If Galatians was Published in Christianity Today
To wrap up my little mini-series on the wimpiness of evangelicals when it comes to "tone," and the place polemics has in intramural debate and discussion, I thought I'd repost this classic piece from...
View Article"Billy Idol Gets It"
One last post on the infiltration of postmodernism into conservative evangelical circles. (And of course, today's post title comes from this scene of The Wedding Singer, and has come to denote anything...
View ArticleLight and Heat: Introduction
Reflecting on Theology as the Means of Worshiping God in Spirit and TruthUpon a moment’s sober reflection, any honest thinker will admit that life is about finding the answers to ultimate questions....
View ArticleIn Pursuit of Light: We Worship What We Know
As we reflect on the doing of theology as a means to the end of the worship of God, the first thing to consider is, as Jesus says to the woman at the well, true worshipers worship what they know....
View ArticleSystematics and Doctrine Matter
In this brief series on what theology is all about, we've defined the task of doing theology as "the comprehensive, holistic interpretation of Scripture for the purpose of intimately knowing and...
View ArticleLoving God with All Your Mind
Worship Requires a Commiment to Thinking Deeply and Studying DiligentlyIt is not surprising that the pursuit of truly knowing and thus rightly worshiping God requires a resolved commitment to thinking...
View ArticleIn Pursuit of Heat: We Worship What We Know
Thus far in our series we have battled against an understanding that is critical of theology in general, an ideology that is an ignorant, anti-intellectual emotionalism. However, there is another...
View ArticleConclusion: Light and Heat, Spirit and Truth
All of Life is about TheologyIn this series, we've considered what exactly it means to do theology, and what theology is all about. We learned that, when we're honest with ourselves, we discover that...
View ArticleHoly! Holy! Holy!
A true love of God must beginwith a delight in his holiness,and not with a delight in any other attribute;for no other attribute is truly lovely without this. - Jonathan Edwards -As it seems to...
View ArticleThe Priviliges of the Ministry: An Exhortation to Diligence
It's that time of the semester at The Master's Seminary. Much is due, time flies, and sleep is scarce. The manifold responsibilities of a student who would labor diligently and minister faithfully call...
View ArticleOn the Leading of the Holy Spirit
Have you ever heard somebody say that the Spirit “led” them to do something? Or something like, “I felt led to” do such and such? I’ve heard those kinds of statements. I’ve said those kinds of things,...
View ArticleArrogance is the New Humility
The context for the below video is set in the current controversy over Rob Bell, his heretical universalism, and "evangelicalism's" utter disbelief that anyone would ever call him out on it. That's not...
View ArticleBehold, They Stand at the Door and Knock, Part 1
It may not be an exaggeration to suppose that nearly every Christian family has experienced that sudden sense of panic when a well-dressed pair of zealous visitors knocks at their door early on a...
View ArticleBehold, They Stand at the Door and Knock, Part 2
A Summary of Biblical ChristologyWe mentioned last time that the Christology of the Jehovah’s Witnesses falls woefully short of the Christology revealed in the pages of Scripture. In fact, one would...
View ArticleThat's My King!
I doubt this will ever get old, and I can't think of a better Resurrection Sunday post.I rejoice this day in the resurrection and the life of my King, the King of kings and the Lord of lords, King...
View ArticleWhat the Lord of the Universe is Comforted By: Reposted
As I've been meditating on the truths of Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday -- the events surrounding and the Scripture passages commenting on the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus, I was...
View ArticleBehold, They Stand at the Door and Knock, Part 3
So we started this little series on how Christians can better engage and evangelize Jehovah's Witnesses by outlining a bit of their history and some basic theological beliefs. Then, to see the...
View ArticleYou Can't Staple Fruit to the Tree
Christ is not merely after people who aren't anxious. He's after people who aren't anxious because of how they trust so surely in Him as their Rock.He is not after merely humble or devout people. He's...
View ArticleDown the Stretch
Things have been quiet here over the last week, but I didn't want to let another day go without at least letting you know why. The answer is simple: finals week. Though I don't have a bunch of exams...
View ArticleAn Update: 6/4/11
So, I've been gone a while. Sorry about that. I didn't intend for the break to be this long, but the month of May really brought a lot of work for seminary. It was a great month, capped chiefly with...
View ArticleBehold, They Stand at the Door and Knock, Part 4
After surveying the history and theology of the Jehovah’s Witnesses and comparing their Christology with that of the Bible, the most recent post in our series on engaging and evangelizing Jehovah’s...
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Introducing: The Cripplegate
Last Saturday, as I gave an update on how things are going here for us at The Master's Seminary, I mentioned that there were many exciting things going on -- even outside of the classroom -- that I...
View ArticleBehold, They Stand at the Door and Knock, Part 5
God the Creator: John 1:1–3Perhaps the clearest testimony of the deity of Christ in the entire canon of Scripture comes from the opening verses of John’s Gospel. John declares three things about the...
View ArticleBehold, They Stand at the Door and Knock: Conclusion
Though the scope of this series permits us to examine only a small sample of texts (Titus 2:13, Hebrews 1:8, and John 1:1-3), the conclusions drawn even from those texts alone clearly demonstrate that...
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State of the Blog... Sorta
Well, here I go again. It's been a while. I'm sorry for not keeping things up here as regularly as I'd like, but I suppose that's the average blogger's consistent refrain. Things have been good over...
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