ETS last week was a great experience. It was good to fellowship with old friends, spend more time with some new ones, and enjoy some stimulating presentations. I presented a paper called “The Church Militant and Her Warfare: We Are Not Another Interest Group.” The gist is that the church is God’s tool for transforming …
Category Archives: Bible and Theology
9News on Biblical Theology
The latest edition of 9News is out, also available in PDF here. Here is the table of contents: BIBLICAL THEOLOGY Where Is Your Story Written? Conventional wisdom decries all grand stories of life and history. But Scripture presents the ultimate story of God’s work in creation and new creation. Michael Lawrence introduces his series in biblical …
Imputation in a Nutshell
Anyone interested in a clearer understanding of what the word Imputation means, how it relates to Justification, and what the key texts in the discussion are (and I hope a lot of people are really interested in these things!), must go read this interview with Dr. Brian Vickers (scroll down to page 2 for the …
Reinventing Jesus
Reinventing Jesus: What The Da Vinci Code and other Novel Speculations Don’t Tell You, by J. Ed Komoszewski, M. James Sawyer, and Daniel B. Wallace. Kregel, 2006. The subtitle of this volume might lead one to think it is mainly concerned with The Da Vinci Code, but that is not the case at all. …
Is the Song of Songs a Messianic Book?
I think so, and I try to lay out the case in an essay that appears in this fall’s Westminster Theological Journal. Here’s a PDF of the essay: “The Messianic Music of the Song of Songs: A Non-Allegorical Interpretation,” WTJ 68 (2006) 331-45.
Another Great Issue of CTR
Following their recent issue on the emerging church, replete with an enlightening article from Mark Driscoll, Criswell Theological Review now brings out an issue titled “Tongues on Fire.” So far you can access the editorial and an informative interview with Tom Hatley.
The Northbrook Conference
The Northbrook Conference begins tomorrow night. If you can’t make it to Cedar Rapids with us, you can follow along thanks to Doug McHone of Coffee Swirls, who will be liveblogging the conference. May the Lord bless his people and sanctify them through his word!
Your Best Life Now
The latest issue of 9News is out from 9Marks, and Greg Gilbert has a great review of Joel Osteen’s book.
Does the Bible Teach Inclusivism? A Review Essay of Terrance L. Tiessen’s, WHO CAN BE SAVED?
A little over a year ago the Lord mercifully spared our home, which is about 30 miles from Galveston, from a hurricane. We did evacuate, and when we evacuated, the Lord gave me a week long break from normal duties, during which I wrote the bulk of this review of Terrance L. Tiessen’s book, Who …
Why Do I Have to Go to Chapel?
If you’ve asked that question, maybe this post will help. HT: Michael Haykin
Books Every Seminary Graduate Should Have Read
Let me first say that I did not have all the books listed below read by the time I finished seminary (either time, that is, some I didn’t read until after I was out of school altogether). Let me also say that I have not read every word of all of the books listed below. …
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Prayer and the Knowledge of God
Here’s my review of this great book by Graeme Goldsworthy. I hope this gets read as much as Packer’s Knowing God!
Go Read the Comments. . .
Yesterday I linked to this post on my friend Denny Burk’s blog. Anyone who has been discussing gender issues on this blog over the past week or so should go read the comments section of Denny’s post. See especially the comments posted by S. M. Hutchens, author of the book review that prompted Denny’s post.
Review of Milgrom, Leviticus
Here’s my review of Jacob Milgrom’s one volume commentary of Leviticus.
Finally Feminist?
My friend Denny Burk has a great post on a book review in Touchstone. Enjoy!
Making Sense of Paul’s Appeal to Creation in 1 Timothy 2:13-15
I do not believe that Paul’s words in 1 Timothy 2:12 are limited to a particular problem in Ephesus because he backs up what he says in verse 12 with an appeal to the pre-fall created order in verses 13-15. I think that if Paul were addressing a particular problem in Ephesus, he would have …
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Unity, Liberty, and Charity: Does This Mean Women Can Teach Men?
A friend of mine alluded to a famous quotation in the comments section of the last post. The quote runs like this, “In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; and in all things, charity.” Paul says, “I do not permit a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man” (1 Tim 2:12). Some people and …
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May Women Teach Men at Church?
It has been suggested to me that the reference to childbearing in 1 Timothy 2:15 places Paul’s words in 1 Timothy 2:12 (that he does not permit women to teach or exercise authority over men) in the context of the home. This interpretation was accompanied by the assertion that as long as the senior pastor …
How to Read Genesis
Here’s my review of Tremper Longman’s How to Read Genesis.
Great News from Canterbury: The Archbishop Sides with the Bible!
Go read how the archibishop of Canterbury is now saying that homosexuals must change to be admitted into the church! This marks a change from a position he advocated 20 years ago. Praise God, people can change their minds, repent of wrong thinking, and acknowledge the Bible as God’s word! I wonder if this might …
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