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The historical Jesus: Beginning the Search
The expression, “They pierced my hands and my feet,” was used in reference to the nails of the cross which were fixed in His hands and feet. And after He was crucified they cast lots upon His vesture, and they that crucified Him parted it among them. And that these...
The historical Jesus: An introduction
Regarding the existence of Jesus of Nazareth, Bertrand Russell once wrote, “I may say that one is not concerned with the historical question. Historically, it is quite doubtful whether Christ ever existed at all, and if he did we do not know anything about him, so I...
A brief theology of death
Recently, I have been making my way, rather slowly, I might add, through Suicide—A Christian Response: Crucial Considerations for Choosing Life. The book takes the form of a collection of essays by various evangelical writers who comment on issues of euthanasia and...
TULIP
The following excerpt, which serves as a summary of the five points of Calvinism, is taken from The Doctrines of Grace by James Montgomery Boice and Philip Graham Ryken.[1. James Montgomery Boice and Philip Graham Ryken, The Doctrines of Grace: Rediscovering the...
Destiny’s child (part 3): What does the text say?
In my ongoing thinking through the issue of infants (and the mentally handicapped) who die, and their eternal destiny, I have thus far sought to set forth the overriding argument as I understanding it, and to deal with some objections and other issues relating to the...
Straw man theology
In a sermon titled “How to Meet the Doctrine of Election,”[1. Charles Haddon Spurgeon, “How to Meet the Doctrine of Election,” http://goo.gl/LerOn, retrieved on 22 August 2012.] Charles Spurgeon sought to give a biblical defence of the doctrine of election. In his...