Mark Jones

Updated: response to Professor Helm below. When we speak of grace, hell, heaven, etc., we must not merely speak in generalities, but as specific as the Scriptures allow us, which…

I’ve been meaning to write a book on important theological distinctions and how they can be of practical use to ministers and lay Christians. In the past I’ve discussed the…

There are many acts of extraordinary faith in the Bible. The one that has impressed me the most concerns the dying thief on the cross. We could take the approach…

I am happy to provide a response to some of the concerns made by Rick Phillips. He agrees with me on merit, which was what my two posts were really…

Part 1 here. Westminster Seminary California Professor, David VanDrunen, critiques Norman Shepherd for rejecting Adamic merit: “It is not difficult to see how such a view, if taken seriously, makes…

I profited from Paul Levy’s review of Dangerous Calling by Paul Tripp (Carl Trueman today called it a “penetrating review”). In the review Levy makes the following point: “The memorable…

Christological supralapsarianism can take on a variety of forms. In connection with this doctrine, I would like to address whether the Son would have become incarnate if Adam had not…

I have noticed that European students of theology are usually far better linguists than North American students. This often comes down to the rigour of their linguistic education in high…

Adam broke the ten commandments in the Garden. But Christ kept the ten commandments in the “wilderness,” under far more intense circumstances than what was originally required of Adam.  He…