Unity in diversity & God's moral law
I thought it appropriate to offer a synthesis of what the Neo-Calvinist Dutch theologian Herman Bavinck argues about collisions of duties (most often called moral dilemmas or conflicts of moral absolutes). The purpose here is not to offer a position, but to offer the approach of an influential theologian to help church leaders clarify their method of analysis of this situation...
To silence the silent screams of a desperate conscience that longs to be free and forgiven
“It’s called a defiled conscience... everyone knows exactly what I’m talking about when I refer to those occasions when your conscience feels dirty. I’m talking about what you feel and sense deep within as you lie on your bed at night and reflect on the events of the day: the harsh words you spoke to your kids, the lie that you told your boss hoping to gain advancement, the pride you felt in your heart when someone praised your efforts... The fact that we could treat God with such indifference is profoundly unsettling.”
Getting at the Fundamentals via a Survey of History
Today we sit down with Greg Parker Jr., editor and translator of the recently released book from Herman Bavinck called “What is Christianity?” and get awesome.
No mere theories, no lofty principles to form society... Just get to Church
"The Cultural Mandate" - who said it first? Of course the idea was in there in both Kuyper and Bavinck, but who coined, and helped further nuance, it? Indeed you know and love/hate Kuyper, you are familiar with Bavinck, and you glean from Vos and Berkouwer... but who is Klaas Schilder (1890 - 1952)? Listen in as we are joined with Marinus De Jong, co-editor (along with Richard Mouw and George Harinck) of "The Klaas Schilder Reader: The Essential Theological Writings", as we discuss this oft-forgotten, yet monumental, second generation Neo-Calvinist.
Potential Blindspots in the Big Picture
Listen in as two white guys, not woke, but not asleep, talk about race, place and parenting and what it all means for our Christian life. Jake Meador is author of “What is Christianity For?”
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Potential Blindspots in the Big Picture
Listen in as two white guys, not woke, but not asleep, talk about race, place and parenting and what it all means for our Christian life. Jake Meador is author of “What is Christianity For?”
Piper Teaching Justification by Love Rather than by Faith?
Piper had sent out his book requesting it be read by his discerning friends who might comment on his thesis, Numbers of them concluded that he was in danger of teaching justification by love rather than by faith...
by Steve Bishop
by Steve Bishop. Reality is multi-aspectual. Consider a garden and a gardener. A gardener is faced with many decisions when beginning to garden. How many plants will be planted (numerical), what space will the garden take up (spatial), what changes will need to take place – what seasonal elements will...
“Whatever is true of Christ is true of humanity.”
Today we chat with Dr. Ross Hastings, author of “The Resurrection of Jesus Christ: Exploring Its Theological Significance and Ongoing Relevance” and nuance and discuss the implications of the Resurrection. We touch on everything from Atonement models, sanctification, the favor of God to the Cultural Mandate, Participation and Union. D.r...
Common grace is usually associated with the Dutch theologian and statesman Abraham Kuyper. Henry Van Til even described him as the theologian of common grace. Yet it was Herman Bavinck who first to developed the doctrine theologically. Kuyper later produced three volumes on it (1904 onwards). But Bavinck, in his...
Are we Human Beings or Human Doings?
Join us as we sit down with Michael Holmes, author of A Theology of the Christian Life: Imitating and Participating in God, as we discuss the nitty gritty of the Christian life. Questions like, should my busy wife be reading Theological books? Do we over-emphasize the Second person of the...
The introduction of Neo-Calvinism to South Korea can be traced back to Dr. Hyung-Ryong Park (1897-1978). Dr. Hyung-Ryong Park studied at Princeton Theological Seminary in the United States from 1923 to 1926 and received a Th.B. and Th.M. degree. After grating these degrees, he earned a Ph.D. at Southern Theological...
How the Gospel is deep enough & wide enough for all your hopes & fears
Most Christians around me seem to be answering questions that nobody is asking. Christianity seems more to answer the question of a damned-soul and ethical living rather than scratching our most felt needs like: longing for romance, acclaim, self-confidence, and so on. Does God really care about those things because...
Rejoice! God is interested in your hobbies, your projects, and the things you love
“Glorify God and enjoy Him forever…” That sounds great, but how exactly does one do that? In what way does my considering the lilies of the field glorify God? Does God care about my hobbies, my stamp collection, and my walks on the beach? Does God have enjoyment when I...
