In the last article, we saw how it can be that God from all eternity ordained “whatsoever comes to pass” and yet is not “the author of sin” (Westminister Confession of Faith, 3.1). Having shown this, the issue that we will focus on in this article is how God’s control over all things does not […]
Review of Robert Thomas’ “Correlation of Revelatory Spiritual Gifts and New Testament Canonicity”
The focus of this article is how the revelatory gifts are related to the identification of the canon. Thomas first seeks to identify exactly what the revelatory gifts are. He argues that there are four: apostle, prophecy, word of knowledge, and word of wisdom. If, as he will seek to show, apostle is not the […]
Understanding the Inspiration of the Bible
“Everyone has a basis of authority on which he thinks and acts. For the Christian this is the Bible, claimed to be a book that is different from all others,” says Charles Ryrie. [1] The Bible is indeed different from all other books–it claims to be the inspired word of God. But this raises many […]
Joy of Heavenly Rewards
In heaven there will be “degrees of happiness in a world of perfect joy.”[1] Think of that. Degrees of happiness in a world of perfect joy. How can this be? A comprehension of this profound mystery can help give us a deeper amazement of the majestic glory of God to be displayed in the world […]
Nature & Existence of the Soul
It has struck me as odd for some time that I am my soul, and yet for the majority of my life have hardly known what a soul is. This can only be a mark of the horrible consequences of sin on our race that we can so easily lack even the most fundamental knowledge […]
Science and the Existence of God
Is it pseudo-science to claim that scientific evidence demonstrates the existence of God? Does science give good reasons to believe that God exists? The only way to answer this question is to examine the evidence. Too often people are willing to use science to criticize religion, but then are unwilling to honestly consider an attempt […]
Review of Vern S. Poythress’ “The Divine Meaning of Scripture”
What is the relation between the divine and human authors of Scripture? Those who completely separate divine and human meaning have often fallen into unbridled allegory, since the text itself no longer offers any controls. This makes Poythress appreciate the insights of the position that completely equates divine and human meaning. However, even with the […]
Does the Bible Teach a Young Earth?
“On the basis of internal evidence, it is this writer’s conviction that yom [the Hebrew word for day] in Genesis one could not have been intended by the Hebrew author to mean a literal twenty-four-hour day,” concludes Dr. Gleason Archer, a biblical scholar who is fluent in Hebrew and over 30 related languages, one of […]
The Bible: Crucial Questions
Whenever the inspiration of the Bible is considered, there are always a few questions which arise. Let us examine a few of the most common ones. What About Alleged “Contradictions”? I have examined hundreds of alleged “contradictions,” and have even discussed the issue with leading atheists who have attempted to point them out. From personal […]
Christ as Our Perfect Prophet, Priest, and King
In the article “Christ our Exalted Savior,” we saw how Christ’s life is divided into two states. The state of humiliation is the period from the Incarnation to the resurrection. In this state, Christ temporarily laid aside His exalted privileges and status that He had in eternity past before He became man, and lived a […]