Calvinism: Best Drunk Shaken
There are few things as refreshing as a large glass of pure orange juice. However if you forget to obey the advice on the carton – best drunk shaken – the experience is rather less than it could be. Without…
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How Could a Good God Allow Suffering and Evil?
What is evil?There are two kinds of evil: moral and natural. Moral evil is sin, such as murder, rape, abuse, terrorism, or genocide. Natural evil is what causes suffering and unpleasantness; it is the result of moral evil. For…
Hearing the Voice of Jesus in the Epistle of James
James D.G. Dunn once referred to the epistle of James as “the most Jewish, the most undistinctively Christian document in the New Testament.” [1] We all know that Martin Luther had serious concerns about the content of the epistle of…
Finding God In The Shack
Finding God in the Shack: Seeking Truth in a Story of Evil and RedemptionBy Roger E. Olson160 p.IVP (February 2009) Roger Olson’s Finding God in the Shack (IVP Books, 2009) is an extended review and discussion of the theology articulated…
Thank God for Bandit Country
One question that I have now been asked more times than I care to remember is “How do you cope with all the nastiness that’s come your way on the internet over the last few years?” The answer is pretty…
Five Arguments Against Future Justification According to Works (Part II)
Editor’s Note: This begins part two of the article. Part one can be found here. Argument #4: The future judgment of believers consists only of reward and praise. Those who support future justification according to works will cite the numerous…
Five Arguments Against Future Justification According to Works (Part II)
Editor’s Note: This begins part two of the article. Part one can be found here. Argument #4: The future judgment of believers consists only of reward and praise. Those who support future justification according to works will cite the numerous…
Unlocking Romans
Unlocking RomansBy J.R. Daniel Kirk245 p.Eerdmans (November 2008) It is difficult to overestimate the influence of E. P. Sanders’s scholarship on the academic study of Paul. Since Sanders published Paul and Palestinian Judaism (1977) and Paul, the Law, and the…
Messiahs Pointing to the Door
There are many differences between American and British culture. Most obvious, perhaps, are the sports: baseball versus cricket; and football (where feet are rarely used) versus football (where feet, and the occasional head, are all that can be used); and…
Messiahs Pointing to the Door
There are many differences between American and British culture. Most obvious, perhaps, are the sports: baseball versus cricket; and football (where feet are rarely used) versus football (where feet, and the occasional head, are all that can be used); and…