I’ve been browsing around a review pdf of Michael Bird’s Evangelical Theology, (Zondervan, 2013), a 800pg plus ‘Biblical And Systematic Introduction’. The review pdf doesn’t list page numbers in the table of comments and has no index, making it a nuisance to navigate a work of this size. It’s one of the reasons why I’m …
I’m currently browsing my way through a review copy of Michael Bird’s recently released Evangelical Theology. At over 850 pages I’ll strive to provide my impressions next week. It contains characteristic expressions of humour, some of them in special boxes marked ‘comic belief’. Here’s an example: A Calvinist arrives at St. Peter’s gates and sees …
Nicholas McDonald attended a conference at which Carl Trueman and Thabiti Anyabwile were speakers. He recorded ten comments from Trueman on Creeds and Confessions. Here are a few (Trueman in bold, McDonald’s observations after): 1. “It’s striking that Paul regards ‘divisiveness’ as those who depart from sound doctrine.” While we might define “divisiveness” as taking …
Westminster Larger Catechism – Lord’s Day 3 Q & A 6 Q What do the Scriptures make known of God? A The Scriptures make known what God is,*1 the persons in the Godhead,*2 his decrees,*3 and the execution of his decrees.*4 Q & A 7 Q What is God? A God is a Spirit,*5 in …
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