Posted in Church History, The Gospel, Theology on Apr 18th, 2010 2 Comments »
Yesterday we celebrated my son Rylee’s 1st birthday. Rylee is named after the 19th century Anglican bishop, J.C. Ryle (along with my dad, Chandler, which is Rylee’s middle name).
Before we lit the cake and sang to little Rylee, I briefly explained to our friends and family what made J.C. Ryle so special, and why I’d [...]
Posted in Christian Living, Law/Gospel, Theology on Sep 23rd, 2009 8 Comments »
I’ve read a lot of treatments/books on the 10 commandments, but J. V. Fesko’s The Rule of Love surpasses them all. It’s wonderfully Christ-centered; it continually views each commandment through the the gospel –through the lens of Christ’s fulfillment of the Law on our behalf; it’s precise yet broad in its application; and it’s even [...]
Posted in Calvinism, Puritans, Theology on Jul 9th, 2009 No Comments »
I am currently reading the classic puritan work, The Marrow of Theology, and will be posting little excerpts from it here over the next few weeks. Part 1 can be found here. Feel free to ask for further clarification if needed, for the argumentation in this treatise is all based upon a long, interlinked line [...]
Posted in Puritans, Theology on Jul 7th, 2009 4 Comments »
I am currently reading the classic puritan work, The Marrow of Theology, and will be posting little excerpts from it here over the next few weeks. Feel free to ask for further clarification if needed, for the argumentation in this treatise is all based upon a long, interlinked line of reasoning.
“[There is nothing] in theology [...]
Posted in Book Reviews, Covenant Theology, Dispensationalism, Law/Gospel, Theology on Jun 25th, 2009 31 Comments »
Although it’s been a few months since I posted some initial thoughts and review of the book, Five Views on Law and Gospel, I’d like to pick the topic back up and, in time, give a full review of this book. Because of the length and depth of the book, my intention is to post [...]
Posted in Book Reviews, Covenant Theology, Dispensationalism, Law/Gospel, Theology on Mar 6th, 2009 6 Comments »
The book Five Views on Law and Gospel “explores five major approaches to the relationship between the law and the Gospel, each author presenting his particular perspective on the issue and responding to the other four.”
The contributors and their respective positions are as follows:
Wayne G. Strickland: Dispensational
Dr. Walter C. Kaiser Jr.: ‘Evangelical’
Douglas J. Moo: ‘Modified [...]
Posted in Covenant Theology, Law/Gospel, Theology on Feb 22nd, 2009 5 Comments »
Why do we term our basic understanding of scripture as ‘Covenant Theology’? What is meant by this term? Why do we stress studying the covenants of scripture specifically, rather than just ‘dispensations’ or biblical history in general?
I think the paragraphs below, particularly the last one, aptly demonstrates how biblical history is bound up and structured [...]
Posted in Christian Culture, Christian Living, Theology on Feb 7th, 2009 4 Comments »
“Although there is not a single passage in the Bible that tells us what Jesus would do on a whole host of personal and social issues of morality, economics, politics, and law, we often hear confident jeremiads and assertions by the same people who express ambiguity (disguised as humility) about matters clearly addressed and treated [...]
Posted in Christian Culture, The Gospel, Theology on Jan 5th, 2009 16 Comments »
I am going to spend a few posts in the coming weeks sharing various excerpts from the Michael Horton book, Christless Christianity. This is the first post in what I hope to be a mini-series examining the claims of this book.
As I have said before, I highly recommend Christless Christianity to you, as I consider [...]
Posted in Biblical Interpretation, Christian Living, The Gospel, Theology on Dec 13th, 2008 5 Comments »
Last week Newsweek magazine published an article entitled “The Religious Case for Gay Marriage”, authored by Lisa Miller. Al Mohler covers the gist of the article in an excellent blog-post here.
The purpose of my mention of it today is not to discuss Gay marriage, the Bible’s specific teaching on the subject, our even our attitude [...]
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