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Theology

A Open Letter to Afflicted Saints

December 9, 2020 by George Alvarado

To my dear afflicted Saint, I write this with tears that have been recently mixed with emotional pain and grief. I know what it feels like to have people text, email, and call you, and still receive no comfort. I mean, it’s nice to know that people are thinking and praying for you. But the […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: affliction, death, Infertility, jesus christ, pain, sickness, Sovereignty of God, Suffering, trials

How to Know the Holy Spirit is at Work — Part 4

December 7, 2020 by Allen Nelson IV

In 1741 Jonathan Edwards preached his sermon, The Distinguishing Marks of a Work of the Spirit of God, from 1 John 4 for the commencement ceremony at Yale. We’ve seen four of these distinguishing marks so far: esteeming Jesus, opposing Satan, loving Scripture, and embracing truth. In this blog post, we look at the final […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Distinguishing Marks, Great Awakening, Holy Spirit, Jonathan Edwards, loving God, loving man

Ep. 043 | Reprinting the Second London Baptist Confession with Daniel Funke and John-William Noble — TAU Roundtable

December 5, 2020 by TAU Roundtable

Chuck Ivey is joined by Daniel Funke and John-William Noble from Parresia Books. Daniel and John-William have started a successful Kickstarter campaign to fund a new reprint of the Second London Baptist Confession of 1689. You can learn more about this exciting project at Parresia Books

Filed Under: Theology, Things Above Us Roundtable Tagged With: 1689, Chuck Ivey, Daniel Funke, John-William Noble, Paresia, Roundtable, Second London Confession

How to Know the Holy Spirit is at Work — Part 3

November 30, 2020 by Allen Nelson IV

In 1741 Jonathan Edwards preached his sermon, The Distinguishing Marks of a Work of the Spirit of God, from 1 John 4 for the commencement ceremony at Yale. We’ve seen two of these distinguishing marks so far: esteeming Jesus and opposing Satan. In this blog post, we look at the third and fourth marks. Below […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Bible, Distinguishing Marks, Great Awakening, Holy Spirit, Jonathan Edwards, scripture, truth

Book Review — John Calvin: For a New Reformation

November 27, 2020 by Chuck Ivey

Love him or hate him, John Calvin remains “The Theologian” who is often dismissed, pigeonholed, or lionized without actually being read. In John Calvin: For a New Reformation, editors Derek Thomas and John Tweedale ask us to reconsider Calvin.

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: biography, book review, Chuck Ivey, Crossway, John Calvin, Systematic Theology, theology

How to Know the Holy Spirit is at Work — Part 2

November 25, 2020 by Allen Nelson IV

In 1741 Jonathan Edwards preached his sermon, The Distinguishing Marks of a Work of the Spirit of God, from 1 John 4 for the commencement ceremony at Yale. Last time, we saw that one of these marks is esteeming Jesus. In this blog post we look at the second mark. Below are all Edwards’s words: […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Distinguishing Marks, Great Awakening, Holy Spirit, Jonathan Edwards, Opposing Satan

Legacy Standard Bible Gospel of Mark: Initial Observations

November 20, 2020 by Garrett O’Hara

Wake up and smell the coffee. Wait, does John MacArthur drink coffee? Wake up and smell the…uh…Postum? Are the rest of you drinking Postum? There’s a new Bible translation coming, and it’s looking really promising. Unfortunately, the only major engagement the Legacy Standard Bible is getting from social media is from King James onlyists. Can we […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Bible translations, John MacArthur, Legacy Standard Bible, LSB, NASB, New American Standard Bible

How to Know the Holy Spirit is at Work — Part 1

November 18, 2020 by Allen Nelson IV

In 1741 Jonathan Edwards preached his sermon, The Distinguishing Marks of a Work of the Spirit of God, from 1 John 4 for the commencement ceremony at Yale. This message was partly a defense of the genuineness of the Great Awakening. Edwards believed the biblical truth that the Holy Spirit could be experienced by the […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Distinguishing Marks, Esteeming Jesus, Great Awakening, Holy Spirit, Jonathan Edwards

Characteristics of Saving Faith

November 17, 2020 by Allen Nelson IV

The book of Ephesians is marvelous. I have found Ephesians 1:3–14 to be one of my favorite passages of Scripture. These verses teach us the trinitarian work of salvation. They are Christ-focused and give believers a taste of the blessings we have in Him. They show us that salvation is God’s work for God’s glory […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: assensus, Ephesians, faith, fiducia, notitia, soteriology

Book Review — Carl F.H. Henry – Architect of Evangelicalism and Basics of the Faith

November 14, 2020 by Chuck Ivey

Both Architect of Evangelicalism and Basics of the Faith are significant works, centering around the question of what it means to be an “evangelical.” In them, Henry has given us ample evidence that the best of the evangelical movement stands in the great tradition or orthodox Christianity, while also having much to say to the ultimate needs of modern man.

