August 11, 2008
by Julian Freeman
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There are benefits and drawbacks to preaching large portions of text. The benefits are too numerous to get into, but one of the drawbacks is that you don’t get to stop and to meditate for as long as you’d like … Continue reading
July 28, 2008
by Julian Freeman
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It’s wedding season… which is great! I love thinking about weddings. Their whole point, after all, is to point to my Saviour and his love for his bride–and I like to think about that! Since staying married is not about … Continue reading
June 25, 2008
by Julian Freeman
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As promised yesterday, here is what amounts to a super-brief (again) presentation of the biblical support for penal substitution. Despite what the critics will posit, it’s not new, it’s not western, it’s not because of Augustine, and it’s not even … Continue reading
June 24, 2008
by Julian Freeman
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In keeping with our theme of atonement from yesterday, I thought I’d outline some of the more common objections to penal substitution offered in contemporary ‘evangelical’ literature. Again, these are very brief descriptions of the arguments, but they are simply … Continue reading
June 23, 2008
by Julian Freeman
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It is a charge often brought against those who hold to penal substitution that we miss the dynamic presentation of the atoning work of Christ through Scriptures. In other words, if you hold to penal substitution, you miss the many … Continue reading
October 12, 2007
by Julian Freeman
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Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Conclusion. 5. CONCLUSION Stephen Neill is indeed correct in his summation, that “the Christian finds that he can never think of God without thinking of Jesus Christ, and that he … Continue reading
October 5, 2007
by Julian Freeman
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Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Conclusion. 4. IN JESUS’ NAME: PRAYER TO AND WORSHIP OF JESUS AS GOD Aside from being portrayed as deity by his authority in his earthly ministry, and declared to be … Continue reading