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The Meaning of the Word Church According to ReligiousAffections.Org
Religiousaffections.org (RA) will help you discern. You should read the works by Scott Aniol, its president. I recommend the site and most of the work done by its contributors. It doesn’t surprise me that it differs on the nature of or definition of the church, but in light of the purpose of RA, it intrigues me […]
Does Christ live the Christian Life for the Christian? The Keswick View of Galatians 2:20 Examined, part 1 of 4
Does Jesus Christ live the Christian life for the Christian–the Christ-life–or does the Christian live the Christian life empowered by Jesus Christ? The former is the Keswick position, the latter the Scriptural one. Galatians 2:20 is the text that is supposed to prove that Jesus Christ lives the Christian life for the believer: I am […]
The Lie of Two Worlds, pt. 2
Earlier today, I linked to a sermon I had preached on coming to positions. Still go there and listen to that. Some of you might recognize this “two worlds” language as Christian worldview talk, and you would be right on that. Only one thing ever happens, not two. I don’t both do what I did […]
How to Come to Positions on Issues
I might be coming back to write a second part of the series on the lie of two worlds, but we had recently uploaded a sermon I preached or taught on a Wednesday night in July of 2012 on how to come to positions, actual title — How To Come to Positions on Issues Scripturally […]
The Lie of Two Worlds
You’ve heard the expression, the best of both worlds. As an expression, it doesn’t need to be wrong, because someone can live in the country close to the city and enjoy the best of both. I get that. Almost everyone in the world though acts like there are really two worlds. There is the world […]
Learn About Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and African Tribal Religions in Scholarly Christian Perspective
I have downloaded (for the right price–free!) and have recently been listening to a seminary level course on Islam, one on Hinduism, and one on Buddhism. as well as a seminar on African Traditional Religions taught by the same professor. I had listened to a significant number of the great and highly Biblical and expository […]
I’m Not Reformed: Why Not?
During one of James White’s videos, he called me reformed, among many, many other careless or purposeful errors. I said I wasn’t. Then he came back in another video to “correct” it by saying he was relieved I wasn’t. OK. So I’m not reformed or restless or unfortunately young. Why not? This will be short, […]
Abortion Arguments
A combination of the Planned Parenthood videos and the presidential race brings some of the best anti-abortion news we’ve seen for a long time. We hear candidates making very good arguments against abortion, taking some very conservative, completely scriptural positions. While on the road yesterday, I heard the impact of this in a discussion on […]
Keswick is Perfectionism: A. T. Pierson and W. H. Griffith Thomas agree.
Many modern Keswick advocates deny that Keswick / Higher Life theology is a form of perfectionism. But what do classic Keswick authors, those who themselves accepted, loved, and defended the Higher Life theology, say? They readily confess themselves that Keswick theology is a form of perfectionism. W. H. Griffith Thomas: “‘Keswick’ stands for perfectionism. I […]
John Owen Again on the Septuagint (LXX) Issue Related to the Presuppositions for the Preservation of Scripture, Meanwhile Answering James White
So many words in a title. This post is mainly about what John Owen wrote. I am teaching the book of Hebrews to folks at Mid-Coast Baptist Church next week in Brunswick, Maine. I’ve taught through Hebrews three times in my life, but I have been doing some reading. You can download for free the […]
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