The following article was originally published on the Place for Truth blog of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals at placefortruth.org. Do you remember the moment when the Spirit of God effected your regeneration? Can you pinpoint the instant in which you were “born again” (1 Ptr. 1:3, 23)? You have probably heard testimonies describing a sudden […]
The Order of Salvation: Predestination & Election
The following article was originally published on the Place for Truth blog of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals at placefortruth.org. In our theological lexicon, two words in particular stand out as notoriously confusing, potentially offensive, critically important, and profoundly comforting all at the same time. The terms ‘election’ and ‘predestination’ – which have nothing to do […]
Majoring in the Minors: Nahum
The following article was originally published on the Place for Truth blog of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals at placefortruth.org. At our once-rural (now-suburban) church, we have two weekly prayer meetings. On Wednesday nights, we gather to pray for an hour, structuring our time around praise, confession of sin, and supplication. On Lord’s Day afternoons, we […]
Review: Reformed Theology by Jonathan L. Master
As the fourth installment in P&R Publishing’s Blessings of the Faith series, Jonathan Master’s Reformed Theology presents “a fairly mainstream, middle-of-the road definition” of the Reformed theological tradition (p. 95). Master writes with verve and clarity, and his phrasing is memorable at more than a few points. This book is an excellent go-to handout book […]
Majoring in the Minors: Micah
The following article was originally published on the Place for Truth blog of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals at placefortruth.org. As we survey the twelve so-called Minor Prophets, Micah seems to be the prophet most obviously oriented on Christ the coming Messiah. More clearly and directly than the other eleven books that make up this canonical […]
Majoring in the Minors: Joel
The following article was originally published on the Place for Truth blog of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals at placefortruth.org. In reading the Minor Prophets, you might at first be overwhelmed by the sheer proportion of material concerning judgment: judgment against Israel, judgment upon neighboring nations, and judgment condemning the unrighteous. How should conscientious readers navigate […]
