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2017-12-31T08:47:37-06:00

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What is Pietism?

Last updated on: December 31, 2017 at 8:47 am By Jordan Cooper

I have been a little slow on blogging in the last couple weeks with Advent and then Christmas keeping things quite busy, so I apologize for the lack of posts and podcast. But, I have been active in uploading some Youtube videos, and this one deals with the question What is Pietism? This term is thrown around a lot as a synonym for legalism, but this is not accurate. In this video I briefly explain the historical roots and meaning... Read more

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2017-12-20T07:59:56-06:00

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What Can C.S. Lewis’s Sublime Waterfall From His “Abolition of Man” Teach Us Today?

Last updated on: December 20, 2017 at 7:59 am By nathanrinne

+++ Post by Nathan Rinne If I say the “waterfall is sublime” is that an “authoritative statement”? What makes it so? Maybe we should back up… What is authority? Maybe we can agree that it is inextricably tied up with concerns about responsibility, knowledge (know-that and know-how), trust, and truth. That said, is it ultimately something outside of us or inside of us? That is eventually where the question leads. I’m an academic librarian by vocation, and I get the... Read more

Christianity and Culture

2017-12-19T14:24:01-06:00

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Perseverance and Apostasy Part 2

Last updated on: December 19, 2017 at 2:24 pm By Jordan Cooper

On this week’s program, I continued the previous discussion over the questions of perseverance and apostasy. I interact here with the common objections to the notion that true believers can fall from the faith. Here is the program. Read more

2017-12-08T08:27:56-06:00

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What Can We Learn About the New Man of the Christian from the Boy Jesus?

Last updated on: December 8, 2017 at 8:27 am By nathanrinne

The boy Jesus in the Temple. Post by Nathan Rinne The following is one of my pastor’s fine sermons* — this one on Luke 2:52: “And Jesus Increased in Wisdom and Stature and in Favor with God and Man.” (originally posted here). I think it goes a long way in helping us to answer the question in the title. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, when I was working as a kitchen installer in Germany, I was taught a saying... Read more

2017-12-01T12:46:36-06:00

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Is there a Protestant Consensus on Justification?

Last updated on: December 1, 2017 at 12:46 pm By Jordan Cooper

I have been asked the question many times in one form or another: “is there a Protestant consensus on justification?” By that, the individual usually intends to discover whether there is a difference between the Lutheran and Reformed traditions on the doctrine of justification proper. Certainly, it is generally recognized that Luther put this doctrine in a more central position than it has within other forms of Protestantism. Yet, regarding the particulars of that doctrine, many argue that there is... Read more

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2017-11-29T14:16:58-06:00

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Response to Frame’s Criticism of Dolezal on Theistic Mutualism

Last updated on: November 29, 2017 at 2:16 pm By Jordan Cooper

Among contemporary Christian thinkers who have promoted a return to the Classical Theistic conceptions of deity, such as an adherence to divine simplicity, immutability, and other attributes is Reformed Baptist theologian James Dolezal. His doctoral dissertation, published as God Without Parts received quite a bit of attention as a philosophical and theological defense of the simplicity of God. His recent publication All that is in God has similarly resulted in a number of responses, defenses, and criticisms, which will surely... Read more

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2017-11-22T12:46:27-06:00

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

Last updated on: November 22, 2017 at 12:46 pm By nathanrinne

Post by Nathan Rinne In an article published in National Review, “The Enduring Appeal of Creepy Christianity,” David French uses the news surrounding Judge Roy Moore to make some critical points about American Christianity. The sub-title of his article — which definitely caught my attention — provocatively reads “the desire for certainty in an uncertain world yields terrible results.” French states that Christians have two temptations rooted in the fear of men. One is the path that liberal Christians... Read more

Christ and Culture

2017-11-21T12:49:52-06:00

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Lectures from the AALC Reformation Conference

Last updated on: November 21, 2017 at 12:49 pm By Jordan Cooper

The American Association of Lutheran Churches recently hosted a conference in celebration of the 500th Anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation. The talks were on the following topics: Justification, the Church, the Ministry, Baptism, Sanctification, and Glorification. Each of these is now available on Youtube. You can checkout the playlist of all lectures here. Read more

2017-11-14T07:51:22-06:00

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On Compassion Toward Transgendered Individuals

Last updated on: November 14, 2017 at 7:51 am By Jordan Cooper

It is too often assumed that Christians are opposed to homosexuality and trans issues simply due to personal biases and prejudices. Read more

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2017-11-08T07:36:48-06:00

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

Last updated on: November 8, 2017 at 7:36 am By nathanrinne

+++ Post by Nathan Rinne Matthew Garnett, of the In Layman’s Terms podcast and the Federalist, shared an important piece last week on Facebook about Tullian Tchividjian’s Preaching. As I said there in reply to a critical comment (referring to “fear based heretic hunting“): “I’d say we owe Matthew our thanks for his very insightful and careful article here. Tullian does to, of course! — very kind of Matthew to listen to absolutely everything the man has said, and I... Read more

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