Volition: A Function of Person or Nature?
As questions in the ongoing Trinitarian controversy become more refined, the “pieces” of the broader discussion are coming under greater scrutiny. One... Read More
Old Age, Death, or Something Else? The Meaning of Ecclesiastes 12:1–7
One of the many interpretive challenges in Ecclesiastes revolves around the meaning of the closing poem in 12:1–7. Interpreters have often read... Read More
Does Matthew 24 Describe the Rapture of the Church? (Part 1)
The Olivet Discourse in Matthew 24–25 is the longest prophetic section in the NT outside of the book of Revelation. If the... Read More
DBTS Th.M. Seminars Available Remotely
Looking for a New Year’s resolution? Consider working towards a Master of Theology (Th.M.) degree at DBTS. As described in our catalog,... Read More
The Virgin Birth and the Immaculate Conception
This post originally appeared on December 25, 2013. During Christmas season each year, we read the accounts of Jesus’ birth in the... Read More
Analysis and Critique of the Federal Vision Teaching of Justification (Part 4)
Read Part 1 in this series here. Read Part 2 here. Read Part 3 here. Teaching Directly Related to Justification (cont.) The... Read More
Analysis and Critique of the Federal Vision Teaching of Justification (Part 3)
Read Part 1 in this series here. Read Part 2 here. Teaching Directly Related to Justification While FV is not centered around... Read More
The Descent of Christ (Part 2)
Read Part 1 of this series here. Christ descended in the incarnation on the first Christmas. He came to earth as a... Read More
“With a View to the Administration of the Fullness of Times”: The Relationship of the Church to the Kingdom
While the dispensational community has rightly pointed out that NT never posits identity between the Christian Church and the Messianic Kingdom, the... Read More
Analysis and Critique of the Federal Vision Teaching of Justification (Part 2)
Read Part 1 of this series here. Teaching Indirectly Related to Justification As was stated in my previous post, FV is not... Read More