To hear the story of the missionary Doctor, Bill Wallace, who was martyred in China in 1951, go to the SEBTS chapel webpage and download the sermon “Jesus Is Everything to Me” on Philippians 1:21 preached by Dr. Danny Akin on October 30, 2007. Highly recommended. Don’t waste your life.
Category Archives: Bible and Theology
Danny Akin Tells the Story of Lottie Moon
If you haven’t heard it already, don’t wait any longer. Go download Danny Akin’s presentation of Lottie Moon’s life, which he preached in chapel at SEBTS on December 4, 2007. May the Lord send out workers into the harvest!
Andrew Peterson’s Behold the Lamb of God: Salvation History in Song
Have you ever wondered if there’s a Christmas album that presents salvation history in song? If that’s what you’re looking for, look no further. Last Christmas a friend gave us Andrew Peterson‘s album, Behold the Lamb of God. This CD is practically a biblical theology in verse. The contents of the album are as follows: …
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Christian and Mormon Beliefs
Baptist Press puts together a helpful comparison here.
John Barclay’s Response to N. T. Wright and the Paul and Empire Coalition
Anyone interested in Pauline Theology will want to read Lee Irons’s notes on John Barclay’s presentation at SBL. Barclay presents a searching response to Wright’s argument that Paul is speaking directly against the Roman Imperial Cult. Those interested in these discussions will also want to watch for Denny Burk’s forthcoming essay in JETS. Lee Irons …
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Trevin Wax Interviews N. T. Wright
From an email that I’m grateful to have had forwarded to me: I thought you guys might be interested in the latest Said at Southern interview. Trevin Wax has recorded an interview with NT Wright for the Said at Southern podcast. You can listen to the Mp3 Interview or read the full transcript. Topics covered …
The Influence of Isaiah on the Gospel of John
I have attempted to account for all the ways that the language of the book of Isaiah has influenced the words of the Gospel of John, and that attempt has now appeared in print in the journal Perichoresis, published by Emmanuel University of Oradea in Romania. The journal’s website is here, and you can read …
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Free Christian Audio Book of the Month: Jonathan Edwards’ Religious Affections
If you have never read Jonathan Edwards’ The Religious Affections, here’s your chance to download the audio book for free. The folks at ChristianAudio write: Use the coupon code: NOV2007 to receive the download format of Jonathan Edwards’ The Religious Affections for free. Simply add the download format of this product to your cart and …
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Local Church Seminar Audio Available
Baptist Church of the Redeemer recently hosted a seminar on The Local Church: God’s Program for Evangelism and Discipleship. Thanks to the labors of some good brothers, the audio is available for the two sessions: Session I: What Is The Church? Session II: How Does the Church Militant Wage Her War?
Piper’s ETS talk on Justification
The audio of John Piper’s message on Justification at ETS is available, as well as the transcript and the video. May this push us all to closer attention to the text! HT: JT
The Future of Justification: John Piper’s Response to N. T. Wright
N. T. Wright is perhaps the most influential clergyman in the United Kingdom, and John Piper is perhaps even more influential here in the United States. And the two have crossed swords. This might be the most significant pastoral interchange of our time. In the Acknowledgments Piper relates that he sent the first draft of …
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Amend ETS?
The annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society meets next week in San Diego. One of the issues facing the Society will be a proposal to amend the Society’s doctrinal basis. My friends Denny Burk and Ray Van Neste are leading the charge on this one, and Denny has a post up on an essay …
Redeemer Institute Seminar on Saturday
This Saturday, November 10, from 9am to Noon, Baptist Church of the Redeemer will be hosting a Redeemer Institute Seminar on The Local Church: God’s Program for Evangelism and Discipleship. Hope to see you there!
Pierced for Our Transgressions
It finally made it across the Atlantic. Some time back there was, in Jonathan Leeman’s phrase, “quite a hullabaloo over the gospel.” That hullabaloo was largely occasioned by N. T. Wright’s response to Pierced for Our Transgressions, which has finally made it across the water and is now available from Crossway Books. N. T. Wright …
Forum on the Local Church
What if you could sit down and pose key questions on the church to Drs. Russell D. Moore, Donald Whitney, Gregory A. Wills, and Jim Orrick? Most of us don’t have access to these guys, and even if we did, it would be difficult to get them all in the same room at the same …
Built upon the Rock now available for Pre-Order
A revised version of a paper I presented at the Tyndale Fellowship Conference Biblical Theology Study Group in July 2005, “The Virgin Will Conceive: Typology in Isaiah and Fulfillment in Matthew”, will appear in a forthcoming book from Eerdmans titled Built upon the Rock, edited by Dan Gurtner and John Nolland. The editors, contributors, and …
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Article on Family Integrated Churches in the Texan
I recently posted a series of responses to questions posed to me on Family Integrated Churches. The article by Bonnie Pritchett has appeared in the Southern Baptist Texan and is available online here.
Tyndale House Newsletter, Autumn 2007
Friends of Tyndale House will be glad to see the PDF of the latest newsletter. If you’re not familiar with Tyndale House, you should check out this vital ministry across the pond. I was recently asked in an email about Tyndale House, and this is what I said: Tyndale House is truly remarkable for the …
Review of C. John Collins, Genesis 1-4
C. John Collins, Genesis 1–4: A Linguistic, Literary, and Theological Commentary. Phillipsburg: P&R, 2006. 318pp. $17.99, paper. Passionate discussion is once again taking place in the evangelical academy regarding the nature of Scripture and what is meant by inerrancy. Much of this discussion has been generated by Peter Enns’ book Inspiration and Incarnation and Greg …
The Seed of the Woman and the Blessing of Abraham
In March of 2006 I presented a paper titled “The Seed of the Woman and the Blessing of Abraham” at the Southwest Regional Meeting of the Institute for Biblical Research, which was held in Dallas, TX. The basic argument is that the blessing of Abraham in Genesis 12:1-3 answers the curses of Genesis 3:14-19 point …
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