There is much good in this book; if you need some practical advice on how to proceed in a dating/romantic relationship or how to evaluate a potential spouse, you will find a lot that is commendable in this book. However, while the specific applications can be quite helpful, the exegesis continue reading…
Raises some good points. Byrd is not an egalitarian but she nevertheless wants to pull back from where much of complimentarianism is headed/has gone. Her writing style is very different from most theological books I have read which makes her harder to follow; I am not sure if this is continue reading…
A very short, slightly dated defense of the amillennial position. Grier is primarily writing to respond to the (at the time) newly popular Dispensational form of premillennialism though he certain has other forms in view as well. At only 128 pages, this is not an exhaustive book but it still continue reading…
Chapter 5 Morris starts off this chapter claiming that the doctrine of a future fulfillment of the 70th week of Daniel’s vision is an essential part of Dispensational doctrine, and is totally incompatible with all other forms of prophetic interpretation, such as Covenant Theology, Historicism, Preterism, and Idealism. (1) First, continue reading…
A Note I am neither a historian nor a theologian. My understanding of the matters of Covenant and Dispensational Theology are largely based on my own reading rather than academic study and are far from complete. Any inaccuracies or inconsistencies in the following are, therefore, likely my own. Preface In continue reading…
Note: This post originally called Showers’ system Classical Dispensationalism. This was incorrect; his system is Modified Dispensationalism (though some do not see this distinction and would label him Traditional Dispensational). Having grown up Dispensational, I recently began to examine Covenantal theology and compare it to Dispensationalism. I was given a continue reading…