John MacArthur: Remember 1988

John MacArthur did some good things. There was something larger than life about his persona, and I heard him preach in Grace Church on a "normal Sunday" 12 or 13 years ago. However, amid all the accolades from others, one should remember 1988 - the year of the publication of The Gospel According to Jesus. … Continue reading John MacArthur: Remember 1988

What I Am Reading: Forged from Reformation – Part 3, The Rest of the Solas

Late in 2019, I finally was able to devote the time over Thanksgiving mostly to finish reading the final chapters of the book Forged from Reformation: How Dispensational Thought Advances the Reformed Legacy. To recap, my first post of this extended book summary covered the first section on historical theology. The second post covered the second … Continue reading What I Am Reading: Forged from Reformation – Part 3, The Rest of the Solas

Sunday: Christian Sabbath, Lord’s Day, or Something Else – Church History and Sunday

Church history does not furnish support for a Christian Sabbath idea of Sunday. The Christian Sabbath was not found until the Puritan era. Thus, the pattern throughout most of the church during history was a traditionalist idea of the LORD's Day throughout church history.

Sunday: Christian Sabbath, Lord’s Day, or Something Else – Introduction

One of the more interesting areas of Christian faith and life concerns Sunday, also known as the Lord’s Day. This is a weekly day when Christians all around the world meet as local churches. This weekly day is a challenge to understand, when one studies the Scripture. It is not to say that the gathering on a weekly day is unusual, but it is the combination of what the Bible does not say about Sunday and what the Bible does say about Saturday, the Jewish sabbath, that make its consideration difficult.

The Relation of Young-Earth Creationism to Fundamentalism — Proclaim & Defend

The final part (published yesterday) of my series on young-earth creationism and modern fundamentalism. We must be careful in associated with ICR and AiG while being thankful for their resources and using those resources for our benefit. Young-Earth Creationism and Modern Fundamentalism: A Historical Study (Part 3) Analyzing fundamentalism and its relationship to the Young-Earth … Continue reading The Relation of Young-Earth Creationism to Fundamentalism — Proclaim & Defend