That the glory of the Lord might cover the dry land as the waters cover the sea
I have just been notified that my essay on the center of biblical theology published in Tyndale Bulletin in 2006 is now online: The Glory of God in Salvation through Judgment: The Centre of Biblical Theology? (that’s not a typo, and that’s not me deploying British spelling; the editors changed my American spellings to the …
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Ministers of the Gospel should be calling people to faith in Christ and repentance from sin. We are stewards of the mysteries of God, charged to preach the word, and given the good news of a way to be reconciled to God through faith in Christ and the power of the Spirit. Christ has died …
If you’re in the Louisville area, do check out the conference here at SBTS next week on Southern Seminary and the History of American Christianity. The lineup of speakers is an impressive array of historians from whose writings I have profited. The schedule is here.
Dr. Mohler’s column today, “Pornography, Public Culture, and the New Administration,” has the details on Barack Obama’s shameful nomination of extremist-pornography-defender David Ogden for the post of Deputy Attorney General of the United States. This is a shameful outrage. David Ogden has sued to create a society in which children are easily snared by the …
Auburndale Baptist Church is doing good ministry here in Louisville, KY, and it has been a joy to get acquainted with their pastor, Brian Croft, in recent days. Brian has taken up a topic that is all too often overlooked, and he has done us all a favor by doing it concisely! If you’re a …
May the Lord comfort the Hoehner family as they mourn the passing of Dr. Harold Hoehner. Dr. Hoehner’s children are scattered all over the world in the Lord’s service, so they are in need of prayer as they seek to make long journeys to an unexpected funeral. DTS has a tribute up to Dr. Hoehner …
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If you’re looking for a thorough study of assurance, or if you’re teaching or preaching through 1 John, you’ll want to get your hands on Chris Bass’s new book, That You May Know: Assurance of Salvation in 1 John, which is volume 5 in the NAC Studies in Bible and Theology. Chris and his family …
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If you’re in the Houston area, you’ll want to check out the rundown that Travis Cardwell has of what’s going on at Redeemer this spring. Lord willing, I’ll be preaching there on Revelation 7-11 March 27-29. It would be a joy for me to see you there. If you’re single and looking for a mate, …
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I am not as grateful as I should be for the folks at BibleWorks, and I am not as excited as I should be about the release of BibleWorks8. But I am grateful, and I am excited. I won’t bother you with the details, which are better described at the BibleWorks site, especially in the …
This past week it was my honor to guest blog at Moore to the Point, the blog of my Dean, Dr. Russell D. Moore. I wanted to gather the links all in one place, so here are my posts: December 28, 2008 Meditate on It Day and Night December 29, 2008 Stirring the Pot: How Should the …
But I hope this other Jim Hamilton enjoys the sport and bows the knee to King Jesus. Nice find, Dr. Bird : )
This week I’ll be guest blogging over at Moore to the Point while Dr. Russell D. Moore is in the Holy Land. If you’re not already subscribed to the RSS there, or if you don’t already have him on your google reader, I suggest you remedy that deficiency right now. It’s amazing to me that …
Nativity Immensity cloistered in thy dear womb, Now leaves His well-belov’d imprisonment, There He hath made Himself to His intent Weak enough, now into the world to come; But O, for thee, for Him, hath the inn no room? Yet lay Him in this stall, and from the Orient, Stars and wise men will travel …
John Donne, 1572-1631 Annunciation Salvation to all that will is nigh; That All, which always is all everywhere, Which cannot sin, and yet all sins must bear, Which cannot die, yet cannot choose but die, Lo, faithful virgin, yields Himself to lie In prison, in thy womb; and though He there Can take no sin, …
Some talented folks out at Biola–this is hysterical: Thanks to Justin Taylor for sending this to me.
There aren’t many things in the world that are more significant than the text of the New Testament. Without it, after all, we don’t know what Jesus said or did, and we don’t know how the Apostles interpreted and proclaimed what God had done in Jesus. The New Testament is the most basic witness to …
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Andy Naselli announces the release of Themelios 33.3: The latest issue of Themelios was released today, and it is outstanding! (It is available as a 129-page PDF or inHTML.) Editorial | D. A. Carson Minority Report: The Way of the Christian Academic | Carl Trueman The Gospel and the Poor | Tim Keller Shared Intentions? Reflections on Inspiration and Interpretation in Light of …
Well, perhaps like me you’re a little hesitant to assert “A. T. Robertson is my homeboy,” because we would not want to communicate any disrespect, and from the stories we’ve heard about the way he would summon students to stand up in class and give recitations of the lesson, we might be a little afraid …
Second semester Greek is done different ways in different places. Some places take two semesters to go through a grammar like Mounce’s, other places go through the elements of the language in one semester and jump into Syntax and Exegesis in the second semester. Here at SBTS, we do the latter, but before I address …