Ardel Caneday – All Things Christian

June 27, 2024June 27, 2024Christian Theology, Correcting Misconstruals, Forgiveness of Sins, Gospel, New Testament

Forgiveness of Sins Is Not Unconditional

On this issue, John MacArthur has embraced too much of Lewis Smead’s erroneous and corrosive “therapeutic forgiveness” teaching from his book, 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 […]

May 16, 2024May 16, 2024Christ Over All, Gospel of John

The Light Shines in the Darkness and is Not Apprehended (Part Two)

In part one, we saw that John 1:5 harkens back to the Light’s penetration into the darkness on creation’s first day. In this verse, […]

May 16, 2024May 16, 2024Christ Over All, Gospel of John, New Testament

The Light Shines in the Darkness and is Not Apprehended (Part One)

Among the Four Gospels, John is unique. Unlike Matthew and Luke, there is no birth narrative. Like Mark’s Gospel, he begins with […]

December 1, 2023December 1, 2023New Testament, Scripture--Authority, Sufficiency, Worldview

The Sufficiency of Scripture in New Testament Studies

The following is the conclusion from an article I wrote for Pro Pastor, 2.2 (Fall 2023): 2-10. It is the lead article […]

November 27, 2023November 28, 2023Christ Over All

“Already But Not Yet”: When Does the “Already” End? When Christ Returns or When Jerusalem’s Temple Was Destroyed?

Within my lifetime, not only academics but lay people also have become increasingly familiar with “the already but not yet”—the biblical concept […]

October 3, 2023Biblical Theology, Christ Over All, New Testament, New Testament Use of the Old Testament, Old Testament, Personal Backstory, Personal Reflection

Typological Reading Versus Typological Writing

Editor’s Note: Before reading this article, it would be beneficial to read Brent Parker’s “The Differences Between Typology and Allegory,” first. Parker […]

October 2, 2023October 2, 2023Biblical Theology, Christ Over All, Christian Theology, New Testament, New Testament Use of the Old Testament, Old Testament, Personal Backstory

Typological Reading Versus Typological Writing

Editor’s Note: Before reading this article, it would be beneficial to read Brent Parker’s “The Differences Between Typology and Allegory,” first. Parker […]

September 25, 2023September 27, 2023Biblical Theology, Christian Theology, New Testament, New Testament Use of the Old Testament, Old Testament, Personal Backstory, Personal Reflection

Scripture’s “Redemptive-Historical Character” and Biblical Interpretation (Part 3)

This is the third blog article in a series of three that provides some backstory in preparation for a fourth article that […]

September 21, 2023September 27, 2023Biblical Theology, Christian Theology, New Testament, New Testament Use of the Old Testament, Old Testament, Personal Backstory, Personal Reflection

Working Through Misguided Hermeneutical Approaches to Difficult New Testament Uses of the Old (Part 2)

In my previous blog article, I considered George Ladd’s claim that “the new redemptive events” of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension […]

September 17, 2023September 27, 2023Biblical Instruction, Biblical Theology, New Testament, New Testament Use of the Old Testament, Old Testament, Personal Backstory, Personal Reflection

The Bible is a Unified Unfolding Mystery Drama (Part 1)

Simultaneously Challenging and Cherishing My Theological Heritage All our individual doing of theology is autobiographical, reflecting changes, development, and progress. I was […]