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Over at The Gospel Coalition, Matt Smethurst has posted an interview entitled “The Consequences of Calvinism” with Matthew Barrett and Thomas Nettles on their new book, Whomever He Wills: A Surprising Display of Sovereign Mercy. Thanks to TGC, we are able to also make this interview available here: ****************************** Two years ago a group of Baptist…
Read MoreBy David Schrock– Luke’s second book is entitled, “The Acts of the Apostles.” However, a more accurate title would be “The Acts of the Holy Spirit” because it is the Spirit who is responsible for convicting, converting, and creating the church. Yet, even this title is mildly insufficient, because it tempts us to think that…
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[Editor’s note: This review is from the May issue of Credo Magazine, “Chosen by Grace.”] Horton, Michael. For Calvinism. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2011. Olson, Roger. Against Calvinism. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2011. Reviewed by David Schrock– At the end of 2011, Zondervan published two companion works on the subject of Calvinism. Church historian and outspoken Arminian,…
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Founders Ministry is pleased to announce a new book, coming this July: Whomever He WIlls: A Surprising Display Of Sovereign Mercy, edited by Matthew Barrett and Tom Nettles. Retail Price: $25.95 – Special Prepub Offer: Preorder Now for $13.00. Offer good now through July 31, 2012 Here is the description of the book from the…
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By David Schrock— More than once, the Bible says your ‘yes’ should be ‘yes’ and your ‘no’ should be ‘no’ (Matt 5:37; 2 Cor 1:17-20). Because God desires us to be impeccably honest, he instructs us to let our speech be filled with sincerity. Accordingly, the gospels bear witness to Jesus’ plain speech—conversation that is…
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By David Schrock– When Paul spoke about the order necessary for church in Corinth, he compared speaking in church to the use of musical instruments. “If even lifeless instruments, such as the flute or the harp, do not give distinct notes, how will anyone know what is played? And if the bugle gives an indistinct…
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By David Schrock – Solomon advises us that there is nothing new under the sun. Indeed, in the history of Christian thought, one would expect that under the Lordship of Christ and his church, the essentials of the gospel would remain consistent over time. Thus, while they need repeating in every generation because slippage is…
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by David Schrock In volume 1 of Reformed Dogmatics, Herman Bavinck reflects on the multiple ways in which the New Testament authors use and apply the Old Testament. In the discussions that swirl today on this subject, it is noteworthy that he writes in favor of sensus plenior. He says, In the case of Jesus and…
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by David Schrock This year’s Southern Baptist Convention in Phoenix, Arizona was the smallest gathering of Southern Baptists since World War II (1944). However, its diminutive size (approx. 4,800 messengers) should not discount the importance of the two-day convention (June 14-15). As Bryant Wright, this year’s president, put it, “I do believe it could prove…
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By David Schrock The cost of a book is never indicative of its value. This point was driven home for me a few years ago when I found George Smeaton’s The Doctrine of the Atonement As Taught By Christ Himself (1871) on a dollar shelf at a used bookstore near the University of Chicago. Without…
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The audio is now available from the 6th Andrew Fuller Conference, “Andrew Fuller & His Friends.” Here is what the conference was all about: It is not every Baptist theologian who has a movement named after him, but Andrew Fuller was so important a theologian that historians of the church actually talk about a perspective…
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