Culpable Deniability

In Austria, it is a criminal offence to publicly deny, diminish or justify the Holocaust.  Many European countries who fell to the Reich have since enacted laws that are supposed to promote the WWII mantra, “Never Again.”  David Irving, an author and British historian, found that out the hard way after being sentenced to three [...]

The Gospel: Part II

As we continue to examine what this thing called “the gospel” is, it is necessary to understand that which Paul described as being of first importance: That Christ died for our sins.  I’ve already explained what the word “Christ” means, that is, “messiah” or “anointed one.”  The Hebrew scriptures offer the promise of a person coming [...]

The Gospel: Part I

I teach an adult elective on Sunday mornings, and yesterday we had a little pop quiz.  It was a simple geometry quiz (which may seem odd in a Christian apologetics course) in which I would describe a shape, and the class has to give me the name of the shape. 
“Four sides all the same size,” [...]

“Particular & General” Part V

In our previous discussions of the contrasts between the Particular and General Baptists (read part I, II, III and IV), we contrasted some of the theological differences.  One interesting difference between the two groups early in their development was that it was the Particular Baptists, those who confessed that man has no conditional part in his [...]

Greek of the Week: Episode 2

In our conversations, letters and emails we often say “God bless you” or something like that, but we rarely consider what that means.  “Bless” is such a whimsical word these days, tossed around with the same carefree insincerity as chucking out a “have a nice day” at the grocery store.  What does it mean when [...]