All Joking Aside

5 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. 2 And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. 3 But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints. 4 Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving. 5 For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. 6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these … Continue reading All Joking Aside

Crampton my style

I find some of the most hypocritical and terrible objection of Van Til came from Clarkians. They would provide analysis of Van Til and Frame and ignore the fact that the infallible Clark made similar mistakes. Whether it be Gary Crampton or John Robbins. Here is Crampton’s article and Hays’ response: http://www.trinityfoundation.org/journal.php?id=191 http://triablogue.blogspot.com/2005/07/why-im-not-cramptonian.html Continue reading Crampton my style

Accommodationism

Here are the other parts: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, and Bibliography. The common alternative to Concordism is Accommodationism. This view is defined different way according to different individuals. The term is used to explain how an infinite God can communicate to creatures. Unfortunately, it is also sometimes used as a ploy to deny inerrancy. It is used very loosely. God communicating in Human language is an example of accommodation. He uses such things as the Covenant is another example of accommodations for us. It is … Continue reading Accommodationism

Tree of Life

The view that looks most promising to me about the tree of life is that it wasn’t some magical tree that supplied immortality. The tree of life is apparently some kind of sacrament (that is, there is no reason to believe it is magical) that would confirm the man in his moral condition: hence he needed to gain (or retain) access to it by obedience and would have been rewarded by being confirmed in holiness forever. This is why God does not want him to have it after his sin (Gen. 3:22): he would then be confirmed in his sinfulness … Continue reading Tree of Life