Last evening’s post was flagged by the Turkish police. Apparently, it was deemed unsafe for the little ears. I’m not quite sure why. But I do have a guess. Perhaps the worry was that I was repeating the antinomian error…
Jesus saves by grace, through faith, unto works. We don’t want Scripture to be crumbs in a bag, after all. When we forget that, or try to manage it that somehow we’re just tokens of his glory, we abandon the…
Jesus is the “agent” of salvation. Faith is the “instrument” of salvation. We must not confuse the two. Jesus is the agent who accomplishes all saving graces for us and in us. Jesus “saves,” “justifies,” “sanctifies,” and “glorifies” his people…
Frank Turk received his MA in Literature in English from St. Bonaventure University, and years later became a Christian in the basement of his parents’ house one night while contemplating suicide. He’s married to a woman who’s much smarter than…
People who have an excellent understanding of the Scriptures really impress me. If there’s one thing I detest, besides Manchester United, it’s Bible studies or theological discussions where the Scriptures function like the crumbs in a bag of chips: you…
Offline eighteen days and Trueman vanishes from the site, Turk takes on Jones’s and Levy’s presbyterianism, and I miss “Deviant Calvinism week.” Conspiracy theorists (and perhaps certain biblical theology practitioners) might discern a theme, but enough about what everyone else is…
In response to a mortifying podcast on patriarchal abuse, from certain former Ref21 bloggers, let me just say a word or two about the very stupid idea that husbands can beat their wives. I knew someone once who told me…
I am meeting up with Todd and Carl this Tuesday and Wednesday at Westminster Theological Seminary to particiapte on a panel discussion with Dr. R. Kent Hughes for the 2014 Pastor's Conference. I'm honored that WTS invites a housewife's perspective into…
Oliver Crisp, Deviant Calvinism: Broadening Reformed Theology. Minneapolis, Fortress Press, 2014, 260 pages, $27.99 Oliver Crisp has a deservedly high reputation for his clear expositions of Christian doctrine from an analytical and philosophical angle, notably in regard to the Incarnation,…
I'm currently preaching through the Book of Acts. On Sunday I preached part 20 which is entitled "The Death of Stephen" (7:54-8:1). You can listen to or download it HERE. We also podcast our sermons. If you are planning…