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Adoption, book review, Carl F.H. Henry, Chuck Ivey, Evangelicalism, Lexham, Systematic Theology, theology

NASB 2020 Review, Part 2 — Direct Comparisons in John, Hebrews, and Psalms

November 11, 2020 by Garrett O’Hara

In part 1 of this NASB 2020 review, I dove a bit into major passages concerning gender, the Greek term doulos (slave), and the Hebrew term hesed, which is mostly translated as “lovingkindness” in the NASB 1995. In the time between part 1 and now, my wife gave birth to our fourth child (hence the delay) and the […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Bible translations, NASB, nasb 2020

Meticulous Sovereignty

November 9, 2020 by Allen Nelson IV

The (Apparent) Sovereignty Paradox The theologian Herman Bavinck once wrote, “Round about us we observe so many facts which seem to be unreasonable, so much undeserved suffering, so many unaccountable calamities, such an uneven and inexplicable distribution of destiny, and such an enormous contrast between the extremes of joy and sorrow, that anyone reflecting on […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: God, Providence, sovereignty

Ep. 042 | Bavinck: A Critical Biography with James Eglinton — TAU Roundtable

November 4, 2020 by TAU Roundtable

Chuck Ivey is joined by James Eglinton, Senior Lecturer in Reformed Theology at The University of Edinburgh. Dr. Eglinton has written a fantastic new biography of Herman Bavinck, published by Baker Academic.    

Filed Under: Theology, Things Above Us Roundtable Tagged With: Author Interview, Baker Academic, biography, book review, Chuck Ivey, Herman Bavinck, James Eglinton, Roundtable

Truths on Suffering – Part 2

November 2, 2020 by Allen Nelson IV

We are doing a bit of an overview of Romans 8 and considering what it has to teach us about suffering. Last time we acknowledged the reality of suffering in a fallen world and we saw that suffering cannot separate us from Christ and that all creation suffers. Let’s begin today’s post with this truth: […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Suffering

Received Into the Number: A Theology of Adoption Part IX- Wilhelmus à Brakel’s Doctrine of Adoption

October 30, 2020 by Chuck Ivey

As a theologian in the Puritan tradition, Wilhelmus à Brakel was part of a movement which developed the doctrine of adoption as an experiential reality, not merely an academic theory.

Filed Under: series, Theology Tagged With: Adoption, Dutch Reformation, Historical Theology, Puritans, reformation, The Christian's Reasonable Service, Wilhelmus a Brakel

Movie Review: Uncle Tom

October 28, 2020 by Michael Coughlin

Uncle Tom Movie Review From https://www.uncletom.com/ An Oral History of the American Black Conservative In a collection of intimate interviews with some of America’s most provocative black conservative thinkers, Uncle Tom takes a different look at being black in America. What’s It All About? Uncle Tom is a series of interviews in a documentary-style format […]

Filed Under: General, Theology Tagged With: critical race theory, larry elder, Martin Luther King Jr, mlk, movie review, race, racism, uncle tom

Truths on Suffering – Part 1

October 26, 2020 by Allen Nelson IV

Roman 8 is perhaps one of the greatest chapters in the whole Bible. Derek Thomas notes, “No chapter of Scripture reaches the same sustained levels or covers the same ground as Romans 8. It is a description of the Christian life from death to life, from justification to glorification, from trial and suffering to the […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Suffering

Lord Willing Ain’t An Excuse

October 24, 2020 by Michael Coughlin

Lord Willing Christians and non-Christians alike have adopted the use of the phrase “Lord willing.” Appended to a declaration of future plans, this phrase is meant to convey an understanding of God’s absolute supremacy and sovereignty. That is, we will do this or that only if it is in accordance with the will of God—something […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Christian Life

Matchless Grace

October 20, 2020 by Allen Nelson IV

Grace so permeates the book of Ephesians that one might call the entire book, “Grace Abounding.” Grace has the first word, if you will (Ephesians 1:2). It has the final word (Ephesians 6:24). And it flows like a mighty river through every verse we read in this book. The indicatives of Ephesians drip with grace. […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Ephesians, grace

NASB 2020 Review (and GIVEAWAY!), part 1 — Gender, Slaves, and Lovingkindness

October 16, 2020 by Garrett O’Hara

I now have two copies of the recently released NASB 2020. I’ll give you a short preview of the physical editions, and then we’ll dig into the translation. The Lockman Foundation is selling two primary offerings: the Large Print Ultrathin edition and the Giant Print edition. I initially made the mistake of ordering the Giant […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Bible translations, book review, NASB, nasb 2020

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