The hit TV show Seinfeld has been called a show about nothing. One of the most pernicious falsehoods about the Bible is that it, too, is a book about nothing, that it is a random collection of ancient myths and moral aphorisms. . . . Continue reading →
Hermeneutics
Someone is Reading Polanus!
Steve Holmes, to be exact.
Back on the Table Again
Martin Downes has been blogging the renewed controversy over the inerrancy of God’s Word. This is a discussion that many have not wanted to have for a long time. When I started seminary in 1984 the sounds of the last “Battle for the Bible” . . . Continue reading →
Calvin on Law and Gospel
At AH.
Dismantling the "Rapture"
The “Christless Christianity” series has been brilliant and this week’s installment is no exception. Our dispensational friends tell us that they read the bible “literally” and that amillennialists “spiritualize” Scripture. This might be compelling if we never actually looked at any passages. A . . . Continue reading →
Was There An Apostolic Hermeneutic And Can We Imitate It?
Yes and yes. No, it’s not in the Scofield Reference or Ryrie Study Bibles.
Is the Law/Gospel Distinction Only Lutheran?
Lane at Green Baggins has been addressing this. Here’s part 1 and part 2 and part 3. The answer, of course, is no. Here are some resources: There is an entire chapter, chock full O’ quotations from classic Reformed theologians and footnoted references to . . . Continue reading →
Refusing to Read Jesus Out of the Psalms
More good stuff at Detergere.
Brakel on Law and Gospel
Thanks to Shane for this!
What are the Virgin Conceptions In Your Life?
There are some passages that just don’t lend themselves to stereotypical, modern, evangelical preaching.
What the Bible is All About
Thanks to the folks at Modern Reformation for making this essay available online (for free!). MR makes a great Christmas gift.
Ursinus on Law and Gospel
Q.36 What distinguishes law and gospel? A: The law contains a covenant of nature begun by God with men in creation, that is, it is a natural sign to men, and it requires of us perfect obedience toward God. It promises eternal . . . Continue reading →
Calvin on Law and Gospel
Hence, also, we see the error of those who, in comparing the Law with the Gospel, represent it merely as a comparison between the merit of works, and the gratuitous imputation of righteousness. This is indeed a contrast not at all to . . . Continue reading →
Why Johnny Can’t Preach (3)
Part 2. The next section of the book is an analysis of one aspect of the problem: Johnny doesn’t read well. This problem has been diagnosed for many years. I see it frequently. The rise of electronic texts, which is valuable in . . . Continue reading →
Roger Nicole: NT Use of the OT
From the 1959 volume ed. Carl F. H. Henry, Revelation and the Bible: Contemporary Evangelical Thought. The contrast with some contemporary evangelical thought (c. 2005–09) is striking (HT: Justin Taylor).
Audio: Christ-The Center of Scripture
Here’s an excellent resource from the White Horse Inn on how we ought to read Scripture.
Calvin on Law and Gospel
Mike Horton’s essay from EVANGELIUM is now online.
Cracking the Apocalypse Code
Pre-mill? Post-mill? Or A-mill? The subject of the millennium, often portrayed as a period of unprecedented peace, ironically has been a theological battlefield for millennia. Missions agencies have refused missionaries, churches have rejected pastors, and seminaries have dismissed professors for lacking proper . . . Continue reading →
Dare to Be on the Daniel Plan?
‘Dare to Be a Daniel” is one reason to adopt Mr Murray’s view that, in public worship, we should sing only God’s Word (I reached the same conclusion in RRC). Not only is the song itself tacky but its way of interpreting . . . Continue reading →
The Two Witnesses and Lampstands in Revelation 11
Bill asks, [C]ould you give me a quick answer to who the two witnesses are in Rev 11:3, and the identity of the two olive trees and two lamp stands in verse 4? Dear Bill, I understand the Revelation to have been . . . Continue reading →