by Willard Maxwell Aldrich [Editor’s Note: Originally published in 1934 in the journal Bibliotheca Sacra, this article was written by then Th.M. student Willard Aldrich. He later went on to get his Th.D. and to be president of Multnomah Bible College (1943-1978). He died in 2009. Part I appeared in the May/June issue of this

“But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Corinthains 15:57) Christianity is foremost a religion of gratitude. Or so says C. F. W. Walther, developing an insight from Luther: Luther says that the Christian religion is—in a nutshell—a religion of gratitude. All the good that we Christians

Christianity Today had an online article about the June 2012 SBC meetings in New Orleans (link here). The introduction to the proposed statement indicates that it would distance the SBC from 5-point Calvinism. Five point Calvinism holds the following doctrines not held by most Southern Baptists: (1) Christ only died for a small percentage of

Lillian Kwon, a Christian Post reporter, gave a fascinating snapshot of what Pastor Mark Dever said at the 2012 Together for the Gospel Conference (Read here.). Dever, a well-known Calvinist and Southern Baptist, was speaking to 8,000 pastors and seminary students. His message concerned the danger of false conversions. Here is a direct quote of

Homosexuality is a hot topic these days. While social media is filled with inflammatory comments being thrown in every direction, many Christians wrongly think that their only options are to compromise their views or tell the world that homosexuals are going to hell. But Alan Chambers of Exodus International is reaching out to homosexuals in

Ephesians 2:5 and 8-9 Reconsidered by Frank Tyler Some people believe that the new birth occurs before faith. Reformed theologians commonly cite Eph 2:8-9 as evidence that faith is the gift of God. For example, R. C. Sproul says, “Faith is a result of the Spirit’s sovereign work of regeneration” (Grace Unknown, pp. 156-57). In

Words and expressions carry meaning. The danger in reading anything is that we think we know what certain words and expressions mean, when in fact we may not. That is especially true in understanding the Bible. Too often people have wrong notions of what words and expressions mean and those mistaken ideas bar them from

GH said: This year’s conference was just wonderful. I loved how different people at the conference were passionate about different aspects of eschatology and Free Grace, and how all of these views highlighted in different ways the fact that God keeps His promises. Believing that God is faithful to all of His promises seems to

by Roger Lamfers Many years ago in a Sunday school class I realized that I had a deep desire to learn more about God. After the class ended I went up to the teacher and tried to explain what it was I was feeling inside. Instead of taking the opportunity to talk to me more

(Excerpt from Conference Message) by Dr. Stanley Toussaint Matthew Chapter 13 is a cornerstone on the discussions of the modern-day views of the kingdom. In Matthew 13 the Lord speaks in parables and the disciples ask, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” And Christ tells them He does so to conceal the truth