The Bible
What the Jews Heard at Pentecost and Why It Matters for Infant Baptism
When Peter stood up at Pentecost, his audience was entirely Jewish. What did they hear when he declared that “the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself” (Acts 2:39)? What they heard would have immediately governed their covenant practice […]
Old Problems, New Proponents: The Sufficiency of Scripture Debate in Our Day
The church today finds itself amidst a revived trend of advocating for hearing God speaking to his people apart from his word. While there are new figures in this movement, the content of their message is hardly original. One can think of late medieval mysticism’s emphasis on a mystical encounter with God […]
No Room for Post-Millennialist Optimism: Considering the Saints and the City of Chaos in Isaiah 24–27
Christians today join the saints before them in searching the Bible to understand what exactly God promises us about the Last Days. No shortage of speculation exists, and it would be hard to overstate the impact eschatology has had on Christian life as believers navigate the spaces of politics and culture. […]
Does God Still Use Holy War?
War is a dreadful and terrifying reality of living in a fallen and sinful world. When war breaks out, many people wonder how God is at work in the midst of it.
A Congregation of the Passover
One cannot exaggerate just how critical the sequence of events recorded in Chapters 11, 12, and 13 of Exodus is in the history of Israel, the church, and the world. What God does, says, and reveals to his servant Moses and his covenant people still resonate with God’s people today as the Lord […]
