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The Evils of the Sex Trade
This week's Spectator has a powerful, if very harrowing, article on prostitution and the harm it does. All pastors — all Christians — should read it. It reminded me of a podcast interview the MoS team did with Heather Evans,…
Wisdom Christology in James and 1 John
In the previous post in this series, we briefly considered how Calvin’s appreciation of wisdom theology is particularly present in his comments on the Johannine literature. In Calvin’s commentary of 1 John, we discover one of the marks of the wisdom theology,…
Charlottesville and the Mission of the Church
On Saturday August 12, 2017 Charlottesville, Virginia was scarred by violence and hatred as white supremacist groups gathered to rally for their cause. Not surprisingly counter-protestors…
A Historic Framework for Social Responsibility
How shall the church think about social issues of race, justice and power? It is increasingly popular for these issues to be framed and discussed in the church using the categories of social justice and racial privilege as defined by…
Game of Dethroning Sexual Sin
Yesterday, Kevin DeYoung kicked the proverbial hornet’s nest when he wrote a post titled, “I Don’t Understand Christians Watching Game of Thrones.” That post was swiftly met with a tirade of social media attacks, such as, “The Bible has many,…
A Theology of Vacationing
This summer has been no different than those which proceded it. At this time of year, you are possibly continuing to see references to the usual litany of ‘Summer Reading recommendations for Pastors.’ As end-of-summer vacations loom, men in the…
The Foundation of the New Perspective
Robert J. Cara, Cracking the Foundation of the New Perspective on Paul: Covenantal Nomism Versus Reformed Covenantal Theology. Reformed Exegetical and Doctrinal Studies Series. Fearn, Ross-shire, UK: Christian Focus/Mentor, 2017. 312pp. Bibliography and indices. Paperback. $19.99. Admittedly the New Perspective on…
The Foundation of the New Perspective
Robert J. Cara, Cracking the Foundation of the New Perspective on Paul: Covenantal Nomism Versus Reformed Covenantal Theology. Reformed Exegetical and Doctrinal Studies Series. Fearn, Ross-shire, UK: Christian Focus/Mentor, 2017. 312pp. Bibliography and indices. Paperback. $19.99. Admittedly the New Perspective on…
The Foundation of the New Perspective
Admittedly the New Perspective on Paul (NPP) isn’t so new anymore. As a significant scholarly hermeneutical movement, it goes back at least as far as the late 1970s with the groundbreaking work of E. P. Sanders. It goes back even…