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Scott Oliphint

Dr. Scott Oliphint is Professor of Apologetics and Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary. His latest book is Covenantal Apologetics (Crossway, 2013).
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Nor the Heart of Man Imagined

The problem of suffering, sin and evil, in its myriad forms, is the most difficult problem that any Christian faces. The problem is sometimes construed too abstractly, as if it…

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Nor the Heart of Man Imagined

The problem of suffering, sin and evil, in its myriad forms, is the most difficult problem that any Christian faces. The problem is sometimes construed too abstractly, as if it…

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Chapter 33.3

iii. As Christ would have us to be certainly persuaded that there shall be a day of judgment, both to deter all men from sin; and for the greater consolation…

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Chapter 33.2

ii. The end of God’s appointing this day is for the manifestation of the glory of His mercy, in the eternal salvation of the elect; and of His justice, in…

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Chapter 33.1

i. God hath appointed a day, wherein He will judge the world, in righteousness, by Jesus Christ, to whom all power and judgment is given of the Father. In which…

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Making Faces

One of the most fearsome phrases in all of Holy Scripture is this: Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field…”(Gen. 3:1).  The reference here…

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Making Faces

One of the most fearsome phrases in all of Holy Scripture is this: Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field…”(Gen. 3:1).  The reference here…

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Of Adamites and Aromas

A couple of months ago we looked at the antithesis that characterizes all of mankind. It is crucial to remember that God has sovereignly determined how he would relate to…

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Of Adamites and Aromas

A couple of months ago we looked at the antithesis that characterizes all of mankind. It is crucial to remember that God has sovereignly determined how he would relate to…

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The Bridge of Persuasion

Last month we explored the biblical notion of antithesis. It is important to see that this notion has its home in Reformed thinking. Because we confess that man, in Adam,…