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Oct
2018
A Righteousness Greater than the Scribes and Pharisees
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Jesus shocked His listeners by His seemingly ludicrous claim about righteousness. He argued that they needed a greater righteousness than the Scribes and Pharisees (S&P). I am not sure if Israel has crickets, but if so they could be heard after that bombshell. This post will consider what Jesus means by this “super righteousness.” The... Read More
23
Oct
2018
Two Helpful Resources in the NT Prophecy Flap
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Wayne Grudem’s continuationist theory of NT prophecy (i.e., that prophecy continues in the modern church, but that it differs from OT prophecy in terms of its accuracy and authority) has been with us now for three decades. After Grudem wrote his Gift of Prophecy in the New Testament and Today in 1988 (rev. 2000), several substantial... Read More
9
Oct
2018
Christian Zionism and the Future of Israel
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This year marks the seventieth anniversary of the inception of the modern state of Israel. On May 14, 1948, David Ben-Gurion announced from Tel Aviv the rebirth of the nation, and the United States, minutes after the announcement, became the first nation to officially recognize the fledgling state. The right of Israel to exist and... Read More
4
Oct
2018
10/4/2018 DBTS Chapel: Pastor Bob Johnson
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Pastor Bob Johnson encourages us from Lamentations 3 that God is worth believing even in the midst of great difficulty. Download and subscribe to our Podcasts here
3
Oct
2018
10/3/2018 DBTS Chapel: Dr. Tim Miller
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Dr. Miller speaks on the “ugly before” and the “beautful after” of the Christian from Ephesians 2. Download and subscribe to our Podcasts here
2
Oct
2018
A Handful of New and Forthcoming NT Commentaries
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In the past few weeks, a number of significant new commentaries have been released, and several more are on the immediate horizon. Below are a few of the more interesting additions. Douglas Moo, Romans, 2nd ed., NICNT (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2018) Originally published in 1996, Douglas Moo’s commentary on Romans in the NICNT series has... Read More
24
Sep
2018
Moralistic Therapeutic Deism Part 6: Heaven, a Better Place, and Life with God
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A few months ago there was a controversy from an exchange the Pope had with a young boy whose father had died. The boy wanted to know if his father, who was a good man but an atheist, was in heaven. The pope’s answer emphasized that God would not abandon someone who had a good... Read More
20
Sep
2018
9/20/2018 DBTS Chapel: Dr. John Aloisi
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Dr. John Aloisi presents portions of Jonathan Edwards’s famous sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” and offers some concluding observations. Download and subscribe to our Podcasts here
19
Sep
2018
Knowing God’s Will: An Alternative View
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I’ve been reading, recently and with great interest, a blog series defending what is sometimes called the “traditional view” of Christian decision-making—the view that (1) God has an “individual will” for believers and (2) that it can be “discovered.” My intent in this post is not to offer a point-by-point analysis of that series, but... Read More
13
Sep
2018
9/13/2018 DBTS Chapel: Dr. Bruce Compton
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Dr. Compton speaks on a key incentive for faithful service: the judgment seat of Christ. Download and subscribe to our Podcasts here