A common response to the argument that the Church is commanded to sing the psalms is the question “what about the imprecatory psalms?” And typically, the questioner then points to Jesus’ command, found in the Sermon on the Mount: “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your continue reading…
Continued from part 1. Reformation Era In many ways, the Reformation can be properly viewed as both a return to and development of what went before and not, as it is often popularly conceived, as a break from the past. Though speaking immediately in the context of the doctrine of continue reading…
I initially wrote the following posts in 2021 as a paper for an Historical Theology overview course at Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary. I was assigned to treat the development of the doctrine of one of the chapters in the Baptist Confession of which I chose chapter thirty-one “Of the State continue reading…
Introduction In the realm of Christian biblical hermeneutics, many Christians approach the Old Testament explicitly through the lens of the New Testament. They hold to and practice New Testament priority in interpretation. Others however object to this and argue that neither testament holds interpretive priority over the other. I hold continue reading…
An impressive survey of beliefs from the early Church. Hill’s primary thrust in this publication of his dissertation is that the chiliasm of the early Church was inextricably intertwined with a view of the intermediate state in which the saints were not permitted entrance to heaven/Christ’s presence until after Christ’s continue reading…
The Command to Sing Psalms God’s people have always been a singing people. From ancient times, Israel sang the Psalms and the New Testament Church continued this practice. It was not until the modern era that Psalm singing has been completely neglected in the worship of God. This neglect is continue reading…
The second of Kimbro’s book that I have read, this one predates the other (Not As a Thief). Here, as in his other book, Kimbro is articulate and clear. He pursues the central idea by means of two major sub-points; the first, that Premillennialism has falsly (though frequently intentionally) been continue reading…
An excellent, short introduction to the doctrine of the Christian Sabbath. Seewald navigates the difficulties surrounding a proper understanding of the remaining Sabbath rest for the Christian in a superbly irenic and almost effortless manner. He explains the difference between moral and positive laws, discusses the superiority of the New continue reading…
Good book that, contrary to the title, has to do with far more than worship but extends to the very foundation of ecclesiology. Waldron argues for the Regulative Principle and shows that it is not merely the Regulative Principle of Worship but extends to all the formal actions and structures of the continue reading…
A difficult book to review. There are three primary aspects from which to consider this book: its presentation of the Dispensational hermeneutic, its defense of the Dispensational hermeneutic, and its presentation & critique of other approaches. Regarding the first, this book is invaluable. Here in a concise volume is a continue reading…