The Ordo Salutis

The Ordo Salutis

Introduction John Frame is a well-known seminary professor and theologian in the Reformed tradition. John Frame is an author, lecturer, and teacher of far-reaching significance. Frame’s magnum opus is his Systematic Theology which covers a …
Of Abstraction & Coherence

Of Abstraction & Coherence

To explain why integrative thinking is needed in a diversified world, it is necessary to recognize underlying assumptions about reality and how we know reality in the social issues of life. It develops an awareness …
Beyond the Sacred Page

Beyond the Sacred Page

As I begin the book Four Views on Moving Beyond the Bible to Theology, the first of four proposed models involves what it takes to transition study, research, and inquiry from the Bible to the …
The Systems of Discontinuity

The Systems of Discontinuity

The book Dispensationalism: Essential Beliefs & Common Myths is a short-written work by Michael Vlach that explains Dispensational theology in terms of what it means to believe in it (i.e., essential beliefs) or its principles …
The Waters of Convergence

The Waters of Convergence

This post aims to offer detailed thoughts about various perspectives concerning ministry types that operate among churches. Some churches will have these functions, while others will have a limited subset not covered here. Over several …
The Way Home

The Way Home

It is a grace and mercy that people who return to Christ Jesus as the vine (John 15:5) and the source of living water remain with Him. God through His word is an unending source …
Spirit of Malevolent Intent

Spirit of Malevolent Intent

The subject of “Seducing Spirits” is evaluated at length when considering the qualities of an excellent servant from the perspective of biblical writers. The subject of spiritual seduction centers upon the falling away of people …
The Diatessaron of Tatian

The Diatessaron of Tatian

The Diatessaron of Tatian (circ. A.D. 160) Translated by Rev. Hope W. Hogg, B.D.first published by T&T Clark in Edinburgh 1867 The Author of the Diatessaron — The Diatessaron is such an impersonal work that …
The Heart Hermeneutic

The Heart Hermeneutic

The notion that biblical counseling is a type of discipleship is a different way of looking at the practice. Compared to the conventional way of living out a person’s life as a disciple of Christ, …
The Shepherd's Passion

The Shepherd’s Passion

If the Distinctives of Christian Leadership is the criteria or functions of leadership as a matter of definition or performance, they wouldn’t always stand very well in a secular setting or context across various situational …
The Sanctuary of Solemn Regard

The Sanctuary of Solemn Regard

A body of believers in Christ Jesus is rightfully viewed as an anatomy of a church. It consists of a skeletal structure, internal organs or systems, muscles, and the head. Specifically, as described throughout the …
The Dwelling Within

The Dwelling Within

The full-length paper I completed last week was about the covenants of both the Old and New Testaments. A lengthy survey of eight total topically covered the Edenic, Adamic, Noahic, Abrahamic, Mosaic, Deuteronomic, Davidic, and …
Covenants of the Kingdom

Covenants of the Kingdom

The protoevangelium decree of the living God set in motion a covenantal framework by which intervals of overlapping and sequential promises were rendered certain along a course of their fulfillment. This post attempts to trace …
On Praxis and Neglect

On Praxis and Neglect

While Hamilton’s book reads as a commentary throughout the canon, he effectively brings to mind his overall point. The center of biblical theology as God’s glory in salvation through judgment is the standing assertion of …
Points of Illumination

Points of Illumination

Just as a matter of clarity, the practice of Biblical Theology is to understand the “theology” of biblical books or their authors in original grammatical, cultural, and historical contexts. Without imposing any modern categories of …