21
Feb
2015
Bearing Witness for Christ in the Workplace, Part 2
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In our last post we appealed to John 17 to show that a properly ordered witness for Christ must avoid the two poles of (1) being both in the world and of the world, hoping the gospel will advance wordlessly through personal intimacy alone (Christ of culture) and (2) being neither in the world nor... Read More
19
Feb
2015
Bearing Witness for Christ in the Workplace, Part 1
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I work in an almost exclusively Christian environment. With the exception of a few brief encounters with folks delivering packages, reading the gas meter, and such, my whole workday is spent with believers. I’m not the best person, I admit, to speak of sharing Christ in the workplace. Recent changes in my family’s situations, however,... Read More
17
Feb
2015
Summer School 2015
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The DBTS 2015 summer school schedule is now available. Each class meets Tuesday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 12 noon for two weeks (no classes on Monday). There are three sessions of summer school: May 19-29, June 2-12, and June 16-26. Here are the classes: May 19–29 — Haggai & Malachi: English Bible June 2–12 — Evangelical... Read More
13
Feb
2015
True Love
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Valentine’s Day is this weekend (in case you have not been out of your house in weeks and missed all of the promotional reminders to show your love by spending money). In honor of this one day of love each year, I’d like to consider what love really is. A variety of different movies, television... Read More
11
Feb
2015
On Divine Sovereignty and Human Freedom: Defining the Historical Positions
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A few months ago Bill Combs and I released a pair of blog posts that raised ire among some of our readers relative to the debate concerning divine sovereignty and human freedom. One of the barriers to fruitful dialogue that emerged in the ensuing discussion was one of definition—a failure to define historical positions in... Read More
9
Feb
2015
A Prayer for Grace and for the Glory of God
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“Almighty God, our heavenly Father, seeing that since antiquity it has always pleased you to extend your grace toward your people, as perverse and rebellious as they were; and that you have never ceased to exhort them to repentance, but have always taken them by your hand through your prophets; grant us also your grace... Read More
7
Feb
2015
Rice Lecture Series on March 18
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The 2015 William R. Rice Lectures are scheduled for March 18, 2015. The lectures will begin at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at noon, followed by a complimentary lunch. This year’s lecturer is Dr. Deepak Reju and the topic is “On Guard: Preventing and Responding to Child Abuse at Church.” This is a timely and important... Read More
5
Feb
2015
Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal
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If you notice the header of this blog, you will see a tab marked “Journal,” which if selected will take you to the web page for our seminary journal. Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal began in 1996 and is published annually in the fall of the year. At the web page you will find the table of contents for all the... Read More
2
Feb
2015
Biblical Reasons to Believe that the Creation Days Were 24-Hour Periods
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When Justin Taylor released a blog entry last Wednesday defending a non-literal use of days in Genesis 1, and thus suggesting at least the possibility that the universe is quite ancient, both Ben Edwards and I sat down, without consulting, to write responses. While identical in ideology, our approaches were different enough, I think to... Read More
30
Jan
2015
Should We Doubt Young Earth Creationism?
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I’ve noted before the challenge of determining the importance of doctrines. One issue often debated by current Christians is the significance of young earth creationism (YEC). Under the impression that advocates of YEC place too much weight on the issue, many evangelicals push back by minimizing the issue. A recent example comes from Justin Taylor... Read More