verse 1: The mystery of the cross I cannot comprehend If you’re interested in the Intelligent Design movement and the work of Dr. Stephen Meyer of the Discovery Institute, I’d highly recommend that you take the time (about 45 min. total) to view these five videos. (If you don’t know who/what any of these are, I’d still recommend the videos.) Sproul and Meyer discuss a range [...] Or to put it another way, horizontal reconciliation begins with vertical reconciliation. I enjoyed Michael Oh’s testimony at Urbana last week. He shared what the gospel has taught him about loving those he’s expected [...] A while back I came across a helpful chart (p. 137) in Greg Beale’s commentary on 1-2 Thessalonians comparing Paul’s presentation of Jesus’ return in 1 Thess 4-5 and Jesus’ own presentation of the same event in Matthew 24. Both pretribbers and non-pretribbers have pointed out the similarities, but seeing it in chart form is especially [...] In my last post I argued that although Israel does not currently possess a divine right to Palestine, they will someday inherit the land promises that God made to Abraham. This will ultimately happen someday in the future, when, to use Paul’s words in Romans 11, national Israel turns in faith to the Messiah and is once [...] Who is the man who fears the LORD? Him will he instruct in the way that he should choose. His soul shall abide in well-being, and his offspring shall inherit the land. (Psalm 25:12-13) This is the first of three posts in which I want to argue that as Gentile believers in Jesus Christ, we share an [...] If the conditions of God’s covenant with Israel mean anything, then the answer to this question must be “no, not now”. The reason for this is simple. Israel is currently under God’s curse (see Deut 27-28), outside of the covenant because of her disobedience. In the words of Yahweh in Hosea 1, Israel is currently “not [...] In case anyone’s interested, I’ve reviewed A Case for Historic Premillennialism: An Alternative to “Left Behind” Eschatology (edited by Craig L. Blomberg and Sung Wook Chung) for the latest issue of Themelios. You can read the review here. Here’s my concluding analysis for the review: Although CHP addresses many important issues relating to nondispensational premillennialism and does an [...] In addition to Dever’s and Schreiner’s recent comments, Craig Blomberg also has some good comments on the non-essential nature of eschatological beliefs such as the millennium and the timing of the rapture. In A Case for Historic Premillennialism Blomberg says: “In my ideal world, there would be no church or parachurch organization, including seminaries, that would make [...] |
 
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