Hard Believism?
I was recently sent this article, “Easy Like Friday Afternoon: A Manifesto on Hard-Believism” by Jared C. Wilson. He rejects “easy believism” for “hard believism.” What self-professing “easy-believists” think is that they are upholding the free gift of grace by insisting one can believe without actually changing, that one can have the benefits of Christ’s […]
Veneration and Idolatry
Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry (1 Corinthians 10:14). Recently, the President accused the former administration of “wire-tapping” him during the primaries. The former White House strongly denied the accusations as delusional. In subsequent hearings, representatives of the former White House admitted they had been “investigating” the President and his aides and “monitoring their communications” […]
Moody: Then and Now
The Moody Handbook of Theology seems to have repented of its view of salvation. A reader pointed us to a significant difference between the 1989 and 2014 editions. The difference appears under Soteriology: Doctrine of Salvation > Man’s Side > Erroneous Views. The 1989 edition says the #1 erroneous view is: (1) Repent and believe. […]
Faith and Reason Through the Centuries
“But everyone knows faith is what you aren’t sure about,” the man said. “So how can you be sure of your salvation if it’s based on faith?” The man thought his view of faith and reason was common sense. Much of what passes for common sense today is often just the trickled-down opinions of a […]
Red Letter Joy
What brings you joy? I am not asking about what stimulates you, excites you, or distracts you. I am asking what brings you joy? Have you ever considered that Jesus’ words are what ought to bring you joy? Here is what Jesus said, “These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may […]
Philip Gulley on Evangelism
Philip Gulley is a Quaker minister and novelist whose fiction I greatly enjoy. Gulley is best known for writing in a humorous, Americana style, about the town of Harmony, Indiana, in a way similar to what you might hear on A Prairie Home Companion. Gulley also writes theology. His views reflect the extreme left of […]
Kuyper, Keller, and the Hypocrisy of Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton Theological Seminary was going to give Tim Keller the “Kuyper Prize for Excellence in Reformed Theology and Public Witness.” Then critics complained about Keller’s traditional views that women and LGBTQs should not be ordained and the offer of the prize was rescinded. You can read about it here: Princeton Theological Seminary reverses decision to […]
Don’t Scramble Scripture
Have you ever seen the scrambled words test? You are presented with a paragraph of text, and even though the words are scrambled, you can still read it without too much effort. Even though the letters are in the wrong order, your mind can still figure out what each word is, and make connections based […]
Good Enough for Me
I’m the kind of person who overthinks things. There’s about three or four thousand books in my home library that can attest to that (not counting the books in my office library). And if my wife is reading this, yes, I need them all! But I’m learning to go back to basics. I’m learning to […]
Lay Hold on Eternal Life (1 Timothy 6:12)
Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses (1 Timothy 6:12). What does it mean to “lay hold on eternal life”? Don’t believers already have eternal life? So why would we have to […]