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“In apologetic argument, as in everything else we do, we must presuppose the truth of God’s Word. We either accept God’s authority or we do not, and not to do so is sin”1 It is supposed by some that we cannot and should not approach any issue with presuppositions. First of all, that in...
IVP has sent me Doing Philosophy As A Christian. Cross-Focused Media in conjunction with Christian Focus publications sent me Sproul’s Unseen Realities. I am also working my way through Allison’s Historical Theology which was sent courtesy of Zondervan.
Ok, I’ll be honest. I’m a Fundamentalist Christian. I am also a very conservative person when it comes to politics. I must say that I cannot understand why Christians want to post the Ten Commandments all over the place. (They even have them posted outside of one of the buildings where I am pastor...
On the doctrines of grace and the five solas: : Okay. Well, I hope that helps some folks because I saw that here.Just a few more on the Gospel.Do you think that—and maybe this has already been answered—justification by gracealone, through faith alone, because of Christ alone, to the glory of God alone—thesolas— :...
Chapell’s Christ-Centered Preaching has been a hit for a few years. I finally picked up a copy while on vacation last week. I devoured it in two days. While not giving a full-fledged review of the book, I felt that I could at least give a few thoughts about it. 1. The book was...
According to one survey, only 23% of pastors report being happy and content in their identity in Christ, in their church, and in their home. I suspect, however, that men in these situations might be crippled all the more were they to faithfully preach a text like 1 Tim. 5:17-20. They would be seen...
Joel said, What collected, affirmed, confirmed, and tells you how to interpret Scripture? What, indeed? Joel will probably say that the “what” is tradition, but is it? Is it merely tradition to recognize, accept, treasure, and preserve Scripture? Perhaps it is moreso a reverence for God that leads to a reverence for Scripture. Just...
Often much is made of the so-called parallels between the Genesis account of creation and various Ancient Near Eastern texts. This is an attempt to consider a few things concerning the Enuma Elish and the Genesis account of creation. When on high the heaven had not been named, Firm ground below had not...
What does the incarnational aspect of Scripture, the anti-inerrancy camp, and Arianism have in common? Check out this series of posts by Rey on RE:Fundamentals to find out.
The status of the canon has undergone a drastic shift in modernity. The precise boundaries of the canon, and the relation of canonical writings to nonbiblical tradition, remained matters of confessional dispute after the Reformation. Yet, precritical Christian theology was largely agreed that Christian faith and practice are governed by a set of inspired...
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