These were the top five posts for the week beginning August 14–20, 2023. Continue reading →
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Top Five Posts For the Week of August 14–20, 2023
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The Gospel According To John (MacArthur)—Part 12
Because the MacArthurite sect of Dispensationalism (we might say post-modified Dispensationalism but not quite Progressive Dispensationalism) intersects only occasionally and tangentially with the Reformation, the defenders of Lordship Salvation assume that any critique of the system is necessarily a defense of Zane . . . Continue reading →
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Heidelcast For August 20, 2023: Sin, Salvation, & Service: The Threefold Truth Of Romans (31)
In this episode Dr Clark turns to Romans 8:31—39, where we see the Apostle comforts believers with the glorious truths of the perseverance of the saints and the high priestly work of Christ for us. He also answers a questions from David . . . Continue reading →
Descubriendo La Confesión Reformada (Parte 2): Joven, Inquieto y Dispensacionalista
Hacia el final de mi cargo en una megaiglesia evangélica, conocí a un joven estudiante universitario reformado holandés llamado Jason (ahora sirve como pastor conmigo); nos sentábamos y discutíamos sobre el dispensacionalismo y la teología pactual. Recuerdo claramente que quería rescatarlo de . . . Continue reading →
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Heidelminicast: Machen On Christianity & Liberalism (61)
This is part 61 in our series from Machen’s Christianity and Liberalism. Continue reading →
The Fear Of The Lord And The Good Life—Psalm 34 (Part 2)
As a father sitting beside a fireplace, David laid out fear of the Lord 101 for us. Those who obey the law are rewarded with long years loaded with good, while the wicked suffer dire days. Besides convicting us for falling short, . . . Continue reading →
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S. M. Baugh on “Guilt, Grace, and Gratitude”: Part 3 — Gratitude
If you do a search in the ESV for the word “grateful” you only get three hits in the whole Bible, two of which produce the word “ungrateful” (Luke 6:35; 2 Tim. 3:2), leaving only one place where the word “grateful” is . . . Continue reading →
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Dennis Johnson On The Credibility Of Christ’s Gospel
Although Old Testament anticipation (whether in prophetic words or in “types,” those “incarnated prophecies” embedded in Israel’s concrete historical experience) and New Testament fulfillment are bound together by strands of similarity, the move from promise to fulfillment, from “shadow” to “reality” (in . . . Continue reading →
Who Should Go to Seminary?
I was once asked a good and important question: who should go to seminary? The answer to this question is in two parts: anyone, but not everyone. First, anyone may go to seminary. Since I teach at a seminary (Westminster Seminary California), . . . Continue reading →
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Heidelminicast: Machen On Christianity & Liberalism (60)
This is part 60 in our series from Machen’s Christianity and Liberalism. Continue reading →
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Review: Union with the Resurrected Christ: Eschatological New Creation and New Testament Biblical Theology by G. K. Beale
G. K. Beale is rightly renowned for his skill at biblical theology, especially tracing the redemptive historical theme of creation-new creation. His work on the temple theme has fairly definitively demonstrated the connections between the creation order and the fundamentally religious orientation . . . Continue reading →
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Holy Sexuality: The Book Is Now A Course
Christopher Yuan’s book, Holy Sexuality is now a course. Continue reading →
The Grammar Guerrilla Returns: Dismantling The Wall Of Creeping Illiteracy
I realized recently that I have been neglecting my responsibility to save English grammar in America. My sincerest apologies, but the Grammar Guerrilla is back to observe and complain about the expression “too good of.” We hear it most often on sports-talk . . . Continue reading →
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The Dispensationalists Are Wrong: We Should Pray The Lord’s Prayer Now
Jesus, instructing his disciples on the basics of prayer, uses the imperative and tells them to “Pray in this manner!” (Matt. 6:9), going on to then give what we know as the Lord’s Prayer. This has been taken to mean—and rightly so—that . . . Continue reading →
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William Perkins: Grace Admits No Partner
The Galatians are removed not only from the doctrine of Paul, but also from the grace of God. And the reason is because they joined the works of the law with Christ and His grace in the cause of their justification and . . . Continue reading →
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Heidelminicast: Machen On Christianity & Liberalism (59)
This is part 59 in our series from Machen’s Christianity and Liberalism. Continue reading →
The Good News Of Union With Christ: A Primer on the Resurrection (Part 2)
Resurrection & Sanctification All those who are justified, will also be sanctified. What is Sanctification? “Sanctification is the work of God’s free grace, whereby we are renewed in the whole man after the image of God, and are enabled more and more . . . Continue reading →
Sub-Christian Nationalism? (Part 9)
In Article X, under the heading, “On Nationalism and Policy Priorities,” the Statement says: WE AFFIRM that nations possess an inviolable right to establish justice and safeguard the peace and prosperity of their own citizens. We affirm that implementing Christian Nationalism in . . . Continue reading →
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Top Five Posts For the Week of August 7–13, 2023
These were the top five posts for the week beginning August 7–13, 2023. Continue reading →
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Are the Feds Charged With Fixing Loneliness?
What if I told you to trust the feds to help you deal with your feelings of loneliness and social isolation? I hope you’d laugh in my face. These are the same folks who demanded you self-isolate, hide your face, and stay . . . Continue reading →