That the glory of the Lord might cover the dry land as the waters cover the sea
Broadman and Holman has recently released a new systematic theology titled, A Theology for the Church. The chapters were written by (in alphabetical order): Daniel Akin Russell D. Moore Mark Dever David P. Nelson David Dockery R. Stanton Norman Timothy George Paige Patterson John Hammett Peter R. Schemm Kenneth Keathley Gregory A. Thornbury R. Albert …
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I recently interviewed Mark Dever on his new book, What Is a Healthy Church, and if you’re interested in another interview with Dever, who is always worth listening to, see the latest issue of “The Book Report” from Crossway, where they interview Dever on the book he edited with J. Ligon Duncan III, R. Albert …
You can now read–for free online–Russell D. Moore’s editorial and Jason Hall’s review of Kevin Giles’s Jesus and the Father: Modern Evangelicals Reinvent the Doctrine of the Trinity. The whole issue will be available online once the print version has been out three months. Enjoy!
John Newton has received a good deal of attention this year, as the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in England has been celebrated with books and a movie about William Wilberforce. Newton was something of a spiritual support for Wilberforce, and he gave key testimony to parliament on the evils of …
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The short answer is no, but that has to be substantiated. In his book From Pentecost to Patmos (363-65), Craig Blomberg writes regarding 1 Timothy 2 (italicized statements below are his): Verses 11-15 next call on the women of Ephesus not to supplant the male role of leadership in church. Verses 11-12 define this role …
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Last night I spoke on Thomas Cranmer at the John Bunyan Theology and Church History Conference hosted by Grace Reformed Baptist Church in Kingwood, Texas. Virtually everything I said was informed by Diarmaid MacCulloch’s biography of Cranmer, with a little help from Foxe’s Book of Martyrs. In God’s providence, yesterday was Cranmer’s 518th birthday. He …
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Some people miss the point of life altogether. Not only do they miss the point of life, they miss the point of ministry. For instance, one pastor, asked what advice he would give to seminarians, “stressed the importance of learning practical pastoral matters, such as working with committees, mobilizing leaders, time management, strategic planning, managing …
Part 1 is here, part 2 is here. In your opinion, is it going to take another “Great Awakening” for religious liberty to be preserved? MBY: It wasn’t the “Great Awakening” that gave us religious liberty in the first place, so I am not sure what the question entails. Moreover, if by “Great Awakening,” it …
Part 1 is here. Are there practical things that contemporary local churches here in the USA can do to maintain the balance of being in the world but not of it? In other words, how do we balance appropriate and necessary involvement in the public square with being about our Father’s business? Should we be …
Thomas White, Jason Duesing, and Malcolm Yarnell have edited a spirited collection of essays that originated as papers presented at the Baptist Distinctives Conference in September of 2005. White, Duesing, and Yarnell serve us in this volume by allowing all of us not able to attend the conference the opportunity to read not only their …
In response to Crossway’s release of What Is a Healthy Church? by Mark Dever, I submitted a few questions to Dr. Dever, which he was gracious enough to answer. The brief text-interview is below: 1) We hear a lot today about contextualization of the Gospel. What is your view of the role of contextualization and …
I had the privilege of studying under Dr. Merrill at Dallas Theological Seminary, and I praise God for his gentlemanly example, sincere concern for students, and commitment to the word of God. I have been particularly helped by his book on Old Testament history, Kingdom of Priests, as well as by his commentary on Deuteronomy. …
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My sermons on 1 Samuel 31 through 2 Samuel 3, preached June 3, 10, and 17, are available here. In the past we have had some trouble with the audio, but a new sound system and the faithful labors of the saints have fixed the problem.
Check it out here.
Christian, do you know Jesus? Do you know your heritage? Do you know the major movements and men who fought the battle that was and is the most important ideological controversy in human history? Do you know how this controversy affects you? Stephen Nichols has our back. He’s doing his part to help us know …
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I love poetry. My favorites include Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “Kubla Khan” and Sir Walter Scott’s “Lochinvar.” I also love the Bible, and I’m convinced that nothing has had a greater impact on the world’s literature than Christianity. Those who create stories are imaging God, who has created the grand story in which all humans play …
Andrée Seu has written a column in this week’s World magazine on why she is now wearing a head-covering to church. I second every attitudinal instinct she expresses in her piece, and I pray her tribe will increase! That said, though I agree with her submission to Scripture and embrace the clear roles it gives …
I’ve just started reading the second volume of Dr. Nettles’s trilogy on the Baptists, and here’s an important word: “When the church has wielded the greatest amount of worldly power it has had the greatest tendency to corruption and impurity. When it has sought to pursue its mission apart from any worldly power, and has …
Stephen J. Nichols has done it again! Following a number of helpful books along these lines, Nichols has once again provided a masterful summary that would benefit every Christian. This book gives a bird’s eye view of the whole Reformation (don’t be misled by the subtitle, it is about much more than just brother Martin). …
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Set to appear in the “Forum” section of the next edition of SBJT. Posted here with the editor’s permission. “Mercy and truth have met together. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other” (Ps 85:10). The problem with penal substitutionary atonement isn’t the idea that God could be wrathful. Anyone who believes the Bible—and reads it—will …