Long before Ben Franklin said God helps those who help themselves, others said it too. This becomes another argument in favor free will, that we, through our free will, contribute to our salvation. Calvin responds, “It is pointless to require…
Sorry it took me so long to answer Carl’s eccentric rants regarding English rugby vs. American football. I took the liberty of posting in a couple of pictures (see extended view). The top is a dramatic moment from a game…
Justin Taylor has posted a link to a very helpful article by Alfred Poirier a PCA pastor and Board Chairman for Peacemakers.The title of the article is “The Cross and Criticism.” It originally appeared ten years ago in the Journal…
Thanks to Derek for reminding me of my birthday, a day spent with the present Mrs T, listening to David Bowie records from my youth. ‘Changes’ and ‘Life on Mars’ seem perennially relevant. To quote the Stones, `What a drag…
Thanks to Derek for reminding me of my birthday, a day spent with the present Mrs T, listening to David Bowie records from my youth. ‘Changes’ and ‘Life on Mars’ seem perennially relevant. To quote the Stones, `What a drag…
For those who haven’t seen it yet, David Van Biema has a piece in the latest issue of Time magazine about the resurgence of Calvinism as a culture-shaping theology. Despite a few caricatures (Calvin’s God is not only “utterly sovereign,”…
The illustration above can be found in the excellent book Total Church by Tim Chester and Steve Timmis. Tim has posted three very helpful articles on mission strategy. His thesis is that God, not us, is the ultimate mission strategist.…
Dr. Russell Moore of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY recently delivered an outstanding chapel message that needs to be heard. The message I link to in this post is the third in a series of messages dealing…
The next argument in favor of free will that Calvin refutes concerns exhortations or commands. To put the matter differently: What good is any moral instruction if we are not free? In my reading of Pelagius this concern seems to…
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