He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. Colossians 1:15, ESV Let’s talk about the eye for a minute. It’s a pretty amazing product of our Lord’s endless ingenuity. Firstly, light goes out from a source (the Sun, lightbulb, the screen you’re reading this on) at an approximate speed of… Continue reading The Visible and Invisible, Part I

One of the questions I occasionally get asked is “Which translation of the Bible is the best?” Now, this question is one that doesn’t have an answer. Ideally, people would learn Greek and Hebrew, but that isn’t realistic for everyone. So we are forced to make a choice, to trust a particular translation committee and… Continue reading Assessing the CSB

One of the hot topics among Reformed theologians over the past couple of years has been the subject of Divine Simplicity. Simplicity, in its…well…simplest form posits that God is not composed of parts. That is to say, God’s love is not somehow distinct from His justice, mercy, aseity, omniscience, and so forth. One could not… Continue reading A Consequence of Denying Simplicity

God is not diffused throughout creation as though he is partly here and partly there, but rather he is completely here, and completely there at the same time and with no loss to himself. Louis Berkhof, Systematic Theology, 60–61 It sounds simple enough to assent to the fact that God is everywhere, but what does… Continue reading Divine Omnipresence

That he is self-existent; he has his being of himself, and has no dependence upon any other: the greatest and best man in the world must say, By the grace of God I am what I am; but God says absolutely-and it is more than any creature, man or angel, can say-I am that I… Continue reading Forever and Ever, Amen

The amount is, that the light of the truth revealed in God’s word, is so distinct that the very first sight of it illuminates the mind. John Calvin Commentary on Psalm 119:130 Sometimes the Bible is confusing. Sometimes it’s very confusing. There are some passages of the Bible with very little consensus as to the… Continue reading The Perpiscuity of Scripture

When approaching systematic theology, the inevitable first topic is hermeneutics. One’s hermeneutical approach lays the groundwork for how every other topic is addressed. It provides the methodology for reading the text of scripture and the means for drawing conclusions about any of the topics that follow it. Now, when one sets out to determine what… Continue reading Inspiration, Authorial Intent, and Death of the Author

It concerns us to be right, not only in the object of our worship, but in the manner of it and it is this which Christ here instructs us in. Matthew Henry, Commentary on John 4:24 I was raised in a fairly eclectic Church environment. The earliest memories I have of Church are in a… Continue reading The Object of Worship

Here let us abide here we are safe if we stir a step further, we are in danger of being either entangled or seduced. Matthew Henrey’s Commentary on Jude God has spoken. This statement brings great comfort to God’s children. Our Lord and Creator, the one who holds the universe in His hands; the Almighty,… Continue reading God Has Spoken

God is best known in not knowing him. Augustine of Hippo, On Order, II.16 Every time I write an article about theology proper, I think “Man, I should have started out with this one.” There are so many doctrines that define how we interact and understand other doctrines. Take divine simplicity, for example. Once you… Continue reading No Less Days, to Sing God’s Praise