A Quick Note on Categories and Endorsements
A new book has dropped by a convert to Roman Catholicism, R.R. Reno, The End of Interpretation: Reclaiming the Priority of Ecclesial Exegesis. Anyone can immediately see the relevance to the current downgrade amongst Reformed Baptists and the Reformed community more broadly with reference to sola scriptura and scriptural sufficiency. I posted a picture of the cover, front and back, […]
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On the Bondage of the Human Will – slaves of sin
Originally written in 2013 at Beggar’s All Reformation and Apologetics. (James Swan’s web-blog) (here with some editing and additions) This debate reminds me of Luther’s famous statement at the end of his work, The bondage of the Will, in answering Erasmus’ The Freedom … Continue reading
5 Misconceptions about Spiritual Abuse: #4: “Spiritual Abuse Is Not As Harmful As Other Kinds of Abuse, So We Shouldn’t Worry Too Much About It”
In anticipation of the Nov 1st release of my new book, Bully Pulpit: Confronting the Problem of Spiritual Abuse in the Church, I am making my way through a 5-part blog series on misconceptions and misunderstandings of spiritual abuse. You can read prio…
Just Too Long for a Twitter Thread!
Evidently it does not matter how plainly I speak, or write. There are those who simply refuse to hear, or read. I truly know how Doug Wilson must feel…daily. Let’s try this again. The issue is the exegesis of a particular text of Scripture that is very difficult. Do we say its intended meaning, both as the author wrote it, […]
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Contending for Our All, part 3
Contending for Our All Part 1 Contending for Our All Part 2 Where Biblical Truth, Theology, Church History, Missions, & proper Contextualization come together. We continue our series on Athanasius (lived from around 300-373 AD) statement “Contending For Our All”, … Continue reading
Contending for Our All (Part 2)
For Part 1, see here. I would encourage you to go back and read Part 1 and refresh the issue in your mind. Piper shows how the things that Athanasius stood for in his day, are amazingly relevant for today’s … Continue reading
Contending for Our All, Part 1
Contending for Our All, by John Piper This book is about three famous Christians who took Jude 3 “contend earnestly for the faith” seriously – about the Apologetic ministries of Athanasius (died in 373 AD – against the Arian heretics), … Continue reading
What Does It Mean To Be Winsomely Reformed?
There’s been a lot of discussion in the last year (and the last week) of what it means to be winsomely reformed. And, sadly, the loudest voices have been undeniably against the idea of being winsome. It has been critiqued as wishy-washy, a failed cultu…
Book Review: Workers for Your Joy by David Mathis
We see in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1, the spiritual qualifications for those desiring to be a church leader. There are qualifications for elders and deacons that have to be met in the Word of God. There can be a little confusion with these qualifications …
5 Misconceptions about Spiritual Abuse: #3: “The Bible Doesn’t Talk about Spiritual Abuse–It’s Just a Modern Psychological Construct”
In anticipation of the Nov 1st release of my new book, Bully Pulpit: Confronting the Problem of Spiritual Abuse in the Church, I am making my way through a 5-part blog series on misconceptions and misunderstandings of spiritual abuse. You can read prio…
Scougal on Humility
C.S. Lewis once said, Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less. Make not be the most forward definition of humility, but it does get the point across that we are not make the most of ourselves. The Bible says God gives g…
Fearing God is to Hate Evil
The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil;Pride and arrogance and the evil wayAnd the mouth of perverted words, I hate (Proverbs 8:13, LSB).How blessed is the man who is always in dread,But he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity (Proverbs 28:14, LSB…
5 Misconceptions about Spiritual Abuse: #2: “Spiritual Abuse is Only a Problem in Independent Churches That Have No Established Church Polity”
In anticipation of the Nov 1st release of my forthcoming book, Bully Pulpit: Confronting the Problem of Spiritual Abuse in the Church (Zondervan, 2022), I am working my way through a new blog series, “5 Misconceptions about Spiritual Abuse.”…
Examining Dispensationalism’s Two-Rapture Theory
