Category: Theology

A Challenge for Rachel Evans »

A friend in the prosapologian chat channel linked me to Rachel Evan’s blog article entitled “Mark Driscoll is a Bully. Stand Up to Him.” Nothing seemed terribly new or interesting (Driscoll is being Driscoll, etc.). But in browsing the site, I did find Rachel’s large project on “biblical womanhood” noteworthy, since I’m doing my own [...]

So-Called “Natural Theology” »

There is no such thing as a separate natural theology that could be obtained apart from any revelation solely on the basis of reflective considerations of the universe. The knowledge of God that is gathered up in so-called natural theology is not the product of human reason. Rather, natural theology presupposes, first of all, that [...]

Bavinck Big Picture: Sin and the World »

For if the history of the world clearly teaches us anything, it is this: that God has a quarrel with His creature. There is disagreement, separation, conflict between God and His world. God does not agree with man, and man does not agree with God. Each goes his own way, and each has his own [...]

Another Response on Those Who are “Taken” at the Coming of the Son of Man »

Brother Kurshner provided a response (here) to my “untenable response” on whether the ones “taken” in Matt. 24:40-41 (and Lk. 17 for that matter) are the righteous (his position) or the wicked (my position). I’ll try and be concise in responding to this latest segment of our exchange. First, Alan says “I don’t share his [...]

Those “Left Behind” are, indeed, the Wicked: A Response to Brother Kurshner »

Alan Kurshner, a good friend and premillennialist (dispensational premil? I don’t know…), objects to the belief that the ones “left” in Matthew 24:37-42 are believers while the wicked are swept away. I disagree. Frankly, I have no eschatological axe to grind, though I lean “partial-preterist” amil, deny that the thousand years in Revelation 20 is [...]

On Maliciously Mutilating…All kinds of things: A Plea for Guthrie to Get it Right »

The Molinist professor I debated in Las Vegas has produced a facebook article (which, in this post is now public) entitled “Jamin Hubner on Maliciously Mutilating Molinism’s Meaning (A Plea for Reformers to Get it Right!)” In it, he makes a number of factual errors and essentially does the thing he condemns. Let us briefly [...]

Does Your Church Support Israel? A Case Study in Discernment »

Photo credit to my stellar debate-partner, Josh Feinberg. Many people are wondering why this discussion on the modern-day state of Israel is relevant to them, and relevant to Christianity. This picture captures some of the practical implications. I remember sitting in the office of my pastor a number of years ago, talking about Israel and [...]