I came across an article on the Gospel Coalition website today that contained a brief and wonderful summary of how full preterists treat Scripture. No, the article was not on full preterism. Very few, if any, are; it’s just not that important. Instead, the article was a response from DA Carson and Tim Keller to [...]
You can’t have a conversation, or even begin one with the hyperpreterist, without the word “near” coming into play at the outset. It was the great hook of that system that snagged and reeled me in for so many years. I just could not “get around” them and remain “consistent”. And, if you had a [...]
Introduction1 Scripturalism is a world and life view. A worldview is a set of beliefs about the various issues of life. All persons have worldviews; they are inescapable. One’s worldview will determine how he views the entirety of life, the decisions he makes, why he does what he does, and so forth. And all worldviews [...]
For the philosophic problem of the knowledge of God, for the construction of a theology, and as well for religious stability, a view of the Bible as revelation is most important. Currently many authors both in Europe and America are trying to meet the need. In the December 24, 1962, issue of The Presbyterian Outlook, [...]
Some brief thoughts. First we have Exodus/Passover, and this is re-enacted in the events of Christ from the “enslaving” power of sin and death. There was a “forty year” period for Israel from enslavement to Canaan. We are told in Hebrews that Canaan is a “type” of the “better country” – Heaven itself. Jesus has [...]