Baptism is a command, to that all parties agree. Jesus in the great commission commands this act to be practiced until He returns. However, the method of it falls under a secondary practice by definition. The Christian faith does no [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Doctrine and Division, II.1.2 Moses was a prophet, but he was a type of the Prophet to come. So it says, “The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers—it is to him you shall listen” [Deut. 18:15], and... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
All language is symbolic in nature, that is to say, that words are simply symbols that signify things. They are not the things themselves, they are merely representations of the ideas. They are in one sense, a verbal or written expression of t [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Doctrine and Division, II.1.1 We have mentioned in passing that one of the modern objections to systematic theology is that it is inherently opposed to the way that the biblical authors expressed themselves. This comes to mean that biblical theology... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Doctrine and Division, I.3.4 Psychological Necessity as the Slope and Gravity of our Inferential Life The flip side of psychological impossibility is of course psychological necessity. Here we are not talking about an overall determinism, but a set... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Doctrine and Division, I.3.3 At the 2010 Together for the Gospel conference, Albert Mohler painted a very helpful picture of the task of the NTSB in the aftermath of a plane crash. He described the real task of some in the church to do this same... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Doctrine and Division, I.3.2 What is Most Central Metaphysically? The short answer that the biblical Christian gives to this question is simply ‘God.’ Paul gives a comprehensive picture of what God has made when he speaks of Christ: He is the image... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Doctrine and Division, I.3.1 Worldviews, of which theology is the most fundamental piece, are integrative. The imagery of a puzzle has been utilized much recently, but for our purposes it will prove too simple. The reason is that the elements of a... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Doctrine and Division, I.2.5 There are more than a few of today’s church leaders who are explicitly saying that the doctrines of salvation are no longer essential matters. Indeed, they were never that determinative to begin with, so that... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Doctrine and Division, I.2.4 The Apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthian church: “Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
