exegesis/exposition, grace, hermeneutics, salvation, theology
John MacArthur holds to Calvinism’s five points, including limited atonement (the “L” in TULIP). He departs from his generally literal hermeneutic in handling 1 John 2:2, arguing that ὅλου τοῦ κόσμου does not refer to the whole world “Jesus didn’t pay for the sins of...
exegesis/exposition, hermeneutics, salvation, theology
A fantastic discussion is being undertaken in a Facebook group called Scripturally Speaking – Biblical Dispensational Theology. Having been asked to participate, I admit that I have little to add that hasn’t already been published, but as the discussion is worthy, I...
diversity, ethics, exegesis/exposition, hermeneutics
In most contexts, diversity is a beautiful thing. Creation reflects an incredible array of diverse kinds of beauty. As I watch the sun begin to rise over the Atlantic Ocean, I see wispy clouds high above, with a thick puff of clouds just above the horizon. There is...
ecclesiology, exegesis/exposition, hermeneutics, spiritual gifts
As I was writing this article, in another room Lovely Bride quizzed Youngest Daughter on her spelling words (including the word “duck”). Meanwhile Oldest Daughter studied at her desk and was just about to get up from her desk and walk to the room where the following...
exegesis/exposition, hermeneutics, spiritual gifts, theology
Question: In previous articles you referenced the definition of tongues in Acts 2, but what about 1 Corinthians 14? And why does Paul use the word φωνή rather than γλῶσσα ? Answer: In employing the literal grammatical-historical hermeneutic we acknowledge the progress...
exegesis/exposition, hermeneutics, salvation, theology
Aristotle introduces his Nicomachean Ethics with these words: “Every skill and every inquiry, and similarly every action and rational choice, is thought to aim at some good; and so the good has been aptly described as that at which everything aims.” While Aristotle...
bibliology, ethics, exegesis/exposition, hermeneutics, textual criticism, theology
Republished with permission from the Journal of Dispensational Theology, Vol. 16 No. 48, August, 2012. John Locke deftly identifies the central problem of biblical authority: he explains that if all of holy writ is to be equally considered as inspired of God, then...
exegesis/exposition, hermeneutics, parenting, pedagogy, success
I recently presented a paper (Integrating Exegesis and Exposition: Preaching and Teaching for Spiritual Independence) in which I asserted that if the literal grammatical historical hermeneutic is warranted, then we must apply it not only in the exegetical process (the...
apologetics, exegesis/exposition, hermeneutics, pedagogy, philosophy, theology
Presented to The Council on Dispensational Hermeneutics, October 3, 2012 INTRODUCTION To assess the implications of literal grammatical-historical hermeneutics (LGH) for the handling of the Bible it is helpful to consider three related stages of application. The...
apologetics, epistemology, exegesis/exposition, hermeneutics
Republished with permission from Conservative Theological Journal, 10:29 (May 2006) Pillar III: Incapacity of Man to Comprehend Revelation Definition Once man has a proper perspective and understanding of the reality of and the essentially communicated identity of...
