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Theology

Penal Substitution

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Dr. Albert Mohler provides a primer on penal substitution, harkening back to a J.I. Packer lecture 30 years ago. Speaking of which, Crossway has just released Preaching the Cross, a volume with contributions from Mark Dever, Ligon Duncan, Albert Mohler, C. J. Mahaney, John MacArthur, John Piper, and R. C. Sproul. From the Publisher's Description: Proclaiming the gospel is without a doubt the most important task of pastoral ministry, yet often other seemingly urgent activities can obscure it. From time to time all pastors and preachers need a fresh reminder of the primacy of the … [Read more...] about Penal Substitution

Prayer, Meditation and Fasting

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I have previously mentioned a Practical Theology course led by Pastor John Piper as part of The Bethlehem Institute vocational elder training program. The course consists in a series of eight 5-hour seminars (and one 10-hour seminar) led by Pastor John. The apprentices attend the seminars, read assigned material on the subject, and respond with a paper of varying length (sometimes as short as three pages, and on other occasions as long as ten pages). I recently attended the seminar entitled Prayer, Meditation, and Fasting: The Pursuit of Communion with God. (All seminars are recorded and … [Read more...] about Prayer, Meditation and Fasting

The Exclusivity of Christ

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Only One Way?: Reaffirming the Exclusive Truth Claims of Christianity looks like an outstanding book with which to engage college students or young professionals influenced by relativism and post-modernism. Each chapter brings a passage of Scripture to bear on a particular theme of the uniqueness of Christianity. The contributors are David Wells (on Acts 17:16-31), Peter Jones (on Genesis 1:1), Richard Phillips (on Romans 3:23-25), Phillip Ryken (on John 18:37-38), Ligon Duncan (on I Peter 2:9-10), and D.A. Carson (on Matthew 7:13-27). Richard Philips is the general editor. This book would … [Read more...] about The Exclusivity of Christ