Introduction: Thus far we have seen the writer of Esther setting the stage for the conflict, and it is here in this chapter that the conflict actually begins. In the aftermath of the discovery of an ...
Queen of the Persians #4
“I Feel Like God Is Out To Get Me” | Doug Wilson
Queen of the Persians #3
Introduction: Now if you have been following how this story has unfolded thus far, we have to this point seen that Vashti was likely courageous, that Ahasuerus was feckless and easily manipulated, ...
Calvinist Problem Passage: What Does It Mean to Fall Away? | Doug Wilson
The Queen of the Persians #2
Introduction: In the first message, we considered the broad context and setting. As we come to treat the first chapter of Esther, we are looking at particular events that begin to drive a very intricate ...
Reason or Loyalty: Which Comes First? | Doug Wilson
Queen of the Persians #1
Introduction: We are going to be studying the book of Esther, and most of the action in this book occurs in the ancient city of Susa. This was located about 300 miles southwest of modern Tehran, and ...
Coming of Age and Life Between the Sexes #3
Introduction: We live in egalitarian times, and consequently I have selected a text which makes many moderate complementarians flinch, and which makes patriarchal types, of the eighth-grade-boy school ...
Prenups for Christians? | Doug Wilson
License, Legalism, and Liberty in Between
Introduction: By the grace of God, we have seen a genuine Christian community grow up in our midst over the years. We have wanted to be a Bible people, which means Christian liberty on issues like ...