A rejoinder to Wayne Grudem
Wayne Grudem — with whom I do share a cordial personal relationship (politics and now Nicene issues aside) — has weighed in on the issue of the day. Again, I am grateful for the measured but firm response. To…
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A Surrejoinder to Bruce Ware
Over at ref21 my Alliance colleague Nick Batzig has, at my request, graciously allowed a non-Alliance author, Bruce Ware, to offer a measured but firm reply to Liam Goligher and myself. I am also thankful to Denny Burk for passing…
God the Son–at once eternally God with His Father, and eternally Son of the Father
Editorial Note: Our friends, Carl Trueman and Liam Goligher, have raised concerns about the Trinitarian theology employed by some scholars who support gender complementarianism (see this, this and this posting). Ref21 is pleased to publish a response from Dr. Bruce Ware. While letting Dr.…
The Adversary and the Intercessor
I love the hymn “Jesus, What a Friend for Sinners” – but one line makes me uncomfortable every time I sing it: “Jesus! What a strength in weakness! Let me hide myself in him; tempted, tried, and sometimes failing, he,…
Fahrenheit 381
The two timely posts by friend of MoS, Liam Goligher, have focused very specifically on the revision of the doctrine of God being offered, and endorsed, by some leading complementarians. Frankly, as Liam points out, we need to keep our…
Papist Wildlife and Providentialist Histories
Several days ago I was distracted from my mid-afternoon, back-porched task of grading college research papers by the presence of a pair of cardinals flitting around our yard. As I watched them doing what cardinals do, I began wondering whence…
The Real John Knox
If you ever go to see the John Knox statue at St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh, you won’t come away with warm and fuzzy feelings. Knox, in statue and in Scottish historical memory, comes off as stern, formidable, and unapproachable. To…
The Real John Knox
If you ever go to see the John Knox statue at St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh, you won’t come away with warm and fuzzy feelings. Knox, in statue and in Scottish historical memory, comes off as stern, formidable, and unapproachable. To…
Reinventing God
On Friday, I posted Part One of a guest post by Dr. Liam Goligher, Is it Okay to Teach a Complementarianism Based on Eternal Subordination. Hopefully it has opened some eyes regarding some troubling teaching in the name of complementarianism.…
Is it Okay to Teach a Complementarianism Based on Eternal Subordination?
I am pleased to share two guest posts with you, written by Dr. Liam Goligher, on classical Trinitarianism, and why that matters. Stay tuned for Part Two on Monday!: Is the Trinity no more than a social program for…