Introduction Why should theology come from Scripture? Many professing Christians say they do not need theology, they only need Jesus. When one asks them who Jesus is, they say he is God and Man, the second person of the Trinity. The hypocrisy is apparent. When one...
Sufficiency of Scripture
The Bibles Message to the Churches: A Critique of Jordan Peterson’s Message
“For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified” (1 Corinthians 2:2, ESV). Introduction Just recently, I listened to Jordan Peterson’s “Message to the Churches.”[1] Before I listened to this, I knew very little about the man. I was not...
Is Biblical Inerrancy Important to Believe?
This post was originally written for the Systematic Theology 1 class for Liberty University’s John R. Rawling’s School of Divinity. I wrote to respond to the following prompt: “After reading Erickson’s and Feinberg’s sections on “inerrancy,” what is your position and...
Christians Need to Hitch Themselves to the Old Testament: It Teaches the Resurrection
And he said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! (Luke 24: 25, ESV). Introduction There are many people who say they are New Testament Christians. What they mean by this statement is they do not read or see the...
Truth Matters Conference and the Sufficiency of Scripture – Part 3
On Being a Pastor Beth Moore is a female pastor. She does more than just teach Bible studies to women, she teaches from the pulpit to entire church congregations. Further, she frequently preaches in guest roles in churches across the country. Is this something that is...
The Truth Matters Conference and the Sufficiency of Scripture Part 2
Doctrine Divides – and Rightly So There are some hills worth dying on. Others, not so much. There are some issues in Scripture, primary issues, on which we that we cannot be wrong. Other issues, tertiary issues are things that we can lovingly disagree on and still...
The Truth Matters Conference and the Sufficiency of Scripture Part 1 (of 3)
Truth Matters Conference The Truth Matters Conference was held from October 16-18th 2019 and was a celebration to honor John MacArthur’s 50th year of pulpit ministry. John MacArthur has been known to speak very candidly regarding theological distinctives and...
The Church’s Involvement in Counseling
Churches have too long forsaken their role in counseling. “Let’s leave these complex issues up to the medical professionals” has been said by far too many pastors. “Let’s instruct counselees on how the Bible applies to their situation and walk with them in their...