Month January 2009

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Islam’s Trojan Horse

In an article for World Magazine Cal Thomas comments on the continued naive attempts by American politicians to offer olive branches to radical islamists.He writes: “In an exquisite example of self-delusion, nine “alumni” of a Saudi rehabilitation program that is…

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The Erosion of Inerrancy in Evangelicalism

Dr. Greg Beale’s new book, The Erosion of Inerrancy in Evangelicalism (Crossway, 2009), has appeared. The Christ the Center panel, augmented by Dr. Carl R. Trueman, interacts with Dr. Greg K. Beale, the Kenneth T. Wessner Professor of New Testament and coordinator…

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The Erosion of Inerrancy

Check out this forum with Carl Trueman and Greg Beale. Great stuff. Also, if you would like to challenge yourself with a little deep reading you may want to get Dr. Beale’s new book The Erosion of Inerrancy or J.I.…

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“A Polemic Book”

“Men tell us that our preaching should be positive and not negative, that we can preach the truth without attacking error. But if we follow that advice we shall have to close our Bible and desert its teachings. The New…

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No more lonely nights….

It seems that Trueman’s one man war against the frappucino swilling navel-gazing soul patch wearing `Everything’s like, totally awesome and, y’know let’s like change the name of our church to `The Happening’ and stuff!’ brigade is gaining ground.  Check out…

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Come back, Alan Bennett, all is forgiven!

Check out the latest piece of post-Stryper/Christian hair rock scholarly hirsutological analysis of the Old Testament here.   Dr Jue, esteemed church historian at Westminster Seminary brought it to my attention and has already recommended it to the Bookstore there…

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Blog 20: 1.12.3 – 1.13.3

After concluding his arguments against idolatry, proving that any use of images in worship is a sacrilege, Calvin turns to a consideration of the Trinity, as taught in Scripture. In addition to providing a basic definition of the doctrine–there is…

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Why So Serious?

“We meet it most [a general ecumenical outlook] in the form of an all-pervasive climate of opinion which dislikes anything that is really distinctive in doctrine or in life, which demands, indeed, ever less emphasis on doctrine, on definition, or…

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Revival and Controversy

“Every true revival is born in controversy, and leads to more controversy. That has been true ever since our Lord said that he came not to bring peace upon the earth but a sword. And do you know what I…

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Poor Derek

So Derek’s in New York?  Not to instill within him a spirit of envy (Still a ly sin? Or, was it downwgraded to venial?), but I just so happen to be in Spanish Wells, Bahamas, speaking at a conference with…