Revivalists and Sacramentalists
I appreciate sacramentalists, but agree with Wilson that they often overstate their case, often making “staggering claims”. I have asked some of …
Moses, Law, and Grace Resources
My friend Nick Smith posted some resources for those working through the relation of the Mosaic covenant within the covenant of grace. …
Book Review (sort of) of Michael Horton’s “God of Promise: Introducing Covenant Theology”
Dr. Michael Horton is an able apologist for the greatly revered (or reviled) Dr. Meredith Kline. Horton’s presentation is accessible while at …
John Piper on the Particular Benefits Extended to Children of Believers…My Thoughts on Baptist and Reformed Perspectives on Children and Relation to Covenant
Here is an extended quote from John Piper from the following article, “What Did Christ Purchase for Your Children with His Blood?”: …
Book Review of David VanDrunen’s "Living in God’s Two Kingdoms: A Biblical Vision for Christianity and Culture"
Living in God’s Two Kingdoms: A Biblical Vision for Christianity and Culture Copyright © 2010 by David VanDrunen Published by Crossway Books …
Book Review of Daniel Hyde's "Welcome to a Reformed Church"
Hyde, Daniel R.. Welcome to a Reformed Church: A Guide for Pilgrims. Orlando, Fla.: Reformation Trust Pub., 2010. Print. Reformation Trust provided …
Galatians 3:15-18 "Christ, the Fruit-Bearing Seed"
“Christ, the Fruit-Bearing Seed” Galatians 3:15–18 (ESV) — 15 To give a human example, brothers: even with a man-made covenant, no one …
My Angst with Dispensational Defiance of Rejecting an Apostolic Hermeneutic of the Old Testament
The cited material comes from Robert L. Thomas’ volume, “Understanding Spiritual Gifts”. Thomas (1999:141), who is an able exegete and professor at …
Craig Keener's Argument for the Continuation of "Charismata"
NT scholar Craig Keener makes what I have always found to be a simple and logical conclusion on the implications of Pentecost …
Pentecost Inaugurates a New Israel and a New Creation
Sweeney, M.A. (2000). The Twelve Prophets: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah (vol. 1). Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press. M.A. Sweeney (2000:174) likens the …
Former Westminster O.T. Professor Raymond Dillard Sounding Very Covenantal-Charismatic
The late Dr. Raymond Dillard, who served as Professor of O.T. at Westminster Theological Seminary (Philly), penned a great commentary on Joel …
Jonathan Edwards and the Decline of the Puritan Covenant
In Chapter 3 of America’s God, Noll writes that while Jonathan Edwards ably defended the doctrines of Calvinism in a way that …
Can One Be a Credo-Baptist and Still Hold to a Nuanced Reformed-Covenantal View of Children?
Greetings blog-readers!!! I have not touched on a subject that is very dear to my heart, children. A couple of years ago …
Geerhardus Vos = Charismatic Theologian?
Okay, I know that some are about to stone me for even mentioning Geerhardus Vos and charismatic in the same sentence. It …
Book Review of Dennis Johnson's "The Message of Acts in the History of Redemption", Plus my Proposal that Covenant Theology and Charismatic Theology Marry Each Other
Johnson, D.E. (1997). The Message of Acts in the History of Redemption. Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed. I am not shocked …
Bible Scholar Dan Lioy Expounds Ideas of "Progressive Covenantalism" in Response
Dr. Dan Lioy was gracious enough to expound his understanding of the Old and New Covenants. To see the initial post my …
Book Review of Cornelis Venema's "Getting the Gospel Right: Assessing the Reformation and New Perspectives on Paul" + My thoughts on "Covenantal Nomism","works of the law", and "justification" as understood by E.P. Sanders, J.D.G. Dunn, and N.T. Wright
This is a tidy primer, assessing the works of E.P. Sanders’ ”Paul and Palestinian Judaism”, J.D.G. Dunn’s “New Perspective on Paul”, and N.T. …