December 14, 2021January 15, 2025Biblical Instruction, Biblical Theology, Correcting Misconstruals, Covenant Keeping, Exhortation, New Testament, Old Testament, Worldview

God’s Covenantal Stipulations Are A Means of God’s Grace

This is the fourth and final in a series of blog articles responding to Harrison Perkins’ November 30 article on The Heidelblog […]

December 9, 2021September 6, 2023Biblical Instruction, Biblical Theology, Correcting Misconstruals, Covenant Keeping, Exhortation, New Testament, Old Testament

All God’s Covenants Entail Conditions, Stipulations to Be Obeyed by Covenant Members

This is the third in a series of blog articles that respond to Harrison Perkins’ November 30 article on The Heidelblog that […]

December 6, 2021September 6, 2023Biblical Instruction, Biblical Theology, Correcting Misconstruals, Covenant Keeping, New Testament, Old Testament, Worldview

All Christians Believe Better Than They Articulate Their Beliefs (Including Theologians)

Last week, on December 1, I learned that The Heidelblog targeted my published essay, “Covenantal Life with God from Eden to Holy […]

December 1, 2021July 5, 2024Biblical Theology, Correcting Misconstruals, Covenant Keeping, Exhortation, New Testament, Old Testament, Worldview

Doing Theology and the Need to Avoid Bearing False Witness

Because I am not a regular reader of The Heidelblog, I had no knowledge that the chapter that I had written five […]

September 27, 2021September 30, 2021Biblical Instruction, Church, Culture, Exhortation, New Testament

How Should Churches and Christian Institutions Respond to Former Members who Bear False Witness in the Court of Public Opinion? (Part 3)

Do not admit a charge against an elder except on the evidence of two or three witnesses. As for those who persist […]

September 16, 2021September 25, 2021Biblical Instruction, Biblical Theology, Exhortation, Old Testament, Worldview

How Should Churches and Christian Institutions Respond to Former Members who Bear False Witness in the Court of Public Opinion? (Part 2)

Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, honor is not fitting for a fool.Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, […]

September 11, 2021September 11, 2021Church, Culture, Exhortation, New Testament, Worldview

How Should Christian Leaders Respond to Former Church Members Who Bear False Witness in the Court of Public Opinion? (Part 1)

Last week the growing crescendo of many folks who present themselves as righteous whistleblowers who are exposing an alleged cover-up of evil […]

September 10, 2021September 10, 2021Biblical Theology, Exhortation, New Testament, Worldview

Test Every Teacher You Hear

“Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets […]

August 21, 2021August 25, 2021Biblical Theology, Creation, Evolution, Old Testament, Worldview

We Are Earth-Bounded Humans in Every Way

The highest heavens belong to the LORD,but the earth he has given to mankind. Psalm 115:16 Recently, my wife and I visited […]

June 28, 2021February 2, 2023Baptism, Biblical Theology, Christian Sacraments, Communion, New Testament

Christian Baptism Displaces Circumcision

My last blog article—Christian Baptism Gives Access to the Lord’s Table—included the following in a paragraph concerning the apostle Paul’s mention of […]