Indefensible Dispensationalism 2
In the last issue of In the Nick of Time I suggested that one of the reasons for the decline of dispensational theology is the… Read More »Indefensible Dispensationalism 2
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Indefensible Dispensationalism
Dispensational theology has gone out of style. Fifty years ago, probably a majority of American evangelicals held some version of dispensationalism. Today, the balance has… Read More »Indefensible Dispensationalism
Instrumental En and Personal Agency
Scholars dispute whether Greek nouns have five cases or eight cases. They certainly display five forms, and those who hold the five-case system see a… Read More »Instrumental En and Personal Agency
How To Think About Israel
The state of Israel is in the news at least weekly, sometimes daily. The United States is still the greatest supporter of Israel, but public… Read More »How To Think About Israel
Dispensationalism
Dispensationalism has always come in different varieties. It has also developed over time. For example, few (if any) present-day dispensationalists accept Scofield’s complete system. In… Read More »Dispensationalism
“Jesus Shall Reign,” premillenialism, and an errant ESV Study Bible note
This fall the Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal will publish an essay of mine in which I evaluate claims that Isaac Watts was a proto-dispensationalist. In the… Read More »“Jesus Shall Reign,” premillenialism, and an errant ESV Study Bible note
A Distinctly Christian Worship
Synthesizing a theology of worship in the New Testament has been a struggle for Christians since the early church. In particular, how Christ’s coming, life,… Read More »A Distinctly Christian Worship