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Salvation by “Faith” Alone or “Allegiance” Alone?

08/03/2017 0 Comment

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If you spend any time talking to me about the Trinity, you’ll know that I’m quick to recommend Matthew Bates’s book, The Birth of the Trinity. This book received wide acclaim from various tribes, and it’s on many people’s lists of go-to works on the Trinity and the early church. His new book, however, is getting a little more heat. I was provided a review copy of the book, and it’s certainly worth dealing with—whether one ends up agreeing with Bates’s proposal or not.
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10 Reasons You Should Read Fleming Rutledge’s ‘The Crucifixion’

18/02/2017 0 Comment

Fleming Rutledge’s The Crucifixion: Understanding the Death of Jesus Christ is an extraordinary book. It’s theologically deep and beautifully written, pastoral and scholarly, ecumenical and evangelical. Like its author, it’s Episcopal but not as you know it. It’s endorsed by people you rarely find endorsing the same book: Stephen Westerholm and David Bentley Hart, Kate Sonderegger and Stanley Hauerwas, Larry Hurtado and Robert Jenson. In some ways, it’s the successor to John Stott’s The Cross of..

500 Years After The Reformation, 1 in 5 Germans Support Unification Of Catholic And Protestant Churches

16/02/2017 0 Comment

In Germany, where the Protestant Reformation began 500 years ago, the Protestant and Catholic Churches are making a show of unity. One in five German Protestants would support unification with the Roman Catholic Church.

The Reformation Changed the Way We Sing

08/02/2017 0 Comment

We know the Reformation recovered biblical theology, with the five solas. We know it contributed to a divided Western church. We might even know how the revival sparked by Luther’s dramatic protest in 1517 eventually led to new ways of viewing work, government, economics, and more. We’ll study and celebrate those effects when we gather April 3 to 5 in Indianapolis for The Gospel Coalition 2017 National Conference, No Other Gospel: Reformation 500 and Beyond.

But did you know the Reformation als..

The FAQs: The Johnson Amendment and Political Speech in Churches

07/02/2017 0 Comment

Why is political speech in churches back in the news?

Last week, at the National Prayer Breakfast, President Trump vowed to repeal the law that restricts political speech from the pulpit. “I will get rid of, totally destroy the Johnson Amendment and allow our representatives of faith to speak freely and without fear,” Trump told the audience.
The day before, Republican members of Congress introduced the Free Speech Fairness Act, which would allow pastors, churches, and other tax-exempt entitie..

Americans Agree: God Blesses Super Bowl Athletes, not Their Teams

03/02/2017 0 Comment

How evangelicals and others see God’s providence in The Big Game vs. Trump’s election.

Is the God who reigns over Election Day also in charge of Super Bowl Sunday?

White evangelicals are twice as likely to say God plays a role determining the outcome of the presidential election than determining which team wins major sporting events, such as this weekend’s faceoff between the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots.

While 71 percent saw God’s hand in Donald Trump’s victory, just 36 perce..

When Bible Translations Disappoint

03/02/2017 0 Comment

There are no perfect translations. What we ought to seek is a good, consistent execution of a sound philosophy of translation. There is debate, of course, among Bible translators as to what that is but the ESV was adopted by many Reformed and evangelical folk because it promised to follow an “essentially literal” translation. In the latest revisions, however, it does not seem to be following that philosophy consistently.

Late modern Americans face a plethora of choices in English-language Bible..

Why It Is Wrong To Pretend That Catholics And Protestants Agree #Reformation500

01/02/2017 0 Comment

After reading a Eucharistic prayer very similar to one that we use in the Mass, the Church of England vicar went round offering the residents – many suffering from dementia – a communion wafer. “What's this?” asked one old lady. “Just a bit of bread,” replied the vicar.

Reformation 500: Evangelical Alliance Warns Against Compromise With Catholicism

31/01/2017 0 Comment

Evangelicals have been urged to celebrate the Reformation as “essential” to Christianity and resist attempts to dilute differences between Protestants and Catholics.

Many gods were invoked at the Inauguration service

23/01/2017 0 Comment

The traditional Inauguration Service at the National Cathedral was an interfaith service featuring Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Baha’is, Native American religion, Jews, and Christians–including Catholics, Orthodox, mainline Protestants, and evangelicals–who aren’t bothered by syncretism. After the jump, a list of the participants, with a link to a story about the event. UPDATE: For a description of the [Read More…]