The great point of the “faith chapter” is that the believers who lived in the typological periods of redemptive history did have, by faith, the benefits promised in the covenant of grace. They had an immutable covenant. God would be their God and their children’s God. The universality of the covenant of grace throughout redemptive... Continue Reading

Since the denomination began, the AC has clearly and regularly communicated to the churches the need for support. Those efforts have only resulted in a 45% participation rate. It is time to admit that what we are doing is not working. To pass more resolutions encouraging giving is not going to fix the problem. Editor’s... Continue Reading

Someone has said that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. If so, then New Year’s resolutions are responsible for several lanes of that highway to perdition. Every year we complete our Christmas festivities just in time to drag ourselves to the end-of-the-year finish line. On New Year’s Eve, weary of the failures... Continue Reading

Jesus came to redeem those who were under the law, whether expressed in creational or Mosaic terms. Ultimately it’s all the same thing: do this and live. Adam was under a “do this and live eschatologically” principle. He failed. The Second Adam was born of a woman, under the (Mosaic and creational) law to fulfill... Continue Reading

The true Christ of Scripture deserves more than our admiration. That is because He is the eternal Word become incarnate in Jesus of Nazareth. He is God and man in one person and deserves worship as the only mediator between God and human beings. There is no more important biblical truth for the life and... Continue Reading

There are many reasons for this American achievement, but foremost is a commitment to religious freedom – which originated in the struggles of English Protestants but was applied in a way the world had not seen before. St. George’s Chapel, located within the walls of Windsor Castle, is Anglophile heaven – a marvel of Gothic... Continue Reading

The story of Jonah shows us that the gospel—the good news that God relentlessly pursues sinners in order to rescue them—is just as much for Christians as it is for non-Christians. Jonah’s life proves this, because Jonah, who knows God, obviously needs divine deliverance as much as anyone else in the story. In fact, his... Continue Reading

Whatever difficulties the inclusion of Abel might create the overwhelming evidence from 2 Corinthians 3 and from Hebrews chapters 7–10 is that the NT identifies the “old covenant” with Moses and with Sinai. The figure of Abraham and the promises of the new covenant, expressed in the old covenant in typological terms and quoted in... Continue Reading

Which movie stars will become superstars? Which celebrities will marry and divorce? Which soft drink maker will prevail? What new technology trend will revolutionize life as we know it? Who will wom the Oscar Meyer Weiner Bowl, presented by Meineke Car Care, featuring the Progressive Insurance halftime show? Finally, I was right! An academic sort... Continue Reading

We are at the threshold of a new year. What does it hold? How do you view it—with fear or with confidence? At the end of each year I like to peek ahead based on accelerating trends in our world, and based on planned events or anniversaries coming our way. This is by no means... Continue Reading