Archive for category: Theology Matters

Spurgeon had his share of thrill-based churches in his day. He writes as if he attended some modern churches, only more than a century ago: People go to their place of worship and sit down comfortably, and think they must be Christians, when all that their religion consists in, is listening to an orator, having their ears tickled with music,

Following up on this post I have now uploaded all the lectures and Q&A sessions from the 2012 Spring Theology Conference that GPTS held each year. To listen to the lectures click here. Titles and speakers are as follows: “Princeton Beginnings (Archibald Alexander)”, Dr. James Garretson “Samuel Miller’s Pastoral Theology”, Mr. Andrew Webb “Princeton and the Old Testament”, Dr. Benjamin

Through the wonders of the internet, I found a more extensive citation of Bavinck so I did not have to type it in again. I’ll link to it. Chris Roberts provides a much fuller citation of Herman Bavinck on semi-Pelagianism (with some thoughtful analysis) than what I did yesterday. The fuller quote alone is worth the read.

Article II of the statement proposed by some SBC pastors and theologians on Salvation continues to garner some attention, as well it should. There are implications to the statement that need to be considered heavily. I remain hopeful that this article was written in haste and that as the implications of the wording are pointed out that the wording will

Our ISP once again chose the most unusual time to give us issues, so we had a lot of coming and going as far as the stream was concerned, but we managed to get through the program anyway. Covered…a lot of stuff. Talked a bit about the Called to Confusion blog, Carl Trueman’s article today, how to record books to

If you are not aware of the exchange that took place between two giants of the faith, Charles Hodge and James Henley Thornwell, you’ll want to listen to this interview with Dr. Nick Willborn. James White gets an honorable mention at the very beginning. For more on Hodge, this new book will be of interest. For more on Thornwell see

For truth-loving folks, questions remain for TD Jakes, not just about his views on the Trinity.

Isn’t John MacArthur a cessationist? I thought he was, but if so, how is it that Phil Johnson is clearly a prophet? Listen to what he said to the Frielmeister about the (at that time) upcoming Elephant Room 2:

The Christian life is a life of repentance. Every day involves a consistently repentant attitude before God, trusting in the finished work of Christ. Despite the non-gospels so prevalent today where repentance is made an after-thought, or an option, there is no gospel without repentance. So when someone tells me to repent, I want to know exactly what they are

Chris Date works fast, and he has already posted the audio from tonight’s debate with Patrick Navas on the Deity of Christ. You can download directly, or, as most will probably want to do, you can subscribe to the podcast (like many do with the Dividing Line). Listeners can subscribe by going here and clicking one of the “Subscribe” buttons,

I spoke on the concept of universalism last month here in Phoenix: Download

Christology for Christians: A Study of the History and Theology of the Person of Christ Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 The Dividing Line, 1 to 3:30pm MST (appx) On Tuesday beginning at 1pm MST we will have the equivalent of a seminary level class on Christology on The Dividing Line. Christology should be a fundamental area of study of any serious

One of the key passages regarding the second coming of Christ is found in 2 Peter 3:1-18 (the entirety of chapter 3 of 2 Peter). First, let me provide you with the text of the chapter, and then my commentary on it. 2 Peter 3:1-18 This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up

Harold Camping has widely asserted that “the Bible guarantees” his prediction regarding the end times. This invites us to us examine his Biblical claims. One large chunk of the basis for Harold Camping’s claims with respect to May 21, 2011, is that 2011 is allegedly 7000 years from the flood. Camping’s date for the flood is unique and springs from

One of the key items in Harold Camping’s interpretation that leads him to conclude that 2011 is the last year is that the flood was in 4990 B.C. and that A.D. 2011 is “exactly” 7000 years later. That 7000 years number is important to Camping, because at one point God said to Noah, “For yet seven days, … and every

This is the week for the annual GPTS Spring Theology Conference, taking place right now. Actually, Ian Hamilton is scheduled to speak in about 2 minutes. Pastor Hamilton’s lectures are being aired live on SermonAudio.com. Tonight he is addressing Regeneration and Conversion and tomorrow Sanctification, both scheduled for 7-8:30pm EDT. To listen/watch live click here. Mr. Hamilton is the minister

Interview 3 | White and Barcellos from MCTS on Vimeo.

White & Barcellos | Interview 2 from MCTS on Vimeo.

I was asked to speak on the presuppositions of my debate with Robert Sungenis up in Newberg, Oregon, and here is the presentation I gave in response to the request. (The audio unsync’d for the first 2/3 of the presentation, then caught up…somehow).

The Holiness of God from pat necerato on Vimeo.

…and you should, too! And here’s why.

I listened to Dr. Renihan’s clear, well ordered, and irenic presentation on New Covenant Theology this morning on a quick 42 mile bike ride. Since a number of questions have been raised by a phone call on the last DL on this topic, I thought I would direct folks to his fine comments. The lecture is found on SermonAudio, one

My presentation on justification for the saints in Lima, Peru has been posted to YouTube, and Lane Chaplin has made a playlist of the videos. Obviously, this is primarily for Spanish speaking folks, and illustrates the challenge of speaking in single sentences, or sometimes, single phrases, in translation. So thankful for the saints there. Here is the playlist, and the

For those desiring to watch the four-man debate on Trinity vs. Unitarianism.

Time Left Until Harold Camping Backpedals UPDATE – The End is Near (like, this Saturday)? The False Teaching of Harold Camping – Al Mohler UPDATE – One Biblical Reason Why Judgment Day is Not on May 21, Alan Kurschner UPDATE – Some More Thoughts on Harold Camping and May 21 – James White Update – Some Thoughts on the End

Dr. Pipa ask me to post on Sermon Audio, the last two lecture of the 2010 Spring Theology Conference presented by Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Dr. Joseph Pipa spoke on the topic “Why Creeds if the Bible is the Sufficient and Final Rule of Authority”, to listen click here Dr. White spoke on Peter Enns and the general issues surrounding