Yesterday saw the shock announcement that Spurgeon’s College is closing. I say that it was a shock because it seemed to come out of nowhere. However, those who have been following the situation with theological education maybe won’t be so surprised that some places are closing. There have been issues with student numbers and finance… Continue reading Spurgeon’s college: A shock closure and thoughts about the future of theological training
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What really are the qualifications of an elder/pastor?
I’ve been thinking about this because there is a trend amongst theological educators to talk about the need to emphasise spiritual formation as much as theological training for potential pastors. However, when you look at what the Bible says about the qualifications of an elder in 1 Timothy 3, it says that they are to… Continue reading What really are the qualifications of an elder/pastor?
The Return of the Federal Vision?
When I went to theological college in 2006, I went against the backdrop of three major theological controversies that had been brewing in Evangelical circles. I was familiar with two of them, Open Theism and the controversy surrounding Steve Chalke and Penal Substitution. However, I was completely unaware of the third. Apparently, a few years… Continue reading The Return of the Federal Vision?
Selden College – the questions are still there
I recently wrote about a new college set up in Oxford that purports to be a Classical Christian College. Now I appreciate that the college are unlikely to pick up on my little blog. However, I was hoping to encourage people to at least ask those questions themselves before getting involved in promoting Selden College. … Continue reading Selden College – the questions are still there
John MacArthur, reformed folk religion and personality cults
Point of departure: responding to Matthew Barrett on leaving the SBC for Anglicanism
Matthew Barrett has recently announced that he has left the Southern Baptist Convention in favour of Anglicanism. This is significant because Barrett has been pushed forward as a leading spokesman of Classical Theism and evidence that it was possible to hold this position and remain baptistic. Barrett writes here about his reasons for departing. There’s… Continue reading Point of departure: responding to Matthew Barrett on leaving the SBC for Anglicanism
Separating the legal bit of the wedding from the celebration
The Times observes that people are increasingly separating the legal civil registration of marriage from the celebration, sometimes with a significant period of time in between. Steve Kneale picks up on this here and argues that it is s good thing and will help The Church get a better and more Biblical view of marriage. … Continue reading Separating the legal bit of the wedding from the celebration
Return of the King: video series
If you fancy digging into a book of the Bible through the summer, here is a series of talks on the book of Revelation …and here is the accompanying E-Book.
Biblical brackets
There’s a particular technique that shows up in Scripture where writers want to show that a train of thought is being followed through from start to conclusion. It functions to bracket various thoughts, points, narratives together and is known technically as an inclusion. The method use is to repeat a word, phrase or pericope at… Continue reading Biblical brackets
Shameful … Why EN need to be wise about what they publish on their letters page
Last month Jason Roach wrote an article for Evsngelicals Now looking at how the Gospel deals with our shame as well.aa our guilt. It was a very helpful article showing how some cultures are more alert to one or the other. The only change I would make is to give more emphasis to the fact… Continue reading Shameful … Why EN need to be wise about what they publish on their letters page
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