This past week I had a great discussion (yeah, we'll call it a discussion) about baptism in two separate ACGs (one on Union with Christ and one on Eternal Security). I stated that baptism is the initiatory rite of the New Covenant. Those who are baptized into Christ are members of the New Covenant people … Continue reading Baptism: Water or Spirit?
Review: Reformed is Not Enough
Wilson's Reformed Is Not Enough: Recovering the Objectivity of the Covenant is a book I really want to recommend, but a book that is hard to recommend for a couple of reasons. I picked this book up recently because I've been teaching two Sunday classes, one on Union with Christ and the other on the … Continue reading Review: Reformed is Not Enough
A Missional Reading of the Letter to Thyatira
The fourth letter is addressed to the church at Thyatira, a city of no great importance. Thyatira was not a political or religious center, nor was it of particular commercial importance. There were, of course, religious temples and Thyatira did participate in commerce, but neither marked Thyatira as in any way unique or of special … Continue reading A Missional Reading of the Letter to Thyatira
Days of Creation and the Sabbath
Last week I published a brief summary of Justin Taylor's post 'Biblical Reasons to Doubt the Creation Days were 24-Hour Periods'. One of my friends raised the question/objection that if the days of Genesis 1 aren't literal 24-hr days, then the outline of the week ending in a Sabbath rest outlined in Exodus 20 makes … Continue reading Days of Creation and the Sabbath
Biblical Reasons to Doubt the Creation Days were 24 Hour Periods
Justin Taylor had a great post yesterday outlining five reasons from within the text to doubt the authors intended the 'days' of Genesis 1 to be taken as literal 24 hour days. Taylor isn't alone in his conclusions...he follows Augustine, Machen, Carl Henry, Gleason Archer, and many, many more. Here's the points, but visit his … Continue reading Biblical Reasons to Doubt the Creation Days were 24 Hour Periods
God Entranced 