This is the Bible study mentioned in chapter 1 of Unstuck. I. Throughout this study, the danger that comes from false views of sanctification will become evident to us. I think that most of us, myself included, have been suffering under much false (or, at least inadequate) teaching on sanctification. I hope that the truth […]
Review of Gerald Bray’s “The Double Procession of the Spirit in Evangelical Theology Today: Do We Still Need It?”
The doctrine of the procession of the Spirit is important because if the Spirit dwells in our hearts, it is important to know how He is related to the Father and the Son. This doctrine should be especially important to evangelicals, who place special emphasis upon the believer’s experience with God. Strangely, this has not […]
Review of Roger Nicole’s “The Canon of the New Testament”
This review relates to the belief that the Spirit inspired the canon and then led the church to recognize it. This subject, then, is directly related to the work of the Spirit and our understanding of his guidance. In this article, Nicole asks the question of why God did not give us an explicit list […]
The Consistency of Divine Sovereignty and Human Accountability: Why Humans are Morally Accountable
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 […]
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