God governs the universe absolutely, and creates in accord with his own sovereign plan and purpose. For that reason, the world that he has made–again, this world–reflects that purpose. The Incarnation is part of that purpose, and therefore the world as we know it reflects the Incarnation. “To such a God,” says Warfield, “there belongs... Continue Reading

C.H. Spurgeon’s Autobiography: The Early Years (audiobook read by Robert Whitfield) – Spurgeon is my favorite dead theologian, and I loved hearing about his conversion and struggles to come to faith. My favorite line is “My mother said to me, one day, “Ah, Charles! I often prayed the Lord to make you a Christian, but I... Continue Reading

In other words, a Christian continues in holiness not by trusting in his own righteousness, performance, or good deeds. That is the way to unholiness! The Christian continues in holiness by renouncing his own righteousness, receiving Christ’s righteousness by faith, and seeking to live in obedience to him to show thankfulness for salvation. As Gurnall... Continue Reading

To use an illustration, think of an object and the shadow it casts. The shadow is based on the object; it cannot survive without the object and it gets its shape from the object. The New Testament reality of Christ and his work is the object that casts the shadow. The shadow is the Old Testament.  ... Continue Reading

For those who may not have access to the original languages – and especially for those teaching the Bible – it is often helpful to compare translations. Printed books containing parallel versions of the Bible do just that; however, there are also many helps online. Just one example is: biblegateway.com. Using this resource, one is... Continue Reading

And yet there are some major things missing for a book that is about fervent prayer. When I read a book about prayer, I expect to learn about prayer and, well, the One we pray to. But I felt like this book is more about women’s struggles and Satan’s strategies. And while I don’t disagree... Continue Reading

“I am aware that a few objections can be raised about considering our shared heritage through this one book, one that it is written from a PCA perspective. Fair enough, and if I find it too heavily biased I will report that back to you when I write my final review. But based on the... Continue Reading

Satlow has written an interesting, provocative and wide-ranging volume on the origins of the Old and New Testaments that provides much helpful information on the history of biblical texts. However, Satlow’s aggressive (and sometime speculative) reconstruction often presses the evidence beyond what it can bear. In addition, one gets the impression that Satlow is intent... Continue Reading

“God is the primary actor in the work of regeneration. He gives a new heart, apart from any merit or condition having been achieved from our side, merely and only according to his good pleasure. He enlightens the understanding, bends the will, governs the impulses, regenerates, awakens, vivifies, and he does that within us quite... Continue Reading

Piper makes the case that we know the Scriptures are true because in them we behold the wonder and the glory of Christ himself. He states in the introduction: “Thus, at the end of all human means, the simplest pre-literate person and the most educated scholar come to a saving knowledge of the truth of... Continue Reading