In recent times, with COVID mandates and restrictions affecting all areas of society, it has gotten a lot of Christians talking about Romans 13 and its application to the relationship between Church and State. I've seen many poor expositions of the passage and even more lamentable applications of...
Listen to the audio version of this article here. We’ve covered a lot in this series of articles. We’ve looked at the conundrum of reconciling the truths of God’s sovereignty and our responsibility - considering the Arminian concept of Libertarian Free Will and the Calvinistic doctrine of Biblical...
Listen to the audio version of this article here. In our previous article, we looked at Romans 8-10 and considered the doctrine of God’s sovereignty over salvation. We saw that God ordains all of salvation from predestination and election to final glorification, that He has the right to show mercy...
Listen to the audio version of this article here. In our previous articles, we looked at the issue of God’s sovereignty and our responsibilty, taking a look at the Arminian concept of Libertarian Free Will and how it doesn’t hold up logically. Next, we considered the Calvinistic understanding of...
You can listen to an audio version of the first two articles in this series here. In our first article, we introduced the topic of God’s Sovereignty and Human Responsibility. These two truths in Scripture seem to pose a conundrum for us to understand - how do these two things work together? We...
You can listen to an audio version of the first two articles in this series here. Loraine Boettner, in his book, “The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination” has said: “This is a doctrine which deals with some of the most profound truths revealed in Scripture and it will abundantly repay careful...
You can listen to an audio version of this article here: In our first article in this series, we explored theology behind the nature of tongues. That is, "what is the content of the spiritual gift of tongues in the Bible?" We argued from Scripture that tongues, Biblically defined, is the...
You can listen to an audio version of this article here: The debate concerning the continuation or cessation of the gift of tongues is one that has brought more than its fair share of confusion and division among Evangelicals. This was a topic I wrestled with personally in my journey of faith, and...
In the previous article in this 2-part series on the incarnation, we looked at the wonder of the incarnation in the narrative of the Bible's redemptive history. In this article, we take a look at its significance in Systematic and Historical Theology and then look at some implications for us in...
As we approach the celebration of Christmas, it is important that we reflect on the importance of the momentous event that it signifies. So often we can get caught up in the hustle and excitement of the season that we forget what it should remind us of and how it should transform us. What we...