Secondary, Tertiary, or Essential?
Phil Johnson, primary editor for John MacArthur and executive director of Grace to You, wrote over at the comment section of his blog, Pyromaniacs: The fundamentalist movement was eventually ruined by anti-intellectualism, overweening separatism, and a contentious attitude over secondary and tertiary issues that caused many fundamentalists to forget what the truly essential doctrinal issues […]
The Waldenses Controversy
Who They Were The Waldenses were Bible-believing Christians who remained separate from Rome during the Dark Ages and who were bitterly persecuted for their faith. The name Waldenses in English is from the French Vaudois, Vallenses in Latin, and Valdisi in Italian, and these words mean “men of the valleys.” They refer to several valleys […]
The Mainstream Media Exposes Mainstream Media Christian Bashing
Not to have a pity party, but I think this article in the mainstream media actually is the first that I have read to go after all the attacks on Christ and the Bible that are out there in the mainstream media. I don’t remember reading anything like this in something as mainstream as MSNBC. […]
Fideistic Fakes
“They’re fideists” is the smoke screen en vogue for the MVO (multiple version only) crowd. They pirouette for applause from their friendly rationalists, smiling and waving like British monarchs. “They’re bad. They’re fideists. We’re not.” I see them in a tight bear hug with Bruce Metzger, their textual daddy. You know, Dr. Bruce, the man […]
“Reasoned” Preservation of Scripture
SOME HISTORY During the 18th century in France a movement began known as the Englightenment. From France, it spread to Germany and then to all over the world. The Englightenment attempted to apply human reason to all areas of life to bring about a new social order. Religion in France had for centuries been dominated […]
Atonement (Part Two Continued): Less Excellent Than Christ
Atonement is Old Testament, not New Testament. What Christ did was more than atonement. Atonement was temporary, lasting until Christ should come. Atonement served its purpose like a tent may serve a purpose, but we don’t describe it as superior to a mansion. Atonement was offered because Christ had not yet come. In his death, […]
200 POSTS
I don’t know if this makes any difference, but that last post was my 200th since I started blogging here during the Lincoln Presidency.
Atonement (Part Two): Less Excellent Than Christ
Abel offered a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, but the Lord Jesus Christ offered a more excellent sacrifice than Abel and any or all other Old Testament sacrifices. Christ’s Work on account of sin was greater and better than atonement. In the Old Testament, atonement was made in many different ways. Moses made atonement by […]
Atonement (Part One): An Old Testament Term
The middle letter of T-U-L-I-P in the five points of Calvinism is “Limited Atonement.” Before anyone can decide what he believes about atonement, he should know what atonement is. What do you think atonement is? Are you confused as it relates to the death of Christ? It seems that men think this term “atonement” is […]
Be Still
I have an image in my head of my oldest daughter, explaining to me why she couldn’t get a project done that I had for her. This was several years ago when she explained: “I can’t sit steeeel.” At the time, I was very amused that she did have an answer, one that was a […]