Archive for October 2011
What Does It Mean to Confess Our Sins to One Another? (Part 3 on James 5:16)
By A.B. Caneday Any reasonable reading of Matthew 18:15-18 requires that we acknowledge that Jesus commands us to confine knowledge of sin as a private matter between one who commits sin and one against whom the sin is committed. Love constrains us to do for and to others what we would have others do to…
Read MoreBaptists through the Centuries
On Credo’s “Reviews and Interviews” page, Adam Winters has written a thoughtful review of David Bebbington’s new book, Baptists through the Centuries. Adam begins, For the last couple of decades, teachers and students of Baptist history have lacked a sufficient introductory textbook that is both readable and up-to-date on the comprehensive history of the Baptist…
Read MoreThis Week’s Book Notes
By Matthew Barrett The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God. By Timothy Keller with Katthy Keller. New York: Dutton, 2011. Whether you are single or married, when November 1st comes you need to take a trip to your local bookstore, grab some coffee, and buy a copy of…
Read MoreJoshua Greever Reviews Ephesians, by Clinton E. Arnold
Ephesians. Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. By Clinton E. Arnold. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2010. Reviewed by Joshua Greever Clinton Arnold has provided the church with an excellent commentary on Ephesians. In keeping with the quality of the commentaries in the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament series, this volume is full of insights…
Read MoreWhat Does It Mean to Confess Our Sins to One Another? (Part 2 on James 5:16)
By A. B. Caneday My response to the question asked of me concerning James 5:16, which admittedly called for knowledge of pertinent passages within the Gospels with regard to Jesus’ teaching concerning confession and forgiveness of sin, prompted a follow-up question. I was asked to provide biblical support for my initial response. Specifically, the questioner…
Read MoreInterview with Timothy George
How did you personally first become interested in the Reformation and the reformers? Why are they so important in your own teaching and pastoral ministry? I grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee and was baptized by Dr. Lee Roberson, a wonderful independent Baptist pastor. I imbibed the best of that tradition along with a kind of…
Read MoreChristianity and Postmodernity: An Interview with Stephen Wellum
Postmodernism as an intellectual and philosophical movement has been with us for several decades now. Some have even suggested that we are now moving into a post-postmodern context in Western culture. Nevertheless, the effects of postmodernism will survive long after its status wanes in French philosophy departments or avant-garde art communities. As Richard Weaver once…
Read MoreCultivating Godliness in College
By Nathan Finn We’ve all heard the horror stories. Some of us have been the horror stories. A student grows up in a Bible-believing church where she has professed faith in Christ and participated in a numerous programs designed to help nurture her in that faith. By the time she graduates from high school, she…
Read MoreWhat Does It Mean to Confess Our Sins to One Another? (Part 1 on James 5:16)
By Ardel Caneday Recent publication of the booklet, Must Christians Always Forgive? A Primer and Grammar on Forgiveness of Sins, prompted a reader to inquire concerning the admonition of James 5:16. James exhorts, “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed” (ESV). The question posed does…
Read MoreThe Christian Faith
Over at Credo’s “reviews and interviews” page, Matthew Claridge reviews Michael Horton’s outstanding new systematic theology, The Christian Faith (Zondervan, 2011). Claridge begins, Michael Horton is a remarkably productive man not only in terms of the quantity of his output but also in terms of its quality. Possessing both of those together is a truly…
Read MoreVideo Interview with Thomas Schreiner
Matthew Barrett and Oren Martin had the honor of sitting down with Thomas Schreiner, professor of New Testament at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and preaching pastor at Clifton Baptist Church, to talk about the role Scripture has played in his own life and ministry. Part 1 – The role of Scripture in Tom’s conversion,…
Read MoreSola Scriptura: The Authority of the Word of God
By Owen Strachan In an accurate historical reconstruction of the famed Leipzig Disputation, Martin Luther is likely not cool and collected. He’s probably sweating up a storm. Before a packed room hanging on his every word at the disputation of 1521, Luther parried with Johannes Eck for several hours over the matter of objective authority. …
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