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War in the Bible: an Examination of Biblical Conflict and Violence
The Bible doesn’t flinch at portraying the world’s violence, especially during wartime. And while there is no such thing as a kind and gentle war, you might be surprised to learn t...
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Sixteen Ways Worship Pastors Can Engage Pastorally
What role does a worship leader play in the modern church?
Song leader? Lead musician? Not really.
Zac Hicks wants to help fellow worship le...
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Is Celibacy the “Right” Thing? (1 Cor 7:37)
Does καλῶς mean “right” or “well”? This is one of those situations where I would think we hear things differently.
Paul has been arguing for...
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“When They Approach the Old Testament, They Think It’s Boring”
We recently sat down with Gary Schnittjer to talk about why the Pentateuch is often read less frequently than other parts of the Bible, as ...
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Tremper Longman, III on Studying Genesis
We recently sat down with Tremper Longman to discuss some of the challenges in studying the book of Genesis. Take a look at what he had to ...
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What Is Christianity? Different than What Most People Think
It’s a basic question, and also a vital one. Not only for our own spiritual journey, but also for the journeys of people we know and meet.
A...
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An Exegetical Reading of the Wedding at Cana (John 2:1-11) - An Excerpt from John
Today’s excerpt is from the Gospel of John, the newest installment in the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament.
Written by E...
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[Common Places] The Five Solas: Christ Alone
This year we celebrate the 500th anniversary of the beginnings of the Protestant Reformation, looking back to Martin Luther’s 95 Theses and ...
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Hebrew and You with Lee M. Fields - Hebrew Poetry and Isaiah
According to Duvall and Hayes in Grasping God’s Word , more than one-third of the Old Testament is written in the form of poetry. (373) Mode...
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Three Steps Toward Rightly Knowing the Doctrine of the Trinity
Fred Sanders has an ambitious goal with his new book The Triune God: securing our knowledge of the triune God by rightly ordering the theolo...
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When is Greek Grammar Bad English Grammar? (1 Cor 9:6) - Mondays with Mounce 270
This blog can be placed in the category of the inconsistencies of formal equivalent translations, which try to keep Greek word order if poss...
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10 Principles You Need to Know about Trinitarian Dogmatics
While celebrating Christ's incarnation is fresh on our breath, it's apt we contemplate the Trinity. After all, the God-with-us event is inhe...
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Explore God’s Two Books: God’s Word and God’s Works - Reflecting on "Evolution: Scripture and Nature Say Yes!"
25% and 23%
These two numbers represent the reason why Denis Lamoureux wrote his new book Evolution: Scripture and Nature Say Yes!
The first...
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The Many Faces of γάρ (1 Cor 14:23) - Mondays with Mounce 269
We all know that a word has a range of meanings. In fact, I am not sure there is a word that only means one precise thing. And while a word ...
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[Common Places]: Pro-Nicene Theology: Theology and Economy in Scripture
Our current series, Pro-Nicene Theology, offers doctrinal and exegetical entries to the key tenets of basic Trinitarian orthodoxy as develop...
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Why Are Jesus' Genealogies in Matthew and Luke Different?
The birth narratives in both Matthew and Luke help answer the question, “Who is Jesus and where did he come from?” One of the ways each book...
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What Is an "Evangelical" Dogmatics of Scripture? Here’s a Framework
Several years ago, Oliver Crisp and Fred Sanders conceived of an annual conference discussing and explicating Christian doctrine, one that w...
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