by Kevin Bauder | Oct 25, 2016 | Soteriology, Theology
Justin Taylor offers a discussion of the active and passive obedience of Christ. It’s worth a read. Though some critics of Reformed theology critique the distinction as extrabiblical, I think the New Testament clearly teaches both aspects: the lifelong passive...
by Kevin Bauder | Oct 25, 2016 | America
A recent poll by PRRI shows that American evangelicals have changed dramatically in their view of whether immorality affects an individual’s ability to serve in public office. Here’s a synopsis: No group has shifted their position more dramatically than...
by Kevin Bauder | Oct 24, 2016 | Culture, Education, Liberalism
Dispensationalists know E. D. Hirsch best for his work in hermeneutics, where he is a major contributor. Most of the world, however, knows him better for his book Cultural Literacy, in which he argued for the importance of background knowledge as an important key to...
by Kevin Bauder | Oct 24, 2016 | Evangelicalism, Fundamentalism, Periodicals
One of the best periodicals coming out of Fundamentalism these days is Frontline Magazine, the official publication of the Fundamental Baptist Fellowship, International. The current issue is devoted to discussing “convergence,” by which the editors mean...
by Kevin Bauder | Oct 24, 2016 | Church History, Church Unity, Ecclesiology, Evangelicalism, Fundamentalism, Separation
You need to know this bit of history because of the important ecclesiological issues that were at stake. Thanks to Justin Taylor, you can. [Stott’s and his allies’] arguments took three forms: (1) Historically, they argued that the constitutional basis of...
