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Beware the Sea Monsters

I’ve long thought that Kline’s books are entertaining reads. Moreover, I’ve thought reading them outloud often makes them difficult to distinguish from science fiction and fantasy. Kline will throw in … Read more→

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A Guide to Recent Discussions on Justification and Sanctification

Guest post by Rob Edwards

The recent blog exchanges concerning the relationship between justification and sanctification, along with the role of union with Christ in each, is part of a larger … Read more→

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Baptism as a Sign of Blessing and Curse

In his wonderful book By Oath Consigned, Meredith Kline argues that baptism should be understood not simply as a sign of covenantal blessing, but also as a sign of judgment. … Read more→

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American Assurance

During a recent recording of Christ the Center, Carl Trueman shared an interesting anecdote regarding one of the Reformation’s key doctrines. Before coming to the U.S., Dr. Trueman emphasized the doctrine … Read more→

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Rory and Two Kingdom Theology

Even a cursory glance at this facebook page will give most Reformed Christians food for thought with regard to the idea of Two Kingdom Theology.

This issue is particularly … Read more→

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Why the Psalms?

Last week, Sebastian Heck submitted another helpful and thoughtful post at his blog here. Drawing from the best of the Christian tradition, he shows why the Psalms make for such … Read more→

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Thoughts on Redaction in Malachi

In issue 103 (1984) of the Journal of Biblical Literature, Bruce Malchow shared a few interesting thoughts on the identity of “the messenger of the covenant” in Malachi 3:1. I … Read more→

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Is Pentecost Repeatable?

I believe that Pentecost was a once-and-for-all event and is therefore not repeatable. Some would consider my view to be dangerous for the life of the church. Quite frankly, I … Read more→

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Toward an Understanding of Leviticus

Reading the book of Leviticus can be a daunting task. We read of clean and unclean animals and all sorts of purity laws that can quickly put you to sleep.  … Read more→

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The Song of Solomon: A Covenantal Approach

In the Spring 2000 issue of the Westminster Theological Journal, Iain Campbell wrote a wonderful article detailing a covenantal approach to interpreting the Song of Solomon.  Dr. Campbell was featured … Read more→