>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
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>Man as Worker and Keeper
>I've just begun reading a book by Richard Phillips called The Masculine Mandate: God's Calling to Men. Trust me, it's not a Wild at Heart kind of thing. In fact, the kind of stereotypes and misinformation presented in Elderidge's book are stripped bare early on. Phillips takes his cue from Genesis 2:15 and begins his … Continue reading >Man as Worker and Keeper
>Adam and the Covenant of Works
>I've mentioned the Covenant with Adam both in sermon and blog posts recently, but I know that raises questions for some. First, is it proper to use the word covenant to describe Adam's relationship with God when the Bible doesn't use that term till Genesis 6:18 in reference to Noah? Second, was the covenant a … Continue reading >Adam and the Covenant of Works
>What We Gain Is More Than What We Lost!
>Yesterday I preached from Romans 5:12-21. There is so much in those few verses I wish I had a month to preach on it. The main point, however, is that what we gained is Christ's covenant keeping is far more than we lost in Adam's covenant breaking. It's better because Christ's covenant keeping is better … Continue reading >What We Gain Is More Than What We Lost!
>The Bible, History, and the Historian
>In his book Art of Biblical History, The, V. Phillips Long approaches a question I get all the time from students - why do scholars disagree? The books I read in seminary on the OT are quite different from the critical books an IU student would read in an Intro the the OT. Why the … Continue reading >The Bible, History, and the Historian
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