All Fun and No Funerals Makes Jack a Dumb Boy: Ecclesiastes 7:1-4
Death is an occasion and funeral homes are a place marked by much sadness and grief. And yet, according to Holy Scripture, there is something potentially beneficial about such an occasion and such a...
View ArticleGod Is Not Silent: The Sources of General Revelation
As we incline our ear to the world around us, can we hear God speaking? Or is God silent? The Bible unambiguously affirms that God has and is revealing himself to humankind. In particular, the Bible...
View ArticleWhat’s the Deal with Me?!… Sin
Perhaps the most universally acknowledged reality apart from death is the presence of moral evil in the world. Virtually every religion, philosophy, and society acknowledges some defect in the nature...
View ArticleWhy Is the Bible Necessary?
Can God reveal himself to humans apart from Scripture? Or is the Bible necessary? If the Bible is necessary, why? What precisely is it about Holy Scripture that makes it indispensable for a saving and...
View ArticleChoosing & Using a Confession of Faith: Some Biblical and Theological Guidelines
If we grant the legitimacy and usefulness of a confession of faith,1 we’re faced with two practical questions: first, what particular confession of faith should a local church or collective body of...
View ArticleSummer Seminar: Doctrine of Man & Sin
Reformed Baptist Seminary invites you to attend our 2015 summer theological seminar on the doctrine of man and sin. Pastor Gregory G. Nichols, professor of systematics for RBS, will deliver 30 lectures...
View ArticleIs Orthodoxy Enough?
The risen Christ commended the church in Ephesus for its commitment to sound doctrine (Revelation 2:2-3). However, the Lord also had something against the church. These believers had lost sight of the...
View ArticleShun Sectarianism, Cultivate Catholicity
One can detect sectarianism in a church or denomination when, according to Robert Briggs, “Men are governed by fear instead of faith, and they are marked by pride instead of humility, and they are...
View ArticleIn All Seriousness: Did Jesus Use Humor?
In theory most Christians would concede that Jesus possessed a sense of humor since he is, after all, fully human. The question of whether Jesus used humor in the Gospels, however, is debated. If...
View ArticleIsaac’s Carnal Appetite: A Key Motif of Genesis 27
In Grecian mythology, Achilles was an almost invincible warrior before whom nearly all foes were defeated. According to one version of the epic, Achilles mother, who was a goddess, took him when he was...
View ArticleThe Common Ground for Apologetics
At one level, you and I do not share common ground with nonbelievers when it comes to the ultimate questions about the world in which we live. We may share the same language. We may like the same kind...
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