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...
apologetics, epistemology, exegesis/exposition, hermeneutics
Republished with permission from Conservative Theological Journal, 10:29 (May 2006) Introduction Admittedly and without apology, this approach begins with circular reasoning. Specifically, it begins with the defining circle of self-authenticating truths upon which...
bibliology, ecclesiology, eschatology, hermeneutics, lists, theology
Deriving from two Greek words, theos (God) and logos (word or discourse), the term theology simply refers to the study of or discourse about God. For students of the Bible, theology is the product of Bible study. In other words, it is not something we should read into...
exegesis/exposition, hermeneutics, politics
An excerpt from The Bible in Government and Society, now available from Tyndale Seminary Press: Once upon a time there was a group of believers so stunted in their spiritual growth, that they received one of the sternest rebukes of any assembly to that point. Rather...
exegesis/exposition, hermeneutics, Jesus, teachings of, social justice
This is the first of a series of articles dealing with a Biblical perspective of social justice and socio-political issues such as the relationship of Biblical Christianity to the state. In this first article, we consider important contextual aspects of Jesus’ words....
hermeneutics, parenting, spanking
Previously we examined Proverbs 13:24, a passage from which we understood three powerful principles: (1) proper discipline is associated with the use of the rod, (2) proper discipline is associated with love, and proper discipline is not described here in terms of...
eschatology, exegesis/exposition, hermeneutics
My attention was directed recently to an article by Kevin DeYoung, entitled “Who Are the 144,000 in Revelation?” DeYoung pastors a Reformed church in Michigan and identifies himself with the “young, restless, and reformed” movement. Generally, I don’t make a habit of...
