Author Archive
Bob Bixby: Why I Signed
“I signed a petition that is calling for the removal of Chuck Phelps from the Cooperating Board of Trustees of Bob Jones University.” Pensées.
Five great theological themes of the gospel: Justification (part five)
To justify is to defend as right… or just. Justification, then, has to do with the means by which we who are anything but just, are declared by God to be just. We the unjust The reason justification is necessary is that we are not just and we cannot be just. We have rebelled against [...]
BJU Defends Chuck Phelps
“If Dr. Phelps or any other Board member covered up a crime such as this, he or she would not be retained on the Board.” Bob Jones University.
Why I am not an Anglican
“The reason I get asked why I am not an Anglican is because I grew up in an Anglican church.” Learning in the grip of grace.
Five great theological themes of the gospel: Imputation (part four)
The word “impute” means to credit, attribute, or assign. In imputation, something is assigned to something else. The Christian doctrine of imputation is closely tied to the atonement and to justification. The atonement is the value that is assigned. Justification is the result of that assignment.1 In a sense, imputation is the mechanics of how [...]
PNG prime ministers calls for more missionaries
“Mr O’Neill says churches remain at the forefront of service delivery and their contributions are huge.” Radio New Zealand International. HT: SharperIron
Five great theological themes of the gospel: Propitiation (part three)
If I had to sum up propitiation in one word, it would be “satisfaction.” In propitiation, the wrath of God is satisfied. An angry God We may underestimate the importance of propitiation until we have a proper estimate of the wrath of God against sinners. The Scripture teaches that God “feels indignation every day.”1 That [...]
Prohibition didn’t work… and other myths
“Most people have been conditioned into thinking that the American ‘experiment’ with Prohibition of alcohol in the 1920s is the only historic example of Prohibition.” Anrewcorbett.net
How to treat your theological opponents
“If you put up a caricature of your opponent, and then argue the caricature down, what have you demonstrated? Precisely nothing.” The Blogging Parson.
Five great theological themes of the gospel: The atonement (part two)
Australia’s T. C. Hammond, principal of Moore Theological College in the middle of the twentieth century, had this to say of the atonement: If the student has insufficient time for an attempt to master the other important sections of Christian Doctrine, let him, at least, have a firm grasp of this, which is the very [...]
Five great theological themes of the gospel: An introduction (part one)
The wise old apostle is bent over the desk as he scrawls the final words of his letter in the gathering darkness. “O Timothy,” (the words are warm, but solemn) “guard the deposit entrusted to you.”1 If there is one passion that should be characteristic of every single believer, it is this passion to guard [...]
ACCC resolution on abuse
The American Council of Christian Churches: Resolution on Instances of Abuse within Professed Fundamentalism.
