We were having exactly this conversation last night, so I’m posting this here so Roger (and all of you) can read it. The post is from Crossway Publishing blog and is based on themes explored in a new book The Joy Of Calvinism. (No, you shouldn’t wait for the movie) 1. Calvinism Does Not Deny …

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Mark Thompson is looking forward to reading his advance copy of Graeme Goldsworthy’s forthcoming advanced biblical theology Christ-Centered Biblical Theology. Book Depository US have it for a good price. Anything by Goldsworthy is a must read for preachers and Bible teachers, especially a work such as this which contains the mature expression of a career …

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On Sunday night we looked at Psalm 1 (149 to go) and I mentioned that it is not correct to think of the Bible as God’s ‘workshop manual’ for humans. Rather it is the revelation of Himself, His love for us, and our response. In Psalm 1 that which is being meditated upon is the …

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Get a taste of how those fortunate students at the (Presbyterian) Queensland Theological College can expect to be equipped by the teaching of their incoming principal, Gary Millar. Preaching Christ from the Old Testament is hard. It’s hard because the Old Testament text itself can be hard to deal with—it’s long, complicated, and culturally distant. …

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