Christ in the Old Testament
The things of Jesus have now been announced and preached to us.
Do we go to the Old Testament looking for the exalted Christ? Do we see the Old Testament as pointing to Jesus and the fulfillment of His Work? The Bible is a plot, a storyline. It is the history of God’s acting to redeem and people to Himself. Like a story, it moves to a... Continue Reading
What Is at the Centre of Christian Faith?
Jesus, the only begotten God along with the triune Gospel stand at the centre of our faith.
The historical acts of God alone do not fully explain how the Trinity and the Gospel can both stand at the centre of our faith and really describe the same idea. For that, we need to turn to the inner life of God because the inner life of God bespeaks the Gospel. By nature, God is... Continue Reading
Beyond Authority and Submission: A Review
Miller is to be commended for continuing to press for clearer, more biblical, thinking and action.
Miller does deserve a great deal of credit for calling out certain gross errors within evangelical complementarian circles. In this area she has done sterling service to the church. Chief among these are the ESS doctrine with respect to the Trinity, and the various instances of abuse and neglect masking as forms of patriarchy. There... Continue Reading
The Real Genius of the Reformation
Why are we still celebrating Reformation Day more than five hundred years later?
Reform calls to mind the idea of progress toward a desired result. It is a word that evokes positive change. With such a diffused use of the word, however, it tends to lose its virtue and efficacy. When one speaks of the Protestant Reformation, therefore, the reform intended and celebrated may be lost in a... Continue Reading
The Prototypical Man
Because our world and life view is not constructed from within, but provided from without in Holy Scripture, it is inevitable that we are ridiculed and even vilified for daring to challenge the received wisdom of today’s world.
Despite the claims of progress made by more modern generations, far from having a clearer view of a ‘norm’ against which our humanness should be measured, we have regressed and have all but abandoned the very notion that such a thing exists. Ours is the generation of free choice and free expression. An age in... Continue Reading
Charles Dickens and Theodicy
Light is never so radiant as when contrasted with darkness, good never so virtuous as when juxtaposed with evil.
With the advent of the Christ, the opposing forces of good and evil, light and dark, make war against one another. But when standing against the darkness, light isn’t simply light; it’s brilliantly victorious. According to Christ, “the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their... Continue Reading
How Will We Live Now? Francis Schaeffer’s “How Should We Then Live” After 40 Years
The collision between Kenneth Clark and Francis Schaeffer introduced me to the great collision of worldviews that became such a central interest and urgency of my life.
Years before words like “worldviews” and “truth claims” entered the common evangelical vocabulary, Schaeffer was introducing the terms and stressing their importance. He knew that the great conflict of worldviews was underway, and he cared deeply about a generation of young people who were even then deciding between Christianity or intellectual revolution. The year... Continue Reading
Crucified With Christ
Let’s move slowly and savor this multi-course feast.
Paul did not look back on his past with nostalgia. Paul did not have an amicable break-up with his prior legalistic beliefs, some kind of “agree to disagree” arrangement. Instead, Paul says, “I died to the law.” More specifically, “I have been crucified with Christ.” (vv. 19-20). Our salvation hinges on a death. Galatians... Continue Reading
Pragmatism and Postmodernism
Pragmatic philosophy says that everything is relative because ultimate, transcendent truth does not exist.
There are moral and absolute standards in our society that are continually under attack and, seemingly, are crumbling under our feet all around us. The culprit behind this is Pragmatic philosophy coupled with postmodernist thinking. 28 For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and... Continue Reading
Mentor Us
From all accounts, William Still was the quintessential ministerial mentor.
As a young seminarian, I frequently heard Sinclair Ferguson speak about the impact that Still had on his own life and preparation for ministry. As he expressed affectionate gratitude for the ways in which his mentor poured into him, welling up in my own heart was a longing to have that same blessed experience. ... Continue Reading
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