The Law-Fulfilling Jesus
So much about the truth of Christ in the Scriptures respects the obedience He rendered to His Father. Though He is God... Read More
The Flesh/Spirit Distinction in Pauline Theology
One of the most important, and yet most difficult, elements of Pauline theology is the Apostle’s use of the flesh/Spirit (σὰρξ/πνεῦμα) antithesis.... Read More
Peripatetic Sermon Prep
Discussions about sermon preparation tend to gravitate towards subjects involved in the formal processes of moving from the text to the sermon.... Read More
Raised Through the Blood
What is the central message of Christianity? This is a subject of timeless importance in a day when many insist that the... Read More
On Controversy and Rules of Persuasion
John Newton once wrote a letter on rules of controversy to a fellow minister who informed him of his intention to confront... Read More
The Canaanites Within
The doctrine of indwelling sin is one of the most important doctrines a Christian can diligently study. If we are going to... Read More
Van Mastricht, Edwards, and the Economic Trinity
In a letter to his disciple, Joseph Bellamy, Jonathan Edwards praised Petrus Van Mastrict’s Theologia Theoretico-Practica as being “much better than…any other... Read More
Don’t Leave Those Kids Alone
On Saturday, February 17, 1739, George Whitefield resolved that he would commit himself to the task of evangelistic preaching to the coal... Read More
Bored with the Gospel
Over the past decade a floodwater of cultural change in our country has occurred, leaving a massive impact on the church in... Read More
The Cross After Jesus
Scripture is full of double-entendres. Often they are found in the historical details in the Gospels that serve to teach spiritual lessons.... Read More