Is Pastoral “Desire” a Qualification for Ministry?
The question of a pastoral “call to ministry,” reminiscent of God’s call of biblical prophets and apostles, has long been a issue... Read More
Is Christ’s Receipt of “Life-in-Himself” (John 5:26) Proof of Eternal Generation?
Two years ago at the national meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, anticipation ran high about a scheduled plenary debate on the... Read More
Love: An Emotion? A Choice?
With Valentine’s Day just behind us, lingering questions remain about the concept of love. What is it? Is it a choice? An... Read More
Synthesizing Indwelling, Omnipresence, and Sanctification
The question of the absence or presence of the indwelling ministry of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament is a relatively... Read More
Baby It’s Cold Outside: On “Spending Time Obsessing Over the Latest Debates”
When Paul entered the Areopagus in Acts 17, he entered into a place where debates over the latest pagan ideas took center... Read More
Dispensationalism Unhitched?
These things happened to them as examples, and they were written as a warning to us, on whom the ends of the ages... Read More
Two Helpful Resources in the NT Prophecy Flap
Wayne Grudem’s continuationist theory of NT prophecy (i.e., that prophecy continues in the modern church, but that it differs from OT prophecy... Read More
Knowing God’s Will: An Alternative View
I’ve been reading, recently and with great interest, a blog series defending what is sometimes called the “traditional view” of Christian decision-making—the... Read More
2018 DBSJ Now Available
It is with great pleasure that we announce the release of the 2018 Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal, now in its 23rd year... Read More
2018 Faculty Recommended Booklist
For nearly three decades the faculty of Detroit Baptist Seminary have released a triennial list of recommended commentaries for each book of... Read More