Post archive for ‘Theology’
The Gospel According to Grisham
I’ve been a Grisham fan for a long time. I think I’ve probably read all of his novels. They’re all very much alike but I still enjoy them. I’ve heard rumors that he’s a believer, a Southern Baptist I think. His books will occasionally deal with spiritual issues, like the missionary in The Testament. I [...]
Salvation, Part 2: The Remedy
If you listen to me teach or preach long enough, you’ll soon realize that C.S. Lewis is one of my favorite authors. Mere Christianity is probably the book I quote most often and I’ll go ahead and offer some of his thinking here.
Salvation, Part 1: The Problem
I have many things on my mind lately that I’d like to get down on paper screen. I thought this was the most important at the moment so I’d like to deal with this before we get on to some other pressing issues.
A student of mine asked me to write down some verses about salvation [...]
Veggietale Theology
My kids have been on a Jonah kick lately. We have the Veggietale’s Jonah movie and the soundtrack on our iPod which they want to listen to constantly. They love Billy Joe McGuffrey and The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything (the Relient K version), which means those songs are constantly stuck in my head. I’ve [...]
Answering Arminian Proof-Texts
Edit: I entered this discussion as part of a misunderstanding on Facebook. The topic of 2 Peter 3:9 came up and I thought I would use this opportunity to do a little writing on the subject since a lot of people I know have questions about God’s sovereignty in salvation and how it relates to [...]
A Beginner’s Guide to Calvinism
I was going to write a beginner’s guide to Calvinism for those in my circles who are a bit unfamiliar with it, then I found out that Piper beat me to it: http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/Seminars/1727_TULIP/#Notes.
See also: Ten Effects of Believing in the Five Points of Calvinism.
Some thoughts on Infant Salvation
I wanted to clarify my thinking in this area and thought I’d do it here.
I want to take a look at two views on infant salvation. I do affirm infant salvation, but I want to show how that can play out Biblically. I think some people just assume it based on their intuitions of justice, [...]