Archive for April 2012
Hitler, God, and the Bible
Comfort, Ray. Hitler, God, and the Bible. Washington, D.C.: WND Books, 2012. $25.95. Reviewed by Joseph Keysor “Nazi Germany was a Christian country. The churches supported Hitler. Hitler supported the churches. Hitler emerged from the religious right and opposed abortion, homosexuality, and pornography.” These and other charges are more common and effective than many Christians…
Read MoreBreakout Seminars at T4G
Recently we posted the videos of the main sessions from Together for the Gospel. Here are the break out sessions as well! Michael Lawrence, “Why Every Pastor Should Be a Biblical Theologian” Jeff Purswell, “The Pastor and the Spirit: Priorities from 1 Corinthians 12-14” Michael McKinley, “Afflicting the Comfortable: How to Help the Unconverted ‘Christians’…
Read MoreChrist the Redeemer (Revelation 5:1-13)
By Thomas R. Schreiner — One of the greatest texts in all of the scriptures is found in Revelation chapter 5. The course of history is found in the seven sealed book, and God holds history in the palm of his hand. He is sovereign over every event that occurs. But what will happen to…
Read MoreCharles W. Colson (1931-2012)
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Read MoreWarfield’s Blind Spot?
By Paul Helm– This post was going to be about B.B.Warfield (and the Princeton theology more generally), on the church and society, on the character and place of natural law, and on the Reformers’ doctrine of the Two Kingdoms, on the Reformed idea of vocation…….but I discovered that there is hardly anything to say. In…
Read MoreCompelled by Love
By Fred Zaspel– The service that the apostle Paul rendered to Christ was a costly one. We read of it in the book of Acts, and Paul himself tells us of it here and there in his epistles — whippings, beatings, abandonment, hunger, deprivation, insults, offenses of all kinds, and so on. He certainly was…
Read MoreThe Dynamism of Calvin’s Teaching
By Michael A.G. Haykin– A frequent theme in Calvin’s writings and sermons is that of the victorious advance of Christ’s kingdom in the world. God the Father, Calvin says in his prefatory address to Francis I in his theological masterpiece, the Institutes of the Christian Religion, has appointed Christ to “rule from sea to sea,…
Read MoreDoubting Dawkins
Weak Disciple
by Ivan Mesa Daily discipleship is a daily call to die. Jesus’ command to his disciples remains the same for all who would desire to follow him: “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me” (Luke 9:23). Every believer resonates with this; and though…
Read More“The Streaming of the Nations” — Andy Davis
by Ivan Mesa Andy Davis, senior pastor of the First Baptist Church, Durham, NC, recently preached off Isaiah 2 during Southern Seminary’s annual Missions Emphasis Week. As Dr. Davis states, he examines the “Old Testament roots of the Great Commission.”
Read MoreWhat is the Mission of the Church?
What is the Mission of the Church? In “From the Horse’s Mouth” in the most recent issue of Credo Magazine, “Make Disciples of All Nations,” three pastors and authors answer this question. Here is what they had to say: Andrew Farley Senior Pastor of Ecclesia and author of The Naked Gospel The mission of the…
Read MoreIs Calvinism Anti-Missionary?
Interview by Matthew Barrett– In the March issue of Credo Magazine, “Make Disciples of All Nations,” we interviewed Kenneth Stewart, Professor of Theological Studies at Covenant College and the author of Ten Myths About Calvinism (IVP). Here is what Ken had to say about Calvinism and Missions… Calvinism is largely anti-missionary. True or False? It…
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