Eschatology precedes soteriology. This little phrase from Richard B. Gaffin, Jr. encapsulates so much of Geerhardus Vos’ eschatological program. The phrase is meant to convey the idea that God has a plan of eschatological, consummated life laid out for Adam even before the fall into sin.  The Covenant of Works was put into place with [...]

The Christian world is abuzz with the recent news regarding Jennifer Knapp.  Christianity Today recently posted an interview in which the Grammy-nominated Christian musician disclosed her homosexuality.  As I read the subsequent reaction, it seems as though another one of our cultural champions has fallen. As a boy, I remember my mother telling me that [...]

This week, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled against the FCC who had imposed so-called “net neutrality” restrictions on Comcast.  The Philadelphia-based cable giant was intentionally slowing down Internet traffic from certain protocols.  Comcast performs deep packet inspection and treats data differently based on what type of traffic it is [...]

Given the constant discussion regarding the core of the gospel, I thought I’d pass on another perspective on what the center of the gospel is.  I’ve just about lost my patience for Glenn Beck, but he brings up the interesting subject of social justice.  Beck suggests people should leave churches that place a heavy emphasis [...]

Last week we posted a few thoughts on Bruce Waltke’s latest video.  In the video, Waltke urged the church to accept evolution for fear of becoming a cult.  As I suspected, Waltke had not seen the video before it was released. Robert C. (Ric) Cannada, Jr., Chancellor and CEO Reformed Theological Seminary released a statement [...]

The BioLogos Foundation has recently produced a video of Bruce Waltke on the subject of evolution.  Waltke suggests that the data in favor of the evolutionary paradigm is so overwhelming that the church is in danger of becoming a cult if she continues to reject it.  Denying a scientific truth is in effect denying the [...]

By faith [the Christian] is a member of the covenant [of grace], and that faith has a wide outlook, a comprehensive character, which not only points to justification but also to all the benefits which are in Christ.  Whereas the Lutheran tends to view faith one-sidedly – only in its connection with justification – for [...]

Pete Enns continued his series on creation in the Old Testament as cosmic battle for the BioLogos Foundation. The latest is titled Adam is Israel. Enns writes But there is another way. Maybe Israel’s history happened first, and the Adam story was written to reflect that history. In other words, the Adam story is really [...]

Leonard Goppelt wrote a gem of a commentary on 1 Peter.  I’ve been studying it as I prepare to exhort on the amazingly redemptively-historical 1 Pet 1:10-12.  Here is a typical quote from Goppelt on the text: Prophecy enables the Church to understand the Christ-event preached to it as fulfillment, as eschatological salvation, and, therefore, [...]

When expressed in terms of the model of a chain of causes and effects, the traditional ordo salutis runs the danger of displacing Christ from the central place in soteriology.  The fruits of his work may be related to one another in the chain of cause-and-effect sequence, rather than viewed fundamentally in relation to the [...]