I also adduced another passage in which Isaiah exclaims: “‘Hear My words, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. Behold, I have given Him for a witness to the . . . Continue reading →
Patristics
Irenaeus Against The Gnostics (And Romanism)
1. When, however, they are confuted from the Scriptures, they turn round and accuse these same Scriptures, as if they were not correct, nor of authority, and [assert] that they are ambiguous, and that the truth cannot be extracted from them by . . . Continue reading →
Heidelberg Catechism Q. 18: One Mediator, Two Natures
The Definition of Chalcedon (451) We, then, following the holy Fathers, all with one consent, teach men to confess one and the same Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, the same perfect in Godhead and also perfect in manhood; truly God and truly . . . Continue reading →
Bob Godfrey Lectures on the Ancient Church
W. Robert Godfrey has taught church history at the seminary level since 1974. As I like to point out, I was in Jr High (which was Middle School used to be called) when Bob started teaching. Antiquity, however, is useful in teaching . . . Continue reading →
Was Jesus Married? Nothing to See Here.
UPDATE 09-21-12 21:09 Francis Watson suggests that the fragment is fake. The Guardian reports. UPDATE 9-19-12 17:20 Thanks to Ben (see below) for pointing us to a blog on this by Christian Askeland, who says that there are reasons to think that . . . Continue reading →
Pelagianism
NB: These notes were originally written for a course in theological anthropology given at Wheaton College, Spring Semester, 1997. Introduction Early in the course I made the claim, which I did not intend to be controversial, that Pelagius is a heretic. After . . . Continue reading →
C. S. Lewis On Theology And Devotion
For my own part I tend to find the doctrinal books often more helpful in devotion than the devotional books, and I rather suspect that the same experience may await many others. I believe that many who find that ‘nothing happens’ when . . . Continue reading →