Archive for September 2014
The Historical Credibility of the New Testament, Part 3
David Potter Part One ♦ Part Two ♦ This is Part Three In parts one and two of this series, I introduced you to Diane, a Mormon who had become convinced that the Book of Mormon was false. She was also ready to believe the same of the New Testament since the Mormon Church had…
Read MoreMatthew Henry: Serious Self-Examination before Ordination (2)
Mark Minnick Part One ♦ This is Part Two ♦ Part Three ♦ Part Four Pastor Minnick offers us Matthew Henry’s thorough meditation of self-examination on the occasion of his ordination. Part One dealt with the question, “What Am I?” What Have I Done? This is also a needful question in order that searching and examining…
Read Moreeclectica: distinctive Christianity and the atonement
Two topics have my attention his week, so this will be a brief posting. The first link comes from a very interesting piece by Michael Kruger. The second is a piece put up by a friend of ours and frequent contributor, Jim Oesterwind. Jim offers notes on a series of sermons by another friend, Mark…
Read MoreTHE LITERAL INTERPRETATION OF GENESIS 3 (Part 3)
John Mincy Part 1 ♦ Part 2 ♦ This is Part 3 Part 1 deals with the literal interpretation of Genesis 3 based on data from the text itself and from cross references in the Old Testament. Part 2 deals with the literal interpretation of Genesis 3 in light of New Testament data. GENESIS 3…
Read MoreThe Ringing Call of New Evangelicalism Repeated in the New Calvinism
New Evangelicalism and New Calvinism: The Same Disaster (Part 7) Matt Recker Part 1 ♦ Part 2 ♦ Part 3 ♦ Part 4 ♦ Part 5 ♦ Part 6 ♦ This is Part 7 I have not written this series with a crow bar or baseball bat, but with a concerned heart. There is no…
Read MoreThe Historical Credibility of the New Testament, Part 2
David Potter Part One ♦ This is Part Two ♦ Part Three In my last post, I introduced, Diane, a sincere inquirer about the historical credibility of the New Testament. Diane, a fifth generation Mormon who graduated from Brigham Young University, had good cause to doubt the Book of Mormon, and she wondered if the…
Read MoreMatthew Henry: Serious Self-Examination before Ordination (1)
Mark Minnick This is Part One ♦ Part Two ♦ Part Three ♦ Part Four Search me, O God, and know my heart, try me and know my thoughts, and see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. London: May 9, 1687. The twenty-four-year-old son of Philip Henry,…
Read MoreTHE LITERAL INTERPRETATION OF GENESIS 3 (Part 2)
John Mincy Part 1 ♦ This is Part 2 ♦ Part 3 Part 1 deals with the literal interpretation of Genesis 3 based on data from the text itself and from cross references in the Old Testament. GENESIS 3 AND THE NEW TESTAMENT Conservative scholars consider the confirmation of the New Testament to be the…
Read MoreThe Historical Credibility of the New Testament, Part 1
David Potter This is Part One ♦ Part Two ♦ Part Three I never expected to teach a Mormon when I signed on to teach at San Francisco Baptist Seminary, yet, here I was standing before a class that included Diane, a fifth generation Mormon and a graduate of Brigham Young University. Diane had asked…
Read MoreLabor Day plus One
John Mincy I always have mixed emotions about Labor Day. One side of me feels bad about observing a day set aside historically by and for the unions. On the other hand, it comes at a great time of year and reminds Christians of the origin and dignity of work. Work has been a part…
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