Well-Intentioned Sin Is Still Sin and Deserves Judgment
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“We feel sorry for Uzzah, don’t we? From our perspective, he was simply a man with good intentions. He was just trying to help, we say. Yet Uzzah had sinned against God.” - C.Today
The Kingdom of God in Luke (Part 7)
The “Times of the Gentiles”
A great deal has been written about “the Times of the Gentiles,” especially by Dispensational writers. But before we can know what it refers to we must situate it in the discourse in which it stands. I have given reasons why Luke 21:20-23 concern the end of days. Jesus speaks of Jerusalem being surrounded by armies (Lk. 21:20), and of the city being trampled down by the Gentiles (Lk. 21:24b). It seems natural to think of Zechariah 12:1-31 and Revelation 11:2.
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Review: Sinclair Ferguson’s new book Lessons from the Upper Room
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“While Lessons from the Upper Room is an exposition of John 13-17, it is by no means a dry or academic work. To the contrary, it is devotional and applicable. It did, after all, begin as a series of lessons for laypersons—a teaching series distributed through Ligonier Ministries.” - Challies
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Let’s Talk about Compatibilism
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“Most simply defined, it is the belief that determinism and free will are compatible. That is, it is possible to believe in both without contradiction.” - Roger Olson
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Numbers 5:12 FF
Does the protocol prescribed to determine the guilt or innocence of a possibly unfaithful wife when other evidence is lacking describe an abortive procedure? I have run into some acquaintances of late that insist that it does. Would appreciate a clearer understanding of what is being presented here.
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Can Thomas Aquinas save us from (post)modernism?
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“One of the more common mischaracterizations is that Thomas Aquinas is a pure rationalist who subverts the Scriptures at the expense of his philosophical musings. Contrary to this narrative, Aquinas was a man who was steeped in the Scriptures. For Thomas, the love of God is more important than the knowledge of God, even though both are absolutes.” - Credo
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'Into the Forest' Tells Story of One Family's Escape from Nazi-Created Zhetel Ghetto
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“Countless books have been written — and films made — about the Warsaw Ghetto… . Pockets of militant Jewish resistance surfaced in smaller ghettos across Nazi-occupied central-eastern Europe too. But those stories are not as widely known.” - NPR
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J. I. Packer: Don’t Like the Term Biblical “Inerrancy”? Fine. But What about the Concepts?
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“If we speak of Holy Scripture as altogether true and trustworthy, or as wholly reliable in its own terms, making no false assertions, claims or promises on its own account (however many lies told by good men, bad men, and devils it records), we shall be expressing in formula terms exactly what these words mean.” - Packer
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Chosen, Born Again, and Believing: How Election, Regeneration, and Faith Relate to Each Other in the Gospel according to John
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“The next issue of The Master’s Seminary Journal just released. It’s on regeneration. I contributed this article…. This article inductively examines what key passages in the Gospel according to John say about election, regeneration, and faith” - Andy Naselli
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What Does It Mean for the Saints to Judge Angels?
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“As jarring as it may sound, it’s likely that Paul has in mind an active, delegated role for believers in the final judgment.” - TGC
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