Blog 55: 2.5.13 – 2..17
Objections still remain to Calvin’s view of free will. Such as this one, raised in 2.5.13: What about the biblical passages that leave us to our own devices, such as Hosea 15:5, “I shall go to my own place, until…
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The Gospel and the Bible’s Grand Story
Thus the gospel is integrally tied to the Bible’s story-line. Indeed, it is incomprehensible without understanding that story-line. God is the sovereign, transcendent and personal God who has made the universe, including us, his image-bearers. Our misery lies in our…
He Qi
The Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College currently features a show of art by the contemporary Chinese artist He Qi (pronounced huh-chee). He Qi’s vibrant paintings (color on paper) feature scenes from the stories of the Old and New Testament.
Mission: Getting the Gospel Out
I am preaching the final message in “The Gospel-Driven Church” series. The title is “Mission: Getting the Gospel Out.”Here is something I found in Chris Wright’s book The Mission of God: · We ask, “Where does God fit into the…
The Soul of Longshanks Speaks
I will take Carl’s gratuitous appeal to Prov. 26:4 as a concession of defeat to my unimpeachable visual evidence. (I didn’t think such pitiful argumentation qualified for scholarship in England.) Moreover, since our friends Ligon (South Carolina Scotsman) and Derek…
Who Will Stand for the Gospel?
This is a portion of a message by Steve Lawson at this year’s Shepherd’s Conference at Grace Community Church.
Phillips, Dever, and the Calcutta Cup
A few thoughts: On Rick’s ramblings on rugby: this is clearly a point where Proverbs 26:4 applies. So I waive my right to a surrejoinder. On Mr Dever, I hope Mark is purging his library of all the abominable theology…
Phillips, Dever, and the Calcutta Cup
A few thoughts: On Rick’s ramblings on rugby: this is clearly a point where Proverbs 26:4 applies. So I waive my right to a surrejoinder. On Mr Dever, I hope Mark is purging his library of all the abominable theology…
Evangelical Collapse Revealed by Studies of Parenting
I’m sure many of our readers have seen or heard about Michael Spenser’s article, picked up in the Christian Science Monitor, “The Coming Evangelical Collapse.” I strongly agree with his overall perspective, while perhaps quibbling on some details. Michael Bell…
Universalism, Racism… Paedobaptism?
In a recent column over at 9 Marks, our good friend Mark Dever offered a list of things he can and cannot abide with in a church. Only three items fell into Dever’s “can’t abide with them” category: universalism, racism,…