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In recent years, several voices have begun advocating for ‘Christian Platonism’ as the only consistent pro-Nicene metaphysic. At the forefront of this movement is Hans Boersma, who proposes a Christian Platonist ‘sacramental ontology’ in which all creation participates in Christ as a divine ‘embodiment.’ While I am sympathetic to the need for a realist Christian … Read more
The formation and training of ministers in InterVarsity Christian Fellowship is undergoing significant change to meet the evolving challenges of university ministry. Based on the educational preferences, generational distinctives, and missional contexts of InterVarsity’s interdenominational staff, the author and collaborators have developed a curriculum that deliberately centers methodology, instead of content, in its pedagogy. The … Read more
This paper explores the contribution that the book of Hebrews makes concerning the place of the Christian community as a resource for suffering Christians. It argues that the community of faith in Hebrews is the context in which struggling Christians are encouraged and supported to remain faithful, and where threats to perseverance are resisted. Bryan … Read more
Is same-sex attraction sinful? This question has been a major theological flashpoint in recent discussions of sexuality among evangelicals. One group (e.g., Rosaria Butterfield, Christopher Yuan, Denny Burk) maintains that same-sex attraction is sinful, regardless of one’s response to it, while another group (e.g., Preston Sprinkle, Greg Coles, Wesley Hill) insists that same-sex attraction is … Read more
Christ’s fulfilment of the covenant is one of the most prominent themes in Calvin’s Hebrews commentary. However, it is hard to follow in detail if one jumps directly into the covenant theology chair passages of Hebrews 7-10. One must begin all the way back in Hebrews 3:2, which connects Calvin’s Christology and Covenant Theology using … Read more
Music plays a vital role in the pivotal points in Saul’s career. In his election as the inaugural king of Israel, he is told to join a procession of prophets playing various musical instruments (1 Sam. 10:5). While Saul joins the procession, the spirit of the Lord comes upon him, causing the future king to … Read more
On most accounts, the Biblical Counseling movement began with the writings of Jay Adams (1929-2020) in the 1960s, and was continued by authors such as David Powlison and Ed Welch. Already in the writings of Adams, and later in the writings of Powlison, we find an antipathy towards the psychoanalysis developed by Freud and his … Read more
For many readers, the military exemptions of Deuteronomy 20:5–7 are somewhat puzzling. What army on the cusp of battle would willingly allow a portion of its fighting force to return home for the seemingly mundane reasons mentioned in 20:5–7? For many, this has led to the suspicion that there must be more to these exemptions … Read more
New Testament fulfillment, as indicated by the term πληρόω, has received considerable attention. It is often assumed that when the biblical authors used the term πληρόω, they intended to indicate the fulfillment of predictive prophecy or messianic-predictive fulfillment (e.g., Guthrie, Longenecker, Menken, Konradt, Hays, among many others). This assumption about predictive prophecy and fulfillment is … Read more
The study of Nicene Christology overwhelmingly focuses on textual sources – tomes, homilies, epistles, and creedal formulations. Yet Patristic theological reflection was not confined to written and spoken words. Early Christians both inhabited and contributed to a world in which visual imagery was a crucial medium of communication. Much scholarship has focused on the communicative … Read more