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December 2017

December 01, 2017

Is there a Protestant Consensus on Justification?

I have been asked the question many times in one form or another: “is there...

November 2017

November 28, 2017

Response to Frame’s Criticism of Dolezal on Theistic Mutualism

Among contemporary Christian thinkers who have promoted a return to the Classical Theistic conceptions of...

November 22, 2017

Yes David French, We Should Seek Certainty in an Uncertain World

Post by Nathan Rinne In an article published in National Review, “The Enduring Appeal...

November 21, 2017

Lectures from the AALC Reformation Conference

The American Association of Lutheran Churches recently hosted a conference in celebration of the 500th...

November 10, 2017

On Compassion Toward Transgendered Individuals

It is too often assumed that Christians are opposed to homosexuality and trans issues simply...

November 08, 2017

Matthew Garnett’s Helpful Evaluation of Tullian Tchividjian’s Preaching

+++ Post by Nathan Rinne Matthew Garnett, of the In Layman's Terms podcast and the...

November 03, 2017

The Theology of Holy Baptism

On this program, I play a lecture from the Rev. Dr. Curtis E Leins who...

October 2017

October 28, 2017

Answering the “God of the Gaps” Argument

In the second video in my recent Youtube series answering the questions of skeptics, I...

October 27, 2017

Bravehearts and Blackhearts? Milo Yiannopoulos’s and Jordan Peterson’s Divine Gambits

Prefatory material: My views alone to be sure. Why give this man any time...

October 26, 2017

Responding to the Shellfish Argument

One of the most common retorts from skeptics of the Christian faith (especially with those...

October 24, 2017

Can There Be Protestant Monasticism?

One of the biggest changes that occurred in the ecclesiastical world following the sixteenth century...

October 20, 2017

Are Good Works Necessary for Salvation? A Response to John Piper

On today's program, I covered some of the recent controversy surrounding the role of good...

October 20, 2017

Why I Do Not Support Mark Driscoll’s Place on Patheos Evangelical

The Washington Post recently posted an article on Mark Driscoll's place on this site, questioning...

October 14, 2017

Presuppositional Apologetics: A Response to Scott Oliphint

On today's program, I discussed presuppositional apologetics. I responded to some recent comments from Dr....

October 13, 2017

Jesus Became Sin – But Did He Also Become a Sinner According to God’s Law?

+++ Post by Nathan Rinne. Among professed confessional Lutherans, this, it appears to me, has...

October 12, 2017

An Interview on Baptized Into Christ

I was invited on the podcast She Finds Truth with Angie Wagner to discuss the...

October 11, 2017

My Problem with Steven Paulson’s Theology

I have voiced several concerns with Steven Paulson's theology, but one of the most problematic...

October 05, 2017

No, David Bentley Hart, Wealth is Not Inherently Evil

A new English translation of the New Testament seems to say that wealth is inherently...

October 04, 2017

Karl Barth Is Overrated

I have read a lot of Karl Barth. And I think he is overrated.

September 2017

September 28, 2017

Perseverance and Apostasy

Today, I addressed the issue of perseverance and apostasy. I discussed the various Reformed perspectives...

September 28, 2017

Dissecting the Readily Hijack-able “Radical Lutheranism” with Todd Wilken

Post by Nathan Rinne. Please note: Pastor Wilken's comments are in blue alone. The rest...

September 23, 2017

An Introduction to Philosophy

On today's program, I introduced some of the basic concepts of philosophy. This included a...

September 22, 2017

You Can’t Do Theology Without Philosophy

"What hath Athens to do with Jerusalem?" The old question attributed to Tertullian has been...

September 21, 2017

Apologetics in Confessing the Gospel

Continuing on the previous post addressing Concordia Publishing House's new Confessing the Gospel: A Lutheran...

September 18, 2017

Review of CPH’s New “So-Called Third Use of the Law” Book

Post by Nathan Rinne For non-Lutherans, CPH is "Concordia Publishing House". For upset Lutherans,...

September 12, 2017

A Question and Answer Podcast

On today's program, I answered listener questions. Some of the topics were: beneficial theologians from...

September 08, 2017

Confessing the Gospel: John F. Johnson on the Trinity

In this second part of my review of Confessing the Gospel: A Lutheran Approach to...

September 06, 2017

In Memory of Robert Jenson

It should be of no surprise to my readers that I have profound areas of...

August 2017

August 31, 2017

Martin Luther Addresses the Nashville Statement: Does it Reveal or Cause Sin?

Post by Nathan Rinne Do you think that you can love God but not...

August 25, 2017

Martin Luther on the Christian in Society

This is the final section of my lecture series on the history and theology of...