Hallelujah! The account of this resolution and these amendments to it is cause for rejoicing. Praise God for his mercy to us. Tom Ascol’s report on what happened is full of drama, and I was heartily encouraged by Jake Porter’s account of what took place as well. Now for the hard work of putting the …
Category Archives: Bible and Theology
Danny Akin on This Critical Moment in the SBC
Dr. Akin writes: . . . we are confronted with important issues that cannot be ignored or papered over. And, they must not be caricatured or misrepresented. We must face them squarely, honestly and most of all biblically and theologically. Only then will we discover if we can truly walk together as a unified denomination. …
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An Important New Blog: Between the Times
Bookmark it, put it in your RSS Feed, add it to your reader, or put it with your other buttons in Mozilla. Whatever you do with the addresses of the blogs you visit often or keep up with, add this one to the list. Nathan Finn writes: Between the Times (http://betweenthetimes.com) is a blog that …
Denton Bible Holding the Line
I am glad to see that Denton Bible Church is standing strong on the complementarian point of view by hosting an important series of messages on Women in Ministry. If you’re in the Dallas area, I would encourage you to attend the events described below in the letter from Tom Nelson of Denton Bible. May …
A Chiasm in Daniel?
I’m putting this out there because I find it intriguing. I welcome comments–does this chiastic structure for the book of Daniel work? I know that it is slightly unbalanced with chapter 2 being matched by chapters 7-9 and chapter 1 being balanced by chapters 10-12. Does that invalidate it? Is it likely that Daniel intended …
Southern Baptist Consensus and Renewal, by David Dockery
I know some people who are really depressed about the state of affairs in the SBC. I am not in the ranks of those people, and one of the big reasons is because I am hopeful that the SBC will indeed find consensus around the theological program that David Dockery lays out in his new …
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Reading the Greek New Testament
Lee Irons has some good advice on Reading through the Greek New Testament year by year. He has even worked up a one year calendar for doing it. If anyone knows of similar resources for the Old Testament in Hebrew (and/or Greek), I would be grateful to know of them. He is also putting together …
Schreiner’s New Testament Theology
My copy of Thomas R. Schreiner’s New Testament Theology arrived last night, and I have been feasting on it with great delight! I cannot recommend this book highly enough. My advice is to quit reading this right now, go to Amazon.com, and order your copy at their 34% discounted price. Then come back and read …
Andy Naselli on Keswick Theology
Andy Naselli’s first Ph.D. dissertation was on Keswick Theology (he’s working on a second Ph.D. at Trinity), and he recently gave a presentation at Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary that summarizes his dissertation. I found his summary and critique of the Keswick movement enormously helpful for sorting through the way that the Keswick view of sanctification …
A Wedding Sermon
Yesterday I had the great joy of preaching at a wedding for one of the guys in our church, who is also a student at SWBTS Houston. At the encouragement of a couple friends who were present, I’m posting my remarks here. May the Lord be pleased to bless our marriages that we might be …
So, Aren’t We All Cessationists? (at least on this point)
I have been sitting on this post for a long time. My students have heard me make this argument in class, but I have been hesitant to post it. The main reason I haven’t posted until now is my great respect for the continuationists at Sovereign Grace Ministries. Those guys are among the most humble, …
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The Tie: Understanding Scripture in Light of Christ
The spring issue of the Southern Seminary magazine, The Tie, has just appeared online, and it takes up the question of reading the Bible Christologically. You can subscribe to the magazine for free, and I think you ought to do so and ask them to send you a copy of the current issue. The current …
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Nathan Finn on Cessationism and the North Carolina Baptist State Convention
The third post in Dr. Finn’s “Unplugged” series is up, and it gives a fascinating look at the North Carolina Baptist State Convention. Every young Southern Baptist should read it for the encouragement (and for another opportunity to thank God for the way he has used Paige Patterson to lead Bible believing people to reclaim …
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Rodney Stortz on Daniel
I am preaching through Daniel right now at Baptist Church of the Redeemer, and that enterprise drew my attention to Rodney Stortz, who wrote the Preaching the Word volume on Daniel. I was inspired by the account of Stortz’s life, and I am not alone. He died well, and being dead, he still speaks. I …
Calvinism in the SBC: The Building Bridges Papers Appear
Denny Burk writes: Last Fall, I wrote about the “Building Bridges” conference that was held in Ridgecrest, North Carolina. Featured speakers included Calvinistic Baptists and non-Calvinistic Baptists. The presentations from that conference are being published as a collection of essays, and the book is available for pre-order from Amazon.com. Calvinism: A Southern Baptist Dialogue. Ed. …
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Family Equipping Youth Ministry: Alex Chediak Blogs the reThink Conference
Those of you interested in approaching youth ministry in terms of equipping parents to disciple their children and helping them in that process will want to check out Alex Chediak’s blog report of the recent reThink Conference. Here’s the lineup of posts: 1. Introduction 2. Interview with Steve Wright (part 1) 3. Interview with Steve …
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Bulletin for Biblical Research Articles Online
I am delighted to see that the Institute for Biblical Research has put back issues of the Bulletin for Biblical Research online for free. All the essays in BBR are peer reviewed, and they are all quality pieces of work. Among the articles published through 2005, the ones below are some of my favorites. Happy …
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Review of Bell, The Irrevocable Call of God
Richard H. Bell, The Irrevocable Call of God: An Inquiry into Paul’s Theology of Israel, WUNT. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2005. xxv + 550pp. ISBN: 3-16-148009-0. $175.00. Cloth. Published in Bulletin for Biblical Research, 18.1 (2008), 161-64. Having noted his shift in persuasion from the “new perspective” to a “more traditional ‘Lutheran’ approach” in his preface …
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Let Athanasius Spur You to Study the Psalms
In his fascinating lecture on “Reading the Psalms Messianically,” Gordon Wenham recommends The Letter of St. Athanasius to Marcellinus on the Interpretation of the Psalms. Having followed that recommendation, I am now passing it on, and I would also recommend having a listen (or multiple listens) to Wenham’s lecture. The most striking thing, for me, …
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Review of Tsumura’s NICOT volume on 1 Samuel
David Toshio Tsumura, The First Book of Samuel, The New International Commentary on the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007. 720pp. $50.00, Hardcover. Japan Bible Seminary’s David Toshio Tsumura has given us a fine new commentary on 1 Samuel. He lucidly overviews the history of the modern discussion of the text of 1 Samuel, which, …
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