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Daniel Ragusa/September 14, 2016
Van Til’s Pastoral Wisdom on the Doctrine of Scripture
Cornelius Van Til concludes his chapter on Scripture in his Introduction to Systematic Theology with a note of pastoral wisdom. It is not sufficient … to instruct the church in certain …
Arjen Vreugdenhil/September 13, 2016
Reading the Bible as Literature (4)
This is our fourth article in a series on reading the Bible as literature. We first summarized and provided examples of a literary approach to the Bible. In our second and third articles …
Arjen Vreugdenhil/September 6, 2016
Reading the Bible as Literature (3)
This is our third article in a series on reading the Bible as literature. The first post summarized and provided examples of a literary approach to Scripture. The second addressed the …
Jeffrey C. Waddington/September 4, 2016
Standing on Giants’ Shoulders 5: A Series Formerly Known as Criterion
Is Origen the Root of All Kinds of Hermeneutical Evil? Renaming the Series This week we rechristen this blog series Standing on Giants’ Shoulders since that reflects more the character of …
Daniel Ragusa/September 2, 2016
From Bondservant to Brother: Relating to One Another in the Church (Philemon)
Paul’s letter to Philemon is the gospel in street clothes; it’s the gospel on the ground and at work in real life. It’s for this reason we need this personal, …
Arjen Vreugdenhil/August 30, 2016
Reading the Bible as Literature (2)
Last week we began a series on reading the Bible as literature. In our first article we summarized and gave some examples of a literary approach to Scripture. In this …
Daniel Ragusa/August 26, 2016
Pentecost and Missions
The book of Acts is filled with stories of missionary exploits that can excite us to bold acts of faith. But at times it can unfortunately become a heavy club to …
Arjen Vreugdenhil/August 23, 2016
Reading the Bible as Literature (1)
Introduction At the beginning of every school year, my Literature teacher would give each student an index card to write down the works of literature we read that year. The …
Daniel Ragusa/August 21, 2016
The Lord’s Supper: Calvin and the Belgic Confession Keeping it Simple
The Lord’s Supper is a profound mystery, and yet it’s so simple that anyone who has taken a bite of food and a gulp of water can understand it. Some may …
Camden M. Bucey/August 18, 2016
Enjoying the New Creation
Introduction Isaiah 65:17ff is a wonderful picture of the future restoration of God’s people. It’s a passage that demonstrates the greatness of the blessings that come to God’s people from …
Camden M. Bucey/August 17, 2016
Ecclesiastes and the Triumph over Futility
My wife recently told me that one of her friends will have to sell her house and move at the end of the summer. This particular friend has a large …
Daniel Ragusa/August 12, 2016
The Seventh Day: Strengthening Our Hope for the Eschaton
“Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested …
Jeffrey C. Waddington/August 7, 2016
Criterion 4: The Traditional Well-Worn Path
Lewis Ayres begins his consideration of the four points of departure in his Nicaea and Its Legacy by looking at the circumstances which obtained in the church from the time …
Daniel Ragusa/August 5, 2016
Let All the Peoples Praise You! (Psalm 67)
In Revelation 5 the apostle John beholds a spectacular vision of worship before the throne of God. He hears the voices of heaven (vv. 11-12) and earth (v. 13) unite …
Daniel Ragusa/July 31, 2016
The Son of God Tempted in Our Place (Luke 3:21–4:13)
So often we read events in Jesus’ life as mere examples from which we can draw principles for common experiences, rather than as once-for-all accomplishments that he underwent in our …
