The day I found out Martin Luther Hated Jews

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photo © 2006 Robert Wirrmann | more info(via: Wylio)   So on Saturday I learned that the great Reformer, Martin Luther, was an anti-Semite.  And I mean a real, burn-down-their-houses-and-cut-off-their limbs anti-Semite. He called for violence, dismemberment, arson, expulsion, and death, and provided material that would later be used by Nazis to stir up anti-Jewish sentiment among the German people.  In a book entitled On Jews and Their Lies, Luther wrote: “My ... read more

The Justification Debate - Discussion Starter

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I wanted to share this summary from Christianity Today about the current debate between theologians N.T. Wright and John Piper regarding the nature of justification.  I’m almost finished working my way through Wright’s book on the subject, and am pretty convinced (as I expected I would be) that his Scriptural support is abundant. In a second article about the practical implications of the justification debate, this question was asked: “Which is more scandalous? The mul... read more

Reformed or Emerging...Must We Choose?

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I ran across an old Mark Driscoll interview this weekend in which Driscoll was quoted as saying, “The two hot theologies today are Reformed and emerging. Reformed theology offers certainty, with a masculine God who names our sin, crushes Jesus on the Cross for it, and sends us to hell if we fail to repent. Emerging theology offers obscurity, with a neutered God who would not say an unkind word to us, did not crush Jesus for our sins, and would not send anyone to hell.” (Driscoll hims... read more

Reforming My Attitude: How a Little Church Made Big Impact

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Those who know me well know that I’ve had a somewhat tumultuous relationship with Reformed theology and Reformed churches over the years.  A few bad experiences left me with a chip on my shoulder and festering wounds I like to nurse every now and then with a snarky comment or critical post. I’ve written about some of my experiences before—meeting a six-year-old forced to memorize and recite the Westminster Confession at dinnertime, nearly losing my faith over the notion ... read more

A Comeback for Calvinism?

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A couple of things caught my eye this week concerning what has been called a “Reformed resurgence” among young people.  The first is Collin Hansen’s book  Young, Restless, and Reformed (Crossway 2008), in which the Christianity Today reporter details what he calls “a Calvinist resurgence” among twenty-something evangelicals. The cover boasts an illustration of young guy wearing a T-shirt that says “Jonathan Edwards is my homeboy.” (You can... read more

Enns, WTS, and Why Six-Year-Olds Shouldn't Memorize Catechisms

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As you may have heard, Westminster Theological Seminary’s board recently voted to suspend professor Peter Enns over his book Inspiration and Incarnation, in which he uses an incarnational analogy to argue that that there are both human and divine elements to Scripture. The board decided that the book’s thesis fell outside the Westminster Confession of Faith’s position on biblical interpretation. Enn’s suspension comes after a two-year theological debate that has caused a ... read more

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