The word apistos is rendered in a number of different ways, but all of them relate to the sin of unbelief. Paul refers to those “that believe not” in the context of marriage. A Christian spouse is not bound if he or she has a husband or wife who doesn’t believe, and who does not …
Calvin 500
I was pleased and honored to be invited to speak for the national Desiring God conference to be held next fall. I understand that registrations for that conference are now open here. It looks to be about as much fun as Calvinists are allowed by their critics to have. Here is the lineup of speakers: …
Blessed Is the Man/Romans 14
INTRODUCTION: The word imputation may seem like one of those technical-sounding theological words to make your head hurt, but it is really quite straightforward—and full of blessing. THE TEXT: “What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof …
Hitchens Thrown Into a Den of Lambs
And here’s a story in the Dallas Morning News about the event this weekend.
Try a Little More Fabric Softener
When a relationship goes south on you, and the whole thing seems inexplicable, the place to turn for wisdom is James 4. Where do these out-of-the-blue conflicts come from, for pity’s sake? And of course, all the initial trouble-shooting diagnostics you run ought not to be trying to figure out what went wrong with the …
The Word is Near You
Book 2/Chapter 5 Not a shared work (section 9) 1. How is the work of conversion divided between God and man? 2. When God gives His law, what can we say about the grace of the Lawgiver? Empty promises? (section 10) 1. To whom are the promises offered? 2. What effect do the promises have …
Congrats Are In Order, Yet Again
I am really proud of these folks.
The Model to Copy
“The pillars of Donne’s biblical, Protestant poetics are: that the scriptures are the most eloquent books in the world, that God is a witty and also ‘a figurative, a metaphoricall God,’and that the religious lyric poet should endeavor to ‘write after . . . [his] Copie.'” (Lewalski, Protestant Poetics, p.282).
Preaching that Damns the Torpedos
“Essentially, whether the Greek term is translated ‘boldness’ or ‘confidence’ (for ‘plainness’ or ‘sincerity’), at the heart of the idea is freedom to make the truth of God known without fear of opposition or consequences” (Wagner, Tongues Aflame, p. 41).
Son of a Gun. Whattaya Know?
“Unfortunately, it is not only those who take heroin who are blinded by illusions, but almost the entire population, including—or especially—the experts. Every problem in contemporary society calls forth its equal and supposedly opposite bureaucracy. The ostensible purpose of the bureaucracy is to solve that problem. But the bureaucracy quickly develops a survival instinct and …