Craig Blomberg
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Middle Knowledge and the Calvinist-Arminian Debate
Middle knowledge is a proposed solution to predestination vs. free will, to divine sovereignty and human responsibility, going all the way back to the medieval Jesuit priest Molina (so sometimes it's also called Molinism). -
The Despised Doctrine of Judgment
Anyone who shouts in God’s face that they will not know him unless he abandons all forms of final judgment should be recoiling in terror of what they are creating for themselves on Judgment Day. -
The Threefold Antidote to Timidity
Paul gathers together three key terms here that most people don’t naturally think of as belonging with each other. Any one of them by itself is usually not enough. Two of them together are much better. But all three are necessary for a full-orbed personality of godly leadership. -
I Suffer, Therefore I... ?
Second Timothy 3:12 declares explicitly that whoever would live a godly life in Christ will be persecuted. This is more than suffering; this is suffering for one's faith. How many of us are persecuted for our faith and, if not, is it because nobody knows that we have any? -
Are All Sins Equal?
One person commits adultery, but probably all of us lust. So how can we criticize the adulterer or engage in church discipline with them? -
Don't Be a Cretan!
You could make an argument that "Don't be a Cretan!" is a fitting summary for what the Book of Titus teaches. There's more here than simply exaggeration. -
The Bridge
It is fashionable in some circles these days to lampoon the historic Christian doctrine of substitutionary atonement as divine child abuse. But to do so is a tragic mistake. -
Apostolic Succession and Apostasy
Did Peter really have special authority over the church and is there any sort of special succession mandated in Scripture? -
Bible Translations Aren't THAT Different, but We Can Have Preferences
A series of conversations in recent months, linked only by the theme of Bible translation, has made me dramatically more aware than ever before of the following observations. -
When an Argument from Silence Becomes Utterly Meaningless
Not long ago an unsolicited e-mail asked me to comment on a skeptic’s blogsite that had posted a list of about twenty “historians” from the Jewish, Greek or Roman worlds of around the time of Christ. Here are my thoughts. -
The Uniqueness of Sex
The Bible hasn't changed, nor has God's Spirit, which enables humans to obey Scripture. So why are we giving up (or giving in) so ridiculously easily and prematurely in this area? -
The Albanian Mice that Roared
It is an amazing story. Before the fall of the iron curtain, only twenty years ago, there were no known Christians of any kind--Protestant, Catholic or Orthodox--in the little Soviet bloc country of Albania. -
What Is the "Sin Unto Death" (1 John 5:16b)?
If we knew who those people were who had so hardened their hearts that they had committed what Jesus calls blasphemy against the Spirit (Matt. 12:32) so that God gives them over to their depravity (Rom. 1:24, 26, 28), we could stop praying for them, knowing it was pointless. But we don't have such knowledge. -
The Christmas True or False Quiz
If the following appear in Scripture (in the original languages of course), answer true. If not, answer false. -
Christmas is for Outcasts
Jesus' family history makes one point very clear: Jesus is a Messiah for outcasts, whether or not they deserve the stigma others attach to them. How are you showing His love? -
How to Cope Theologically with Apostasy
Sadly, I have watched people abandon professions of faith in Christ at a variety of times in my life. I have heard others tell their stories, whom I have encountered only after the fact. -
The Proper Use of Galatians 1:8?
I knew I was in trouble when I saw the Scripture chosen for the header at the top of this pastor's blog. -
The Rich in James 5
I was reminded once again of how evangelicals even in the comparatively prosperous nations of Western Europe (and Ireland had the fastest growing economy in the world at one point in the last decade until the recent financial downturn) still lag noticeably behind even the average middle-class American Christian. -
Why Do Teachers Face Stricter Judgment?
The stricter judgment against teachers which James warns about may, at least in large part, have to do with negative consequences of the teachers' sins in this life.
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