by Kevin Bauder | Aug 28, 2017 | Bauder's Reading, Christology, What We're Reading
The purpose of the temptation was not to see if Christ could sin, but to show that He could not sin. The temptation came at a critical time: the beginning of Christ’s public ministry. The temptation was designed to show the nation what a unique Savior she had: the...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 28, 2017 | Conservatism, Manliness
Good words from Joseph Pearce at The Imaginative Conservative. Here’s a snippet, but take the time to read the whole essay. The problem is that machismo is a mark of immaturity. It is the failure to grow into the fullness of what it means to be a man. The mark...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 26, 2017 | Bauder's Reading, The Gospel, What We're Reading
When we speak of “the gospel,” we often think of the basic good news of forgiveness of sins through Jesus Christ. This is not inaccurate, but it is helpful to remember that the gospel message is ultimately about God’s own glory and includes all the benefits of...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 26, 2017 | Bauder's Reading, Ecclesiology, Eschatology
This is not the majority view, even within traditional dispensationalism. It is, however, an interesting view. Although the New Covenant is quoted in Hebrews 8, it cannot be taken to mean the New Covenant is fulfilled in the church for in Jeremiah 31:31, as well as in...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 25, 2017 | Evangelicalism, Fundamentalism, In the Nick of Time
A few weeks ago, Roger Olson of Baylor University devoted a blog post to asking “What Is ‘Fundamentalism?’” By way of contrast he was also trying to say how fundamentalism differs from evangelicalism. He used Edward John Carnell’s critique of fundamentalism as the...
