In the last installment of the series titled “Our Blessed Hope”, we asked the question of whether or not we are living in the last days, right now in 2022. We examined the influence of dispensational premillennialism that has developed the “last days” as the few final years of world history rather than the entire …
Our cultural moment right now is an interesting one. There is a trend in our culture towards a bubble-wrapped society that is entirely safe and simultaneously entirely restrained. Sensitivity is the highest form of virtue, according to this trending ethos. We would rather lose our freedom to speak uncomfortable truth freely than face the discomfort …
“Red-Pilled” in Cancel Culture: Why We Must Know and Follow the “Whole” Christ Read More »
It seems that every world crisis brings with it discussion of the end times. People are prone to ask, “are we living in the last days?” Perhaps the natural instinct is to attempt an answer to this question by first reviewing current events. But we should answer this question by turning first to Scripture. Our …
Our Blessed Hope: Are We Living in the ‘Last Days’? Read More »
As 2022 starts drawing to a close, I’m looking back at the books I read this past year. Here’s my top five with a short review: Deeper by Dane C. Ortlund Deeper: Real Change for Real Sinners was the first book I read in 2022. It’s a book on personal sanctification from pastor Dane Ortlund. …
We are told in Scripture to “discipline [ourselves] for the purpose of Godliness” (1 Tim. 4:7). Among the many spiritual disciplines that Christians utilize in their pursuit of Godliness, things like prayer, meditation, Bible-reading, and fasting usually top the list. These are all worthwhile endeavors but I believe there is another very important discipline for …
Pilgrimage is an ancient ritual in many religious traditions. It is often a mark of religious devotion. The faithful adherent travels many arduous miles to reach a site of importance to their religion. In Islam, the hajj to Mecca is one of the five pillars of the Muslim religion. Medieval Christians crossed Europe and Western …
If you grew up reading the Bible or hearing it taught you are no doubt familiar with the story of Jesus and the woman at the well in the fourth chapter of John. This woman meets Jesus alone at the well outside the town of Sychar in Samaria and He tells her about living water. …
In part one, I primarily focused on the typology of Genesis 22 in the story of Abraham and Isaac on Mount Moriah. We saw how this event, while literal and historical, also had a symbolic significance as it foreshadowed the propitiation made by Jesus Christ. This article will focus more on the “obedience of faith”, …
Genesis 22, Typology, and the Obedience of Faith Pt. 2 Read More »
My favorite Old Testament story is found in Genesis 22. It is the well-known story of Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son Isaac on Mount Moriah, in obedience to YHWH’s command to him. This story has great significance in the narrative of Genesis, in the flow of redemptive history, and in the theology of both …
Genesis 22, Typology, and the Obedience of Faith Pt. 1 Read More »
This will serve as the next installment in the haphazard series so far titled “Our Blessed Hope”. The series concerns itself with eschatology: the study of the last things. And we have already covered the binding of Satan and the biblical theology of Eden which points to the telos or end goal of eschatology. In …
