I have heard nothing but great things about Steve Wellum’s chapter in Believer’s Baptism. Perhaps the most rave review of it that I personally heard was from one of the stay-at-home moms in our church! I don’t know that a theologian could get a higher compliment than that: a stay-at-home mom devoured what he had …
Category Archives: Bible and Theology
The Cross Centered Life
If you’re near Oak Ridge Baptist Church here in the Houston area, you might be interested in coming out this Friday night for some dessert and coffee. After the refreshments, I’ll be preaching on “The Cross Centered Life” from 1 Corinthians 1:17-31. If you plan to go, please give them a call at (281) 367-9721 …
The Heaven Book
What would it be like to have a grandfather who, as a drew near to death, had virtually everything the Bible indicates about the next life on the tip of his tongue? What would it be like to listen to an aged man with so much Bible flowing from his lips help his grandson understand …
Articular Infinitives, Ontological Equality, and Functional Subordination
The second to last paragraph of my review of Denny Burk’s book now reads like this: Burk shows the crucial difference a right understanding of articular infinitives makes using five texts as examples: Mark 9:10, Acts 25:11, Romans 13:8, Philippians 2:6, and Hebrews 10:31. Among these examples, Philippians 2:6 bears the most theological weight, so …
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Why Pursue a More Liturgical Form of Worship?
Justin Taylor linked to two articles that have, each in their own way, vindicated my preference for a return to a more liturgical form of worship. As I wrote a couple years ago (how time flies!): Let us pursue a contemporary—stylish but not faddish, historical—orthodox but not dank, theological—deepening but not boring, and, most importantly, …
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Denny Burk on Articular Infinitives in the Greek of the New Testament
Denny Burk, Articular Infinitives in the Greek of the New Testament: On the Exegetical Benefit of Grammatical Precision, New Testament Monographs, 14. Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix, 2006. 179 pp. $55.00, cloth. A. T. Robertson, perhaps the most learned Greek Grammarian ever to trod American soil, once roamed the hallowed halls of Southern Seminary. Though long dead, …
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David, Reigning and Ruined
My sermons on 2 Samuel 4-13 (with the exception of ch. 7, with which we had technical difficulties) have been made available online here. May the Lord prosper his word! SALVIATI, Cecchino del Bathsheba Goes to King David 1552-54 Fresco Palazzo Sacchetti, Rome
Interview on Book Reviews
For those interested, the SWBTS Bloggers have interviewed yours truly on the writing of book reviews.
The Baptists, vol. 1 of 3, by Tom Nettles
Tom Nettles, The Baptists: Key People Involved in Forming A Baptist Identity (Beginnings in Britain), Ross-shire, Scotland: Christian Focus, 2005. 390pp. Hardcover, $29.99. Tom Nettles teaches at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, the flagship seminary of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). Understanding history demands patience, humility, and love. If historical personalities are not treated by …
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Ringing the Bell for the Next Generation: Voddie Baucham’s Family Driven Faith
Many American churches are in many ways more American than they are Christian. This is reflected in the way that the “Christians” in these churches—and their kids—think about the world. For many, sitcoms, movies, and pop culture have a greater influence on what is considered relevant than does the Word of God. The standards by …
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Devoted to the Service of the Temple: Piety, Persecution, and Ministry in the Writings of Hercules Collins
The new book exploring the spirituality of 17th century Baptist pastor Hercules Collins is now in stock at Reformation Heritage Books and available for order online here. Description: While largely forgotten in modern times, Hercules Collins (1646/7-1702) was highly influential among the late 17th and early 18th century Calvinistic Baptists of London. Through a biographical …
Laus Deo Interview
Lord willing, I’ll be joining Dr. Paul Wolfe on his weekly radio program, Laus Deo (Praise to God) Sunday afternoon, August 12, from 4pm to 5pm (CST). I believe the plan is to discuss my book, God’s Indwelling Presence. You can listen by tuning into FamilyNet Christian Radio Channel 161 (satellite radio), you can call …
Review of Jesus and the Origins of the Gentile Mission, by Michael F. Bird
Michael F. Bird, Jesus and the origins of the Gentile Mission, Library of Historical Jesus Studies. New York: T&T Clark, 2007. 212 pp. $140.00, Hardcover. This published version of Michael Bird’s dissertation, done at the University of Queensland down under, asks the question: to what extent did the views of the historical Jesus provide the …
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Grudem’s Response to Piper on Baptism
Anyone who is vaguely aware of John Piper’s position on Baptism should check out Wayne Grudem’s response to Piper’s post on the way that Grudem revised what he had written on Baptism. I love Piper. I have learned a ton from him, and I resonated with everything in Mark Dever’s tribute to him. But I …
Another David Wells Interview, and the Capstone of a Great Series
Praise God for Mark Dever and 9Marks ministries! Click this link right now and go download this interview that Dever has done with David Wells. Don’t keep reading, go get the interview. While you’re downloading, you should get the first one with David Wells from a couple years ago, too. You’re back from the other …
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Review of Why John Wrote a Gospel
Published in JETS 50.2 (2007), 396-98. Posted here by permission. Why John Wrote a Gospel: Jesus–Memory–History. By Tom Thatcher. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2006, 193pp. $24.95. Tom Thatcher, Associate Professor of New Testament at Cincinnati Christian University, sets out to explain Why John Wrote a Gospel. His thesis is hinted at in the subtitle, Jesus–Memory–History. …
Review of A Piety above the Common Standard, by Tony Chute
Anthony L. Chute, A Piety above the Common Standard: Jesse Mercer and Evangelistic Calvinism. Macon, Georgia: Mercer University Press, 2004, first paperback ed., 2005. 238pp. $25.00, paper. The concerns of the day could be summarized as follows: disputes over Calvinism, with anti-Calvinists pursuing a divisively vocal course; earnest desire for “a revival that will last …
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Summer issue of SBJT on its way
I just received this notice from The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology: The Summer issue of The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology has just been mailed to subscribers. The title is “The Atonement in Focus.” A list of the article titles and authors is available here:. We have provided online access to the editorial by …
Does the ETS have as much backbone as the Tyndale Fellowship?
The issue is not exactly as posed in the heading of this blog, but surely the members of the Evangelical Theological Society can stomach the doctrinal basis of the Tyndale Fellowship. Denny Burk and Ray Van Neste are trying to make the boundaries of the Evangelical Theological Society more clear, and they’re adapting the doctrinal …
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An Interview with the Editors of A THEOLOGY FOR THE CHURCH, Part 2
Part 1 is here. Part Two Is there a “reading strategy” that works best for a book like this? Should we try to read straight through it? Or, should we read the parts of it that are relevant to the texts we’re teaching or preaching? Or, should we read a chapter of this Theology then …
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