Vern S. Poythress, Theophany: A Biblical Theology of God’s Appearing, Crossway, 2018. 463pp. Paperback., $40.00 Introduction “Why read a four-hundred-page book about theophanies?” That question has come up more than once in conversation lately. Some inquirers are not quite so…
Vern S. Poythress, Theophany: A Biblical Theology of God’s Appearing, Crossway, 2018. 463pp. Paperback., $40.00 Introduction “Why read a four-hundred-page book about theophanies?” That question has come up more than once in conversation lately. Some inquirers are not quite so…
I have been, and in many respects always will be, a fan and student of William Lane Craig. Any kid who was into apologetics and contemporary philosophy of religion had to be. That said, like others, I’ve recently had to…
Recently, it has come to light that William Lane Craig, professor of philosophy at Talbot School of Theology, propagates an unorthodox view of Christology. Craig has explicitly stated that “the soul of the human nature of Christ is the second…
It is one thing to have a sound theory of preaching; it is another thing to stand behind a pulpit twice a week. Theory can easily fall apart when we meet instances in which we are not sure how to…
When a man and a woman are engaged to be married they can hardly talk about anything else. In fact, we might suspect that something is wrong if they don’t express excitement about the wedding. The church is espoused to…
Sound exegesis is insufficient for sound preaching. This assertion might seem surprising in light of the popular resurgence of consecutive expository preaching. While we should welcome and encourage the shift toward expository preaching due to its emphasis on biblical texts…
The late professor John Murray captured the essence of the incarnation when he said, “The Son of God became in time what He eternally was not. He did not cease to be what He eternally was, but He began to…
We need to hear Christ in order to believe in him for salvation (Rom. 10:14). Ordinarily we hear his voice through his ordained ambassadors as they preach the gospel in demonstration of the Spirit’s power (Rom. 10:15; 2 Cor. 5:19-6:2;…
Salvation is an expansive term. It essentially means “safety.” Salvation includes the application of Christ’s work from the new birth, through faith and repentance, to Justification, adoption, sanctification, and glorification. Christians share in Christ’s benefits because they are united to…
