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 | Jan 25, 2017 | Christianity, Evangelicalism, Separation, The Gospel, Theology
What is a gospel issue? How do we recognize one when we see it? D. A. Carson addresses the problem in an insightful essay for Themelios. Here’s one side of the story; it’s worth reading the other: [B]ecause of the complex entanglements of theology, with a...
by Kevin Bauder | Jan 2, 2017 | Atonement, Bauder's Reading, Princeton Theology, Rhetoric, The Gospel, Theology
The sufferings of Christ were, therefore, of a strictly vicarious nature. “He bare our sins in his own body, on the tree.” “He died, the just for the unjust, to bring us to God.” “He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities.” “Our...
by Kevin Bauder | Dec 24, 2016 | Atonement, Christianity, Christology, The Gospel
A leading New Testament scholar writes “10 Things You Should Know About Christmas” for the Crossway blog. Here’s number seven: Andrew Lincoln, in his book Born of a Virgin?, has argued that the virgin birth is unhistorical while asserting that the...
