Richard Hays, Reading Backwards: Figural Christology and the Fourfold Gospel Witness. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2014. 240 pages $29.99 I had the pleasure of hearing much of the present book in its oral form as the Hulsean Lectures in…
“Hagar, servant of Sarai.” So the angel of the Lord addressed the Egyptian slave (Gen. 16.8) who had the great misfortune to be drawn into Abraham and Sarah’s scheme to assist the realization of God’s promise (Gen. 16.1-6). Upon the…
I think there is a good case that Peter Martyr Vermigli is the brains behind Article 17 of the Thirty-nine Articles. He was the highly respected and trusted Regis Professor of Divinity at Oxford (1548-1554), and actually wrote a tract…
This past Lord’s Day my evening sermon was preached on a passage that includes 1 Corinthians 15:44, where Paul writes that the body “is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body.” (Those interested in the sermon can…
The first half of this piece can be found here ~ Mark McDowell, Editor …Americans also supported a physical degradation of African Americans largely through the practice of illegal lynching, which was a heinous and unspeakably violent activity that also…
Nephrologists will tell you that healthy kidneys are vital to human life. Their primary function is to filter out waste in the bloodstream that, if not removed, will kill the whole body. They will also tell you that failed kidneys…
Historical theology is an important discipline for the church. There are views that have been held by Reformed theologians in the past that I don’t necessarily agree with, but must nevertheless do my best to understand so that I know…
I. Virtue: a brief introduction In my previous post, I briefly noted the threefold grace that Paul unfolds in Titus 2.11-14: (1) “saving grace,” which flows from God’s free mercy toward sinners in the redeeming death of Jesus Christ, (2)…
There has been some interesting discussion in various places generated by my previous posts on reprobation. That’s good. It’s hard to talk about, but important to do so. Rather than repeat myself ad nauseum in those discussions, it’s probably useful…
At this point it is impossible to doubt the raw power of the undercover videos unmasking Planned Parenthood’s monstrous practices, videos that are effectively turning the organization into an atrocity exhibition for everyone to see (but only some to comment…
