>Academic Generalist

>Carl Trueman, professor at Westminster Theological Seminary, has a great post (actually it looks like it'll be a short series of posts) In Praise of Generalists. He demoans the overly specialized approach to academics, writing, "...NT studies shows no signs of running out of topics. All that happens is that the topics become narrower and … Continue reading >Academic Generalist

>Catechism #9

>Q. But doesn't God do us an injustice by requiring in his law what we are unable to do? A. No, God created humans with the ability to keep the law. They, however, tempted by the devil, in reckless disobedience, robbed themselves and all their descendants of these gifts. (Gen. 1:31; Eph. 4:24, Gen. 3:13; … Continue reading >Catechism #9

>Two Kingdoms

>Kim Riddlebarger has a great post on living in the two kingdoms. It's clear, and it's relatively short. This is a critical distinction, as Dr. Riddlebarger points out. If we don't get it and confuse the two kingdoms, it quickly leads to 1) social gospel liberalism, or 2) some type of theonomy. Here's a preview:Christ's … Continue reading >Two Kingdoms