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Part 6 of Response to The Gospel as Center: Chapter 6 “The Plan”

Part 6 of Response to The Gospel as Center: Chapter 6, “The Plan” by Colin S. Smith So, I continue my response to chapters in the book The Gospel as Center by members of The Gospel Coalition. Chapter 6 is by Colin S. Smith, pastor of Orchard Evangelical Free Church in Illinois. I perused the [...]

Part 6 of Response to The Gospel as Center: Chapter 6 "The Plan"

Part 6 of Response to The Gospel as Center: Chapter 6, "The Plan" by Colin S. Smith So, I continue my response to chapters in the book The Gospel as Center by members of The Gospel Coalition. Chapter 6 is … Continue reading →

John Piper and Pietism

Recently John Piper declared himself a pietistic Reformed person. See: http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2... As someone who likes to think of myself as a Pietist and even (others will have to judge to what extent this is true) an expert on Pietism, I … Continue reading →

Are divorce and remarriage and homosexual relations comparable?

A recent guest editorial in the Minneapolis Star Tribune (April 1, 2012) argues that evangelicals are inconsistent, if not hypocritical, when they tolerate divorce and remarriage but condemn homosexual relations. (I am assuming the author means by the latter monogomous … Continue reading →

A brief hiatus from discussing The Gospel as Center

For a few days I will break from responding to The Gospel as Center and resume next week. In the meantime, I will post occasional thoughts here on other topics. Stay tuned….

Part 5 of Response to The Gospel as Center: Chapter 5 "Sin and the Fall"

Part 5 of Response to The Gospel as Center, Chapter 5: "Sin and the Fall" by Reddit Andrews III Reddit Andrews is a Presbyterian pastor (PCA). This is a brief chapter—only ten pages—and covers the basics of a doctrine of … Continue reading →

Book recommendation about original sin

Some have asked for my view of original sin and the connection between Adam and us. I cannot do better than recommend Bernard Ramm's Offense to Reason: A Theology of Sin (Harper & Row, 1985). It was one of his … Continue reading →

Part 4 of Response to The Gospel as Center: Chapter 4: Creation

Part 4: Response to The Gospel as Center: Chapter 4: Creation by Andrew M. Davis Chapter 4, simply titled "Creation" is written by Andrew M. Davis, pastor of First Baptist Church, Durham, N.C. Nothing at the church's web site indicated … Continue reading →

Part 3: Response to The Gospel as Center, Chapter 3: "The Gospel and Scripture"

Part 3: Response to The Gospel as Center, Chapter 3: "The Gospel and Scripture" This is the third of a series of responses to the book The Gospel as Center: Renewing Our Faith and Reforming our Ministry Practices edited by … Continue reading →

Part 2: Response to The Gospel as Center

Part 2: Response to The Gospel as Center, Chapter 2, "Can We Know the Truth?" by Richard D. Phillips This chapter is, as the title indicates, about epistemology. I approached it wondering if there is such a thing as a … Continue reading →