Posted November 1, 2008 in Sept/Oct "08 Issue
Two of the more common hermeneutical and theological viewpoints within the world of Bible-believing Christianity are dispensationalism and covenant theology. [1] Each position represents a version of Biblical orthodoxy. Both perspectives generally affirm the major doctrines of the Christian faith, such as the inspiration and inerrancy of the Bible, the deity of Christ and the Virgin Birth, salvation by grace through faith in the blood atonement of Christ on the cross, the bodily resurrection of Jesus from the grave, and the visible and literal second coming of Christ. (Read more of this article…)
Posted September 20, 2008 in Front Row, Sept/Oct "08 Issue
What’s new on the road ahead for the GARBC? Here’s what I would like our association to give itself to over the next few years. I’m asking our churches to work together to make this vision a reality. Will you help? (Read more of this article…)
Posted in Sept/Oct "08 Issue
Years ago a minister was called “the parson,” meaning “the person.” He was a VIP. He was honored as the preacher of the gospel, a molder of public opinion, and the conscience of the community. Not so today. A recently published survey revealed the most respected people in the average American community. Ministers ranked far down on the list, behind doctors, judges, psychologists, civic leaders, and police officers. Why? (Read more of this article…)
Posted in Q&A, Sept/Oct "08 Issue
Q. How does one answer an amillennialist to prove Christ will reign a literal thousand years on earth?
Revelation 20 clearly says so, but that is only the beginning of the amillennialist’s problem. Perhaps you have already shared this passage in frustration. Amillennialists, covenant theologians, and non-dispensationalists in general (and many, if not most, are all three) have problems because, since they won’t take these passages literally, they open themselves to all manner of guesswork as to what they do mean. (Read more of this article…)
Posted in Association News, Sept/Oct "08 Issue
Over the years, fundamentalism has lacked a strong self-critical voice,” says Aaron Blumer, the new publisher of www.SharperIron.org. “We have not had people who are willing to challenge our own conventional wisdom in the light of Scripture, and there are too few places for these challengers to be heard.” (Read more of this article…)
How does a person get a job working with Abraham Lincoln's official papers? "Providence," says Dr. Daniel Stowell. Read 