Book, article, paper recommendation
On this day (September 21) in 1937, J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit was published. Written as a children’s story for his three sons and one daughter, the book has delighted millions of kids and adults for 85 years. To me, it is the best place to begin reading Tolkien. I read …
In “Judge Not,” Kevin DeYoung does a good job of explaining Jesus’ statement in Matthew 7:1, “Judge not, that you be not judged.” It is a verse often pulled out of context to stop Christians from making moral judgments, when it is actually a warning against judgmentalism, something quite different. …
Take a few moments to read this insightful article, “Three Different Ways to Dismiss Divine Commands” by Alan Shlemon, a speaker and writer for Stands to Reason, a Christian apologetics website. There’s a temptation in all of us to dismiss prescriptions and prohibitions in Scripture. After all, God is asking …
Dr. Jon D. Payne has written an excellent article, “Words Matter: Recovering Godly Speech in a Culture of Profanity,” on the rampant use of foul language in our society. I have also noticed just how pervasive it is throughout our culture, with many of the four-letter words we were punished …
I read a really good summary of the “Hyper-Grace Error” and thought I’d re-post it. The article by Bill Muehlenberg is from a Protestant/Reformed viewpoint, but it does a good job of distinguishing among justification, sanctification, and glorification. It contains a great little table, too, that might prove helpful. Antinomianism and …
