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In God, Heaven, and Har Magedon, Meredith G. Kline proposed an unconventional account of the relational order between the Son and the Holy Spirit. He argued that, in terms of the eternal generation of the Son, there is an inverted order within the Trinity—the procession of the Spirit precedes the filiation of the Son, and, … Read more
The doctrine of satisfaction, as handed down by both medieval scholastics and early modern theologians (prior to the Socinian controversy), teaches that Christ’s work on the cross was a voluntary and pleasing offering to God which was accepted in lieu of retributive punishment. The evidence presented in this paper demonstrates that the reformer John Calvin … Read more
Western Christians may assume that the practice of imprecatory prayers occurred only in ancient Israel as shown in the Psalms. In fact, this practice has endured down through the centuries in traditional Africa until even today. I come from the Lugbara people of Uganda, in Eastern Africa, and my people have uttered imprecations and curses … Read more
This paper compares the ancient and modern interpretations of three key texts that refer to the eternal Son: Psalm 2:7–8, John 17:5, and Romans 1:4. The difficulty each of these passages pose is the relationship between the eternal relation of the Son to the Father and the economy of redemption. They seem, if modern interpreters … Read more
Previous and contemporary scholarship has called attention to the increasingly elastic and incoherent nature of evangelical identity in American discourse. The label “evangelical” has been stretched to encompass a wide array of often contradictory cultural, political, and self-identified groups, diluting its theological significance. Critiquing definitions based on culture, self-identification, and socio-historical analysis, this paper contends … Read more
In John 9, Jesus encountered the only congenital blind man in Scripture and performed an unusual act. Extending past his customary healing method through spoken word alone, Jesus created the man’s ability to see using secondary natural causes saliva, dirt, and physical touch. The miracle, or “sign” in Johannine register, distinguishes itself in the use … Read more
This paper explores the theme of the vision of God in the latter prophetic visions of the throne room and temple and connects these to the beatific vision. Much of the contemporary scholarship has ignored or at least neglected the connection between the beatific vision and the prophetic visions in the latter prophets. This oversight … Read more
This discussion addresses the need to develop and embrace an evangelical theology of liturgical confession of sin consistent with driving convictions and characteristics of evangelicalism. Melanie Ross, drawing from David Bebbington, offers the following hallmarks of evangelicalism: a group of self-identified Protestants who hold a high view of biblical authority and possess a cross-centered theology … Read more
This paper explores the theme of the vision of God as a means of sanctification throughout Scripture. That is, in seeing God we are transformed more fully into his image. While this topic is prevalent throughout the Bible, this paper’s analysis will be limited to Exodus 34, wherein Moses’s face glows from beholding the Lord … Read more
Isaiah 6 illuminates the dynamics of divine-human dialogue consisting of revelation and response while concurrently reflecting a “gospel-shape” within such dialogue. Thus, liturgical scholars often cite Isaiah 6 as a paradigm for worship wherein its narrative sequence provides a model for Christian liturgy. Informed by the events of the text, the so-called “Isaiah 6” model … Read more