Praying Through the Scriptures: Genesis 2
“We come to you this morning, our Maker, Redeemer and eternal Rest. You are the one who patterns the weeks of our lives, ordered by the work of your creation and the rest of your holy day. We praise you…
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The Eternal Subordination of the Son Controversy: Reconciling Scripture and Dogma
The proper authority of dogmatic theology is legitimized through the regular demonstration of its truth and power. This can only occur as the authority of dogmatic theology is consistently and repeatedly shown to arise out from and practically to strengthen…
What Andy Stanley Has Forgotten
What Andy Stanley has forgotten is that conversion to Christianity involves a supernatural rebirth that requires the Word of God. Forgetting this essential truth has been the tendency of the seeker-sensitive church-growth movement. This vital truth is forgotten wherever sociology is…
The Eternal Subordination of the Son Controversy: The Tension Between Bible and Doctrine
The current debate surrounding the eternal subordination of the Son (ESS) has highlighted a number of existing tensions in evangelical theological circles. Perhaps one of the most significant of these is the tension between dogmatic and biblical theology. The dogmaticians…
Slavery and the Bible
My bread and butter course at Baylor University is the “America to 1877” survey class. The most troubling issue I cover in the class is slavery. What especially piques the interest of Christian students is the biblical case against slavery…
Slavery and the Bible
My bread and butter course at Baylor University is the “America to 1877” survey class. The most troubling issue I cover in the class is slavery. What especially piques the interest of Christian students is the biblical case against slavery…
Praying Through the Scriptures: Genesis 1
Over the years it has been my practice, learned from others, to offer up praises and petitions framed by a passage of Scripture. Some of these passages were read in preparation for preaching, others offered material for meditation in daily…
The Westminster Assembly and the Debate about the Word
Someone in the Jerusalem Chamber had asked if it was a pastor’s duty to read the Scriptures publicly in the weekly worship services of the church. It was November 1643, and the Westminster Assembly was trying to build a biblical…
The Westminster Assembly and the Debate about the Word
Someone in the Jerusalem Chamber had asked if it was a pastor’s duty to read the Scriptures publicly in the weekly worship services of the church. It was November 1643, and the Westminster Assembly was trying to build a biblical…
An Apostolic Case for Sola Scriptura
All historic Christians confess the Nicene Creed, which posits that we believe “One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church.” However, one of the crucial differences between the Protestant tradition and the Roman and Orthodox varieties is how we reckon what it…