The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy: Article VI
“We affirm that the whole of Scripture and all its parts, down to the very words of the original, were given by divine inspiration. We deny that the inspiration of…
David Smith
The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy: Article 2
Article two of the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy reads: “We affirm that the Scriptures are the supreme written norm by which God binds the conscience, and that the authority…
The order of Salvation: Repentance
Our English term conversion is not often used in our translations of the Bible. But lest we commit a word-concept fallacy, we should not conclude from this that the concept…
Majoring in the Minors: Hosea
God frequently called the prophets to physically demonstrate the truth that God had for his covenant people to learn. Hosea was no exception.…
The Spirit’s Fruit: Love
According to The Beatles, love is all you need. Of course, you won’t actually learn anything about love from their vapid lyrics, yet we need to learn about love, if…
Inerrancy and Hermeneutics
Hermeneutics is the study or practice of interpretation, and it’s what humans cannot help but do. Every moment of our waking hours we interpret, which is to say that we…
The Ten Words: The Third
Names. We all have one, or two or three, maybe even four or five! Names identify us, don’t they? At least to some degree. Yet, we recognize that we are…
The Application of Scripture
Your teen-age daughter wants to start dating a young man who is quite nice, very likeable, professes faith in Jesus for salvation, but his dad is an adulterer, even while…
Sovereignty and Salvation
Recently, while picking up my daughter from school I asked my customary question: “So, how was your day?” Normally, the response is brief, but this day was one of those…
The Fruit of the Spirit: Love
We all know combinations that just don’t go well together, don’t we? We even have a saying for them—they go together like oil and water. Some people think this about…
A Walk Distinguished: Ephesians 4:17-19
Sometimes the best example is the worst example. In my years of teaching and coaching at the high school and college levels, I often revealed to my students and athletes…
Communicable Attributes: Grace: Its Scope and Effectiveness
Among professing Christians in America, there is perhaps no word, and the reality to which it refers, more used and abused than grace. Space only allows us to glance at…