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Can We Trust the New Testament?

April 10, 1996 by mattperman

Too often it is claimed that the New Testament cannot be trusted to give us an accurate picture of what Jesus said and did. It is held that the Gospels are simply legends which grew over time and have no basis in historical fact, thus casting considerable doubt on the truth of the Christian faith. […]

Filed Under: 2 Apologetics, Biblical Inerrancy

Evidence for the Resurrection

April 7, 1996 by mattperman

If you wanted to disprove Christianity, what would you do? The way to disprove Christianity is to disprove the resurrection of Christ. Why? Because Christianity is founded upon the resurrection. If the resurrection goes, so does Christianity. I know that there are many pastors and scholars today who claim to be Christians, yet deny the […]

Filed Under: 2 Apologetics, Resurrection

Review of Vern S. Poythress’ “Modern Spiritual Gifts Analogous to Apostolic Gifts: Affirming Extraordinary Works of the Spirit Within Cessationist Theology”

April 7, 1996 by mattperman

Poythress’ thesis cannot be stated any better than he himself has worded it: “Modern spiritual gifts are analogous to but not identical with the divine authoritative gifts that are exercised by the apostles Since there is no strict identity, apostolic teaching and the biblical canon have exclusive divine authority. On the other hand, since there […]

Filed Under: 1 Theology

Historical Evidence for the Bible

March 14, 1996 by mattperman

If the Bible is the inerrant and infallible word of God, as it claims (2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21), we would expect there to be some evidence supporting these claims. After all, just because something claims to be the word of God does not make it true. We will examine the testimony of historical […]

Filed Under: 2 Apologetics, Biblical Inerrancy

Can There be Ethics Without God

March 7, 1996 by mattperman

I believe in a deontological theory of ethics. This means I believe that God Himself is the standard of right and wrong. Put another way, objective morality exists and it is rooted in God’s immutable and glorious nature. Furthermore, “God’s moral nature is expressed in relation to us in the form of divine commands which […]

Filed Under: 2 Apologetics, Ethics, Existence of God

Understanding the Gospel: Justification

March 3, 1996 by mattperman

“Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:1). At the heart of the biblical gospel is the amazing truth of justification. Without this truth there would be no gospel at all. It is, in fact, very difficult to overestimate its importance because it is an […]

Filed Under: 1 Theology, Justification

The Great Christian Hope of Glorification

February 28, 1996 by mattperman

Christians are to be people of great hope. Our hope is in God: “Hope in God” (Psalm 45:5). Our hope is future oriented, often called “the hope of eternal life” (Titus 3:7). Our hope gives us stability because it is not a mere wish about the future, but a strong confidence about the future: “This hope […]

Filed Under: 1 Theology, Glorification

Why Knowledge of Justification by Faith Alone Is Necessary for Good Works

February 15, 1996 by mattperman

“Justification by faith alone frees me to love my neighbor disinterestedly, for his or her own sake, as my sister or brother, not as the calculated means to my own desired ends,” writes Timothy George of why the traditional Protestant doctrine of justification by faith alone encourages rather than discourages good works.[1] The freedom to […]

Filed Under: 1 Theology, Justification

Resurrection of Christ: Myth or Reality?

February 11, 1996 by mattperman

Imagine that you have been hiking all day in the mountains of Colorado, and you are lost. An enormous snowstorm is fast approaching, and if you do not find a way out soon, it will cost you your life. Up ahead there is a fork in the road, where you see two people. One is […]

Filed Under: 2 Apologetics, Resurrection

What is Justification?

February 4, 1996 by mattperman

John Calvin, the great Reformer, spoke for many when he declared that justification is “the main hinge on which religion turns.” Why is it so important? Because “unless you first of all grasp what your relationship to God is, and the nature of his judgment concerning you, you have neither a foundation on which to […]

Filed Under: 1 Theology, Justification

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I am the director of career development at The King’s College NYC, co-founder of What’s Best Next, and the author of What’s Best Next: How the Gospel Transforms the Way You Get Things Done. This is my personal website where I blog on four of my favorite topics: theology, apologetics, culture, and living in New York City.

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