In the first post of this interview with Liam Goligher we focused on the distinctives between our backgrounds. In this post we discuss important doctrinal challenges facing the church today which should prompt confessing evangelicals like Liam and myself to stand together. Tomorrow we will address the atonement and Liam's book on the subject. To Liam, unity is not everything. He reported receiving strong criticism from some prominent evangelicals over his stand on some of the issues we will … [Read more...]
Loving God – A Guide for Beginners
April 4, 2007 By
Today we draw to a close our series on the attributes of God—which has been inspired by the T4G Statement—by publishing an article which, in an abridged form, has already been published in the online Comment magazine. The article addresses the nature of God, but focuses on the fact that we need to learn to love this God—which is surely a good way for us to round off this series. For more posts on the T4G Statement, Articles 1-4 see Ten Conclusions About Expository Preaching, and for more … [Read more...]
BOOK – How Much Does God Foreknow? by Steve Roy
April 3, 2007 By
There is little doubt as we continue a short look at the attributes of God, inspired by the Together for the Gospel Statement, that possibly the attribute which currently has the most controversy surrounding it is that of God’s foreknowledge.For some neoliberals, it is preferable to think of a God who is every bit as surprised by the actions of people as we are (often termed "Open Theism"). God can — according to some of them — sympathize with people's hurt because He, too, is shocked by … [Read more...]
T4G Articles 5-6 – Martyn Lloyd-Jones on the Trinity and Attributes of God
April 2, 2007 By
This Monday, I thought I would share a quote from the Doctor related to the subject of Articles 5 and 6 of the T4G Statement which cover the Trinity and the Attributes of God.“But I cannot understand the doctrine of the Trinity,” says someone, “and because I cannot understand it, I don’t believe it.”Stop for a moment and think about what you are trying to understand. God in three persons: Father, Son, Holy Spirit. That is the message of the Bible. Not “the ground of all being,” not … [Read more...]
T4G Articles 5-6 – The Attributes of God and the Trinity
March 30, 2007 By
The next two articles in the Together for the Gospel Statement discuss the nature of God. The concept of the Trinity is so entwined with God’s attributes and who He is I have decided to roll these two articles into one. I have already posted an extensive set of notes and an audio on the attributes of God and the Trinity. In my talk I demonstrated that Jesus can be shown from the Bible to share every major attribute of God that theologians describe. Enough of these are also ascribed clearly to … [Read more...]
Intelligent Design by a Caring Maker?
February 20, 2007 By
Phillip E. Johnson—not to be confused with the Pyromaniac—said the following yesterday at The Royal Institute of Philosophy: ". . . my personal view is that I identify the designer of life with the God of the Bible, although intelligent design theory as such does not entail that. Scientific materialists fiercely resist consideration of the existence of a designer of what we see in nature, in part because they fear that even the most minimalist version of a deity will tend to become … [Read more...]
AUDIO – The Attributes of God: What is God Like?
November 28, 2006 By
At Jubilee we have been doing a series of talks this autumn, each one lasting about an hour, during which we attempt to instruct the hearer to a greater extent than is possible in our Sunday morning sermons. One of the ones I did - which was on the subject of "What is God Like?" - has just been made available online at the Jubilee Audio Sermons site. You can visit there to download the sermon or listen to it here: These talks have been inspired by the following verse: “Do your best to … [Read more...]
TOAM – Session 6 – The Person of Christ by Wayne Grudem
July 5, 2006 By
If you are wondering what a serious theologian like Wayne Grudem is doing preaching at a charismatic conference, then you have yet to meet a group like newfrontiers. There are charismatics who are as committed to the preaching of God's Word as the average cessationist. Indeed, many of us would argue that we take the whole of the Bible seriously as our guide to doctrine and practice - including the books of Acts and 1 Corinthians! In fact, there has already been a lot of biblical teaching at the … [Read more...]
Between Two Worlds: Pearcy: Why ID Will Win
December 4, 2005 By
Nancy Pearcy has written an article listing reasons why she believes the intelligent design movement will eventually triumph over darwinianism HTBetween Two Worlds: 1. The affirmation of design is good for science. 2. Contrary to the way it is often portrayed, ID does not thrive on 'gaps' in science but rather on the growth of science. 3. ID incorporates the insights of the high-tech world of information theory. 4. ID recovers the unity of truth 5. ID accords with the ideals of a free and open … [Read more...]
God's Will and the fruit of the Spirit.
August 13, 2005 By
Good morning, I know for some of you it's good afternoon. The blogosphere is a little slow this morning, well, except for politics. One story I want to highlight is at The Christian Mind and is about learning the Will of God for our lives. Jollyblogger also highlights it and has some additional thoughts. Question for discussion: Does anyone ever get concerned with God's Will when it comes to blogging? I'm studying and writing this morning so I will leave you with the passage that I am working … [Read more...]
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