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…
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…
A very good warning of the hermeneutical decline that has been ongoing since the days of Spurgeon but which is being increasingly embraced by many (if not most) conservative churches in the English-speaking world. It briefly covers specific errors of the modern hermeneutic and then provides some counter methods along continue reading…
This is a fascinating book that argues, following his death on the cross, Christ’s human soul descended to the place of the dead (hell) where he completed his triumph over Satan. The book scratches an itch I’ve had for as far back as I can remember but never took the continue reading…
A great sequel to The End Times Made Simple, this book focuses mostly on peripheral questions rather than on what are the big picture questions of eschatology. It is, therefore, a fantastic resource for someone who wants to go beyond asking “when is the rapture” and “what and when is continue reading…
In Not as a Thief: A Historic Premillennial Perspective on the Rapture, Kimbro does an excellent job demonstrating the utter lack of biblical evidence for a pre-tribulational rapture. He focuses on the timing of the rapture (as the title emphasizes) rather than the millennium, making this an excellent book no 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…