From Wayne Grudem (posted verbatim with permission): Dear John, Thank you for the kind, gracious spirit in your response! And thank you for your friendship, which has meant so much to me for so many years. And thank you for helping me to think more clearly about the details of what I have written. You write so persuasively! In fact, last night I printed out what I had written and your response, and gave it to Margaret, and before we went to bed Margaret informed me with a smile, “I agree with John.” Now what can I say to that?? Nevertheless, here are some responses: (1) I do not see denial of … [Read more...] about Grudem Responds to Piper on Baptism and Membership
Baptism and Church Membership – Again
Justin Taylor highlighted a revised section in Wayne Grudem's latest edition of his (magnificent) Systematic Theology text in which Grudem, reversing his position from a previous edition of the book, now argues against open membership (the idea that baptist churches should admit paedobaptized believers into church membership). Here's the heart of Grudem's reasoning: But the most serious difficulty arises when people begin to think about what such a “compromise position” implies about the views of baptism held by the people who go along with this compromise. For people who hold to infant … [Read more...] about Baptism and Church Membership – Again
Billy Graham and the Presidents
Charles Gibson will be anchoring a Special Edition of "20/20" this Friday evening (Aug. 10) entitled "Pastor to Power: Billy Graham and the Presidents." Gibson will explore the connection between Graham and 11 (consecutive? - yes, I should know!) U.S. presidential administrations between Harry Truman and George W. Bush. The program airs at 10 p.m., EDT, and has been timed to coincide with the release of The Preacher and the Presidents: Billy Graham in the White House by Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy of Time magazine. It will be particularly interesting to see how Gibbs and Duffy portray … [Read more...] about Billy Graham and the Presidents
Piper on Rabbi Kushner on the bridge collapse
John Piper persuasively demonstrates that Rabbi Kushner's "consolation" in the wake of the tragic Minneapolis bridge collapse is anything but. … [Read more...] about Piper on Rabbi Kushner on the bridge collapse
STR interview with Frank Beckwith
Greg Koukl of Stand to Reason interviews Dr. Frank Beckwith on his reversion to the Roman Catholic church. Beckwith discusses his influences and his understanding of justification, which seems to have been crucial in Beckwith's reversion. (HT: Hugh Hewitt via Jacob) … [Read more...] about STR interview with Frank Beckwith
Spencer on For Us and for Our Salvation
Michael Spencer reviews (and recommends) For Us and for Our Salvation: The Doctrine of Christ in the Early Church (which I previously also recommended). … [Read more...] about Spencer on For Us and for Our Salvation