“And the veil was torn in two from top to bottom.” (Mark 15:38) There were three beautifully colored curtains in the tabernacle. The first one was at the gate of the entrance into the tabernacle just before the bronze altar; the second was at the door through which one would gain entrance into the Holy […]

One of the ideas that has informed this series on Protestantism is the prevailing notion among many Christians in North America that the days of Protestant and Roman Catholic antagonism are over. In her recent book on the emerging church movement, for instance, The Great Emergence, Phyllis Tickle argues that Christendom is on the verge […]

There is back of all that Calvin wrote a deep joy because of sins forgiven. He knew that through Christ he had been reconciled to God. He therefore looked with deep compassion upon the multitudes of men about him who knew not this reconciliation with God. These multitudes of men had no one to point […]

Judges 13 introduces us to Samson, the last judge recorded in this book. Everybody knows his story. Every little boy wishes he could have Samson’s herculean prowess and massive muscles. Samson, however, is not the role model that he is made out to be. In fact, being the last judge in this book’s downward spiral […]

Judges 14 picks up the story exactly where Judges 13 left off. We are still continuing the storyline, still waiting for deliverance. The Spirit of the LORD was moving in Samson, which is a promising note. However, do not let your hopes get up too high, because the last time the Spirit of the LORD […]

Organic Inspiration” and the Infallibility of Scripture Some interpreters of Bavinck’s doctrine of Scripture have argued that his view of organic inspiration allows for a broad affirmation of Scriptural infallibility, but not a strict affirmation of Scriptural inerrancy. This is the claim, for example, of Jack Rogers and Donald McKim in their controversial book, The Authority […]

“You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or in the earth beneath or in the waters below.”  Deuteronomy 5:8 People know about the Trinity, but they only have a vague understanding of the relationship between The Father, the Holy Spirit, and Jesus. “The Shack” gave me […]