Calvin’s debt to Augustine is nowhere seen as in the discussion on free will. Of all the theologians who have gone before him, he finds Augustine’s statements on the will to be biblical and pastorally significant. Augustine’s doctrine of man…
“The Word became flesh…” (John 1:14). This was jarring truth for many in the early days of Christianity. In fact, as far as we can tell the first heresy the church had to deal with was Docetism which denied the…
St. Louis Today.com has posted an article that demonstrates one very troubling consequence (among many) that will follow if the Freedom of Choice Act becomes law. A proposed bill promising major changes in the U.S. abortion landscape has Roman Catholic…
I am curious about something because I have seen this dealt with in a variety of ways. I am wondering what those Christians who do not accept the historicity of Eden, Adam and Eve, etc. do with the fall. Let…
The letter “from the editor” in the spring issue of ByFaith (the official magazine of the Presbyterian Church in America, in which I serve as a pastor) reports that ByFaith will soon launch an online series about the health of…
At Union University they are sponsoring lectures throughout the year on the Psalms. The first lecture was by John Witvliet, director of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship and professor of music and worship at Calvin College and Calvin Theological…
In this month’s issue of Touchstone there is an excellent editorial by Russel Moore of Southern Seminary. Dr. Moore writes: It is no accident, after all, that our Ancient Foe first appears in Holy Scripture as a snake—imagery that follows…
Our friends at “Christ the Center” have been discussing N. T. Wright’s new book (the response to John Piper) with Dr. Guy Waters. Listen to the broadcasts here.
Joseph Meaney of Human Life International has written a powerful article concerning one of the wicked consequences of the inherintly evil act of abortion: “Gendercide.” It is a sad fact that abortion has become so sacrosanct in certain circles that…
What is free will? Some theologians, according to Calvin, have come too close to philosophers who credit the will with too much. There is a perennial temptation to try to make theology agree with the prevailing philosophy, and Calvin accuses…
