This paper proposes that Paul, in Gal 3:10-14, indicates that righteous standing may be attained by a faith that is exhibited in keeping the spirit and intent of the Law of Moses, and that reflects “faith working by love” (5:6). Such obedience stands in marked contrast to an effort to secure righteous standing “by works … Read more
Over the past seventy-five years, the standard assumption in cultural and anthropological studies has been that the Anglo-American approach to cross-cultural mission work in the 18th and 19th centuries was motivated by a mix of cultural imperialism, spiritual superiority, and ethnic or racial hubris. On this reading, talk of being compelled by an ardent love … Read more
Working Thesis: In union with Christ and under His lordship, preachers become agents through whom Christ speaks to those who hear in faith. This project will interact with the work of Luther, Calvin, Adams, Litfin, Knowles, Pasquarello, Stout, Vanhoozer, Wingren, and others to explore the significance of Christology for the theology of preaching. The thesis … Read more
Friendship has fallen on hard times. The Information Age is earmarked by loneliness, and the evangelical community has been touched by the same forces of alienation plaguing society at large. Friendship’s hardship extends to the realm of evangelical theology, which currently fails to devote much attention to the subject. This situation is especially unfortunate because … Read more
After the seventy disciples returned from their mission and told Jesus that “even the demons are subject to us in your name,” he remarked that he “saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.” Most intepreters understand this fall from heaven to be an ejection or dethroning of Satan by God (see Rev 12:9). Joseph Fitzmyer … Read more
Thomas’ Smail’s provocatively titled book, The Forgotten Father, claims that both the Jesus movement and the charismatic movement eclipse a theology of God the Father, thus, he is forgotten. T.F. Torrance believes Smail is correct and seeks to correct this forgetting by offering deep reflection on God the Father. As helpful as Torrance is, his … Read more
When invited to deliver the 1981 Warfield Lectures at Princeton Theological Seminary, the renowned Scottish theologian Thomas F. Torrance chose to address the theology of the Nicene Creed. Published as The Trinitarian Faith, Torrance presents a fascinating retrieval of the church fathers and their Nicene theology. Yet, Torrance’s appropriation of the fathers raises historical and … Read more
This paper argues that the anthropological extension of Christ’s human ontology strengthens the coherence of his penal substitutionary atonement (PSA). The traditional explanation of how the substitutionary sacrifice of Christ secures the redemption of his people by effectively paying the penalty for their sin presents a central truth of the gospel as a warranted theological … Read more
The identification of the image of the “one like a son of man” sitting on a white cloud and harvesting the earth in Rev 14:14-16 is debated in modern scholarship. Some scholars (for example, David Aune) view the image as representing an angel administering God’s final judgment on the earth. Others (for example George Ladd … Read more
What motivated the Corinthian “wise” to participate in cultic acts involving idol-food (1 Corinthians 8, 10)? Viewing the wise through an Epicurean lens fruitfully highlights their possible motives and theology. Previous comparison has misunderstood Epicurean perspectives on cultic participation. Some view participation in traditional cult as “religiously insignificant” for Epicureans (see Graham Tomlin, “Christians and … Read more