Douglas F. Kelly. Systematic Theology, Grounded in Holy Scripture and Understood in Light of the Church, Volume Two: The Beauty of Christ: A Trinitarian Vision. Mentor, 2014. 567 pages. $39.99 A number of systematic theologies have appeared in recent years…
As we make our way toward the end of the Ten Tenets, Tenet 8 comes into view: 8. Suppression of the truth, like the depravity of sin, is total but not absolute. Thus, every unbelieving position will necessarily have within…
As we make our way toward the end of the Ten Tenets, Tenet 8 comes into view: 8. Suppression of the truth, like the depravity of sin, is total but not absolute. Thus, every unbelieving position will necessarily have within…
Having been raised on the cartoon television show, Tom and Jerry, I am accustomed to seeing Tom’s curiosity lead to his demise. Time after time, he could not seem to learn that Jerry was craftier, perhaps wiser, and determined to…
Today was a special day for me: I crossed the border to pick up my Amazon orders, which included a Nacho Libre mask (for Halloween), and a couple of books. The book that immediately impressed me the most is Chad…
The accusation that Protestants were slow to take up the evangelical mission to the world and that this exposes some sort of fundamental flaw in our faith has been almost as sticky as it is spurious. Already in the air…
Over at the British blog, some thoughts on the upcoming Scottish referendum: The outcome of the Scottish vote will, in some measure, in the shorter and longer terms, change the circumstances in which the saints go about their business. But…
Today, so many churches are comfortable following the practice of previous generations that didn’t involve themselves in ministries of mercy. Many today are fearful of thinking “outside of the box” and lack vision and biblical direction. In 1983, one small…
I have read with profit Mark Jones’s recent posts on the covenant of works (see here and here), having benefited from his other writings on this topic as well. Such theological clarity and historical awareness are much to be appreciated when it comes…
“The Just [One] Shall Live by Faith” The top men here at the Alliance are not happy with me. I posted my piece on the covenant of works on a day that does not maximize top viewing. My apologies. It…
