I’ve been reading posts by Peter (here & here), Simone (here & here), Nathan (here & here) about the nature of redeemed humans and their struggle against sin and their striving to righteous living. I don’t know how to elegantly enter such a discussion, so: Human beings only have one nature at a time. In …
Bruce Waltke is an Old Testament professor who resigned from Reformed Theological Seminary after publicly affirming that Christians must accept theistic evolution or the Christian faith would be marginalised and lack credibility. A very well composed and irenic summary of the whole situation has been posted at Inside Higher Ed. The article provides the perspective …
Michael Bird posts on a blog called Euangelion. This recent post arises from two recent situation where Old Testament scholars of some reputation have been dismissed from reformed seminaries for holding positions on the historicity of the early chapters of the Bible that are, to say the least, controversial. Others could characterise them as being …
Always beware of ‘bait and switch Gospels’. This is where you’re told that the Gospel is larger than Jesus dying in your place as the atoning sacrifice for your sins. Some other element is introduced as being emblematic of the Gospel. Then substitutionary atonement is either set aside or omitted altogether. The elements emphasised may …
