Even the Smallest Sin…
I was intrigued to read the results about what evangelicals profess to believe concerning key biblical truths in 2018 in Ligonier Ministries’ State of Theology survey. Among the many shocking findings…
Nick Batzig
Counselor, Comforter, Keeper?
One exegetical consideration upon which I have never truly been settled is that which concerns the meaning of the word παράκλητος (Paraklete)–as it appears in such places in Scripture as…
‘Til Kingdom Come
So much recent debate surrounding social justice seems to boil down to fundamental disagreements and misunderstandings about the relationship between the “Kingdom of God” and the “Church.” Many have conflated these…
Retribution and Redemption
Last month, Pope Francis expressed his opinion that the death penalty is unacceptable in all cases. At the same time as he took his public stand, a series of popular…
Content to Know Enough
When addressing the subject of the inerrancy of Scripture in light of difficulties with which we are confronted in Scripture, E.J. Young would teach his students the following truth: “The…
Understanding Opponents
Of the numerous regrets I have in life, not having been more understanding of others ranks high on the list. I have, many times, drawn hasty conclusions about others without…
Van Mastricht on the Scholastics
While reading through Petrus Van Mastrichts’ Theoretical-Practical Theology, I was intrigued to find his thoughts concerning scholastic theology. In his section on “the Nature of Theology,” Van Mastricht wrote: “It…
Smells Like Teen Spirit
I recently wasted four of five minutes of my life watching a clip of a segment of a sermon by a well known mega-church preacher. Over the past five years,…
Only for a Time
I was interested to see that the cessationism/continuitionism issue is surfacing again–due to Matt Chandler’s recent sermon, “A Supernatural Community and a Personal Word.” Matt’s introductory argument is as follows:…
Low Visibility
Quite a number of contemporary theologians have made the observation that J. Gesham Machen’s Christianity and Liberalism is every bit as relevant today as it was when it was first…