Some of us Christians have the tendency to teach doctrine and theology like fast-food. We respond to the market; people don’t have time for something too deep and tasty, so we squirt a little ketchup on the bun, do a quick-wrap, and pass it forward before moving on to another skeptic, critic, or friend. Difficulties [...]

Since there has been no little stir over my blog series on Hyper-dispensationalism, I figured I’d share a chunk from John Owen’s commentary on Hebrews 8. …there is much express mention made, not only in this, but in various other places of the Scripture also, of two distinct covenants, or testaments, and such different natures, [...]

Here is a list of definitions of the word “apologetics” from both presuppositional and classical/evidential apologists: Presuppositional Apologists “Christian apologetics is, at root, a biblical discipline.” Richard Gaffin Jr. in K. Scott Oliphint and Lane G. Tipton, eds. Revelation and Reason: New Essays in Reformed Apologetics (Phillipsburg, N.J.: P&R Publishing, 2007), 1. “Apologetics is about [...]

Too good not to share with others: So, to the question, “Is God subject to time?” we can answer reduplicatively. We can say, “God as essentially God is not subject to time,” and, “God as covenantal is subject to time.” So, the answer given must be something like, “Essentially, no, but covenantally, yes.” And because [...]

I don’t know why it took me about five years to get around reading Oliphint’s works. But I stumbled upon four of the best pages I’ve ever read on the subject of the relationship between theology and philosophy, and it pleases me to have one much more qualified and wise deliver timely and incredibly important [...]

One of the most unpopular subjects of American evangelicalism is having the right church government. The average Christian is more concerned about immediate results, appearances, and the status quo than the actual competency, functionality, and biblical nature of the church. I compare the countless masses of today’s Baptist, Bible, Evangelical Free, and non-denominational churches to [...]

As anyone who has encountered a Hyper-Dispensationalist or even a classic Dispensationalist knows that the real point of tension is Bible interpretation. No proof-texting or single sentence argument from the Bible will do. We must address underlying presuppositions, not just what is visible on the surface. Granted, Hyper-Dispensationalism is a movement and a system of [...]