Just over two years ago, I began the Dismantling Dispensationalism series with the intent of highlighting problematic distinctives of Dispensationalism. In the opening article, I forecasted the series to be divided into the following nine installments- Part 1- “Dismantling Dispensationalism: My Journey Out of Dispensationalism” Part 2- “Dismantling Dispensationalism: Examining the Historical Origins of Dispensationalism” Part 3- […]
Founders Ministries Closed – Hurricane Ian
On behalf of Dr. Tom Ascol regarding the situation in SWFL and the impact of Hurricane Ian: The Founders team is so thankful for everyone who has been praying for us and our community in Southwest Florida during Hurricane Ian. By the grace of God, all of our team made it through the storm safely […]
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Founders Ministries Closed – Hurricane Ian
On behalf of Dr. Tom Ascol regarding the situation in SWFL and the impact of Hurricane Ian: The Founders team is so thankful for everyone who has been praying for … More
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5 Misconceptions about Spiritual Abuse: #1 “Loving the Church Means You Don’t Call Out Her Problems”
Last week I announced the upcoming release of my new book, Bully Pulpit: Confronting the Problem of Spiritual Abuse in the Church (Zondervan, 2022). The book releases on November 1st.
As a lead up to the book release, I am launching a new blog series e…
When Does Forgiveness Not Lead to Reconciliation?
Forgiveness is at the heart of the Christian faith. Christ died to forgive our sins and to reconcile us to God. And Jesus taught that His disciples must forgive those who sin against them. He said, “if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses” (Matt 6:15). Forgiveness is […]
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When Does Forgiveness Not Lead to Reconciliation?
Forgiveness is at the heart of the Christian faith. Christ died to forgive our sins and to reconcile us to God. And Jesus taught that His disciples must forgive those … More
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Yes, We Have All Quarreled with God
Henry David Thoreau was an eccentric 19th century American author, philosopher, and naturalist. He spent 2 years, 2 months and 2 days living in a small cabin he built himself outside of Concord, Massachusetts. He chronicles his reflections during that experience in his 1854 book, Walden. He explains the rationale for his exile in the […]
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Yes, We Have All Quarreled with God
Henry David Thoreau was an eccentric 19th century American author, philosopher, and naturalist. He spent 2 years, 2 months and 2 days living in a small cabin he built himself … More
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Former EO priest gives reasons for leaving Eastern Orthodoxy
Former Eastern Orthodox (Joshua Shooping) priest who returned to Protestant Faith explains some key reasons and his book, “Disillusioned”- icons in worship context and the EO demand that one has to venerate them with affection; the over-exalting of Mary in … Continue reading
Video Showing Where Jesus is in the Old Testment
In this video from Wretched Radio, Todd Friel shows where Jesus in the Old Testament:
Announcing My New Book: Bully Pulpit: Confronting the Problem of Spiritual Abuse in the Church
For those that follow this blog, you will know that the issue of spiritual abuse has been on my mind for the last several years now. Even before Mike Cosper’s excellent podcast, The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill, put it on the national radar, I’ve been co…
When Your Firstborn Moves Out
Nearly two weeks ago, our oldest child left the nest. Granted, we were expecting this two years ago when he went to college, but getting an apartment or campus housing at this time did not work out. If you follow me on Twitter, you know that my son has…
Book Review: Romans :A Concise Guide to the Greatest Letter Ever Written by Andrew David Naselli
To many Christians, Romans is the most popular book in the New Testament outside of the four gospels. There have been many Bible studies on this book as well as sermons. There also been numerous of commentaries that have been written on Romans includin…
Book Review: Romans :A Concise Guide to the Greatest Letter Ever Written by Andrews David Naselli
To many Christians, Romans is the most popular book in the New Testament outside of the four gospels. There have been many Bible studies on this book as well as sermons. There also been numerous of commentaries that have been written on Romans includin…