Book Review: Wilbur Pickering’s The Identity of the New Testament Text

Book Review: Wilbur Pickering’s The Identity of the New Testament Text Several years ago, I did some research on the subject of Bible versions. The subject is of immediate interest to English speaking Christians because of the wide variety of Bible versions available. Which is the best one to use? The question is complicated by …

Darwin Fish vs. the Gospel, pt. 2

The following is part two of an e-mail I wrote a few months ago. The first part can be found here. ====================================== Darwin continues: 3. It is flat out a lie. In Gethsemane, Jesus, the Son of God, God Himself (John 1:1), prayed an illogical paradoxical contradictory prayer. He prayed, "Take this cup away from …

Darwin Fish vs. the Gospel, pt. 1

The following is part one of the substance of an e-mail I wrote a few months ago. [I have edited it a bit for this blog.] ========================================= Recently, my attention was brought to a website that offers a critique of the Christian Confession of Faith. The following blog post (http://www.atruechurch.info/archivedblog2.html, 2/12/2012) is written by Darwin …

John MacArthur vs. the Gospel, pt. 3

Previously, I have written about John MacArthur's promotion of 'Common Grace', which is the doctrine that God blesses people apart from the finished work of Jesus Christ. Of course, that blessing has to be based on something, and predictably, MacArthur teaches that it is based on God's universal love for Mankind: God’s love for mankind …

John MacArthur vs. the Gospel, pt. 2

Last time, I wrote about John MacArthur's promotion of Common Grace, where he put forth the view that God blesses people apart from the righteousness of Christ. Today, I want to look at MacArthur's definition of saving Faith. John MacArthur is perhaps best known for his position on Lordship Salvation, which is his way of …