Introduction Scriptural framework A proper subjection The prayers of the saints A godly life Respond prayerfully Our heavenly hope Summary thoughts Almost nothing agitates Christians as much as discussion of the relationship of the church to the state. Some seem…
A Change in Our Discourse I believe we are witnessing a significant development in the shape of our popular Christian discourse, yet one which is generally passing unremarked. This decade has seen the rise to prominence of a new breed…
Introduction Recent Reformed theology has not held natural theology in high esteem, and that for understandable reasons. Enlightenment thinkers (Catholic, Protestant, and secular) often treated natural theology as a pre-dogmatic discipline, i.e., as a discipline that could and should…
Before starting down the road of narrative history, we have to understand a few things. First, if you have not already done so, please read my first four posts about the heart and experiences God has given me, how He…
Given the controversies surrounding justification in his day, it’s no surprise that Calvin camps out on Gen. 15.6 (“[Abraham] believed the Lord, and he counted it to him as righteousness”) for a significant space of time in his commentary on…
One of the most regrettable legacies of 20th century evangelicalism is the marginalizing of the book of Revelation as a guide to spiritual warfare during the church age. Animated by the literalism of Dispensational theology, Revelation’s visions have been misapplied…
I worry about many of us evangelicals, including many of us in the Reformed tradition. I fear we have tended to reduce the Gospel to a promise of personal peace and we are often tempted to limit sanctification to psychological…
I worry about many of us evangelicals, including many of us in the Reformed tradition. I fear we have tended to reduce the Gospel to a promise of personal peace and we are often tempted to limit sanctification to psychological…
In Paul’s letters to the Corinthian church he desired the believers to be enthusiastic about the expansion of the gospel. In Paul’s time, Corinth was located in an ideal geographic location to spread the new faith. A vibrant and mission…
Andy Crouch. Playing God: Redeeming the Gift of Power. IVP Books, 2013. 288pp. $19.99 Underneath the spiritual artifice and social media antics and tribal rhetoric, nearly every major conflict that preoccupies Christianity in America today concerns the relationship between power…
