I was recently involved in symposium on the Book of Revelation sponsored by several churches in Reno, Nevada and held at Sierra Bible Church. Gary Demar defended a preterist, Jim Hamilton a futurist, and I an Idealist approach to the Book. The symposium consisted of...
Interpretation that takes into account the Context and Character of the Revelation
I was recently involved in symposium on the Book of Revelation sponsored by several churches in Reno, Nevada and held at Sierra Bible Church. Gary Demar defended a preterist, Jim Hamilton a futurist, and I an Idealist approach to the Book. The symposium consisted of...
A Redemptive-Historical, Modified Idealist Approach to the Book of Revelation
I was recently involved in symposium on the Book of Revelation sponsored by several churches in Reno, Nevada and held at Sierra Bible Church. Gary Demar defended a preterist, Jim Hamilton a futurist, and I an Idealist approach to the Book. The symposium consisted of...
Whatever Happened to the Covenant of Works?
Central to the theology of the Reformation is the contrast between the covenant of works and the covenant of grace. The two concepts or structures go together, and it is in the light of them that the Reformed doctrine of justification and salvation as a whole is to...
Important New Missions Documentary
Today, Red Futon Films released the official trailer for an important new documentary on missions to be released next month: Half-Devil Half-Child. If you care at all about the spread of the gospel among Muslim peoples around the world, then you will not want to miss...
The Regulative Principle of the Church 18: Its Contemporary Objections (Part 3)
A third common objection nowadays to the regulative principle is this. (3) It involves the acceptance of extreme practices like exclusive psalmody and non-instrumentalism. The implication is often present in materials that argue for the rejection of the...
The Regulative Principle of the Church 17: Its Contemporary Objections (Part 2)
The second contemporary objection to the regulative principle which I have isolated is as follows: (2) It implies a different hermeneutic for the church than for other areas of life. This objection and my answer to it constitutes a kind of footnote to the first...
The Regulative Principle of the Church 16: Its Contemporary Objections (Part 1)
After considerable thought I have isolated ten such objections and questions. The first of these is perhaps the most important and is the subject of this blog post. (1) It implies a counterintuitive regulation of worship (or the church) different from the rest...
Should We Witness for Christ? (Part 5)
Matthew 12:30a says: “He who is not with Me is against Me…” This is the uncompromising assertion of the text. What we may call the unmistakable amplification of these words comes next: “and he who does not gather with Me scatters.” The implication that every...
The Regulative Principle of the Church 15: Its Specific Application (Part 4)
Not only does the regulative principle of the church apply to its government, tasks, and worship, it also applies to its doctrine. The church may neither add to nor subtract from the doctrines of the Bible. It must confess (in its identity as the pillar...
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