The topic of social justice is one which ebbs and flows but always resurfaces in discussions of politics and ethics in relation to Christianity. Most recently the topic has been shifted to center-stage once again by the Statement on Social Justice & the Gospel signed by such prominent figures as John MacArthur, Voddie Baucham, and … Continue reading Francis Schaeffer on Social Justice
Two-thousand years after the birth of Christ, the missionary work of Paul, and a small movement within Judaism spreading throughout the Roman Empire, it can be easy to forget that during the years of its inception Christianity was a radically new and unheard of approach to religion, to ethics, and to the question of gods … Continue reading Book Review: Destroyer of the gods – By Larry Hurtado
The topic of homosexuality has been discussed from a variety of angles from within the Christian context. Some scholars seek to address the ancient near-Eastern and Greco-Roman contexts in which the Scriptures were written to best understand their injunctions, others attempt to deal directly with and exegete the Biblical texts. The goal of Stanton Jones … Continue reading Book Review: Homosexuality – By Stanton L. Jones & Mark A. Yarhouse
Whenever I want to get deep into the theology of scripture and truly immerse myself within the glory that is the depth of God's word, AW Tozer is not the writer I look to to satisfy my desire; he is however one of the writers I look to when I want some good light reading … Continue reading Book Review: Echoes From Eden – By A.W. Tozer
With his life spanning the later half of the 19th Century, Oscar Wilde wrote in a wide variety of mediums, ranging from poetry to plays and from essays to fairy tales, and one novel. His fairy tales are arguably the most accessible of his writings, and as is the case with fairy tales revolve around … Continue reading Book Review: The Picture of Dorian Gray – By Oscar Wilde
The ancient world was one filled with myths and stories of all types, stories about gods and about prophets and oracles who spoke with those gods. In secular society the Bible is often seen as just another one of these ancient myths. The Bible is not just another myth, but it is in the context … Continue reading Exploring The Uniqueness of the Bible [In Its Ancient Near Eastern Context]
In his Preface to Romans, Martin Luther makes the statement that "If we do not choose goodness freely, we do not keep God's law from the heart... Granted that, in appearance and conduct, you observe the law, owing to your fear of punishment or hope of reward, yet you do nothing from free choice and out of love … Continue reading Martin Luther on Faith & Works
In honour of Kevin DeYoung be appointed as the Chancellor's Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology at RTS, it's worthwhile to reflect on some of his work. While DeYoung hasn't written many books, those books he has written are incredibly timely, and Just Do Something is no exception. When you look around the church today, … Continue reading Book Review: Just Do Something – Kevin DeYoung
Biblical Economics is, just as the title would lead you to believe, an explanation of just what Scripture puts forth as a guide for the economic process. The author notes that the Bible is not an economics textbook, yet the truths set forth therein still have some applicability to that realm of study. As the … Continue reading Book Review: Biblical Economics – By R.C. Sproul Jr.
The Case for Christianity is one of three books which would later be compiled into C.S. Lewis' classic exposition of the faith, Mere Christianity. On its own, the book is a discourse on morality, specifically the moral argument for God. Two snippets from the text serve well to sum up the argument being made by … Continue reading Book Review: The Case for Christianity – By C.S. Lewis
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