I appreciated this blog post by J.D. Greear. What I really appreciate is his rightful extraction of the sanctifying effect of eschatology, of our beliefs about the “end times”. Read, 4 Ways Jesus’s Second Coming Changes Us Now
Eschatology
Away from the Body and at Home with the Lord | TGC
Kevin DeYoung brings up some valid concerns with N.T. Wright’s propensity to minimize personal eschatology in favor of a cosmic renewal. Like DeYoung, I understand Wright’s concern and I also think that Wright, like so many Christus Victor types, have overreacted in their concern for our lack of emphasis...
Joy to the World: A Christmas Hymn Reconsidered | TGC | The Gospel Coalition
Alyssa Problete considers the lyrics to Joy to the World, and concludes what I have been thinking for a while: This hymn is not so much about Christ coming into the world as a baby as much as it is about his coming to earth a second time to...
Will Christians Be Secretly Raptured? | TGC | The Gospel Coalition
Sometimes I feel like this is an uphill battle. But we must forge ahead. Read, Will Christians Be Secretly Raptured? | TGC | The Gospel Coalition.
Not a Simple Matter by Burk Parsons | Reformed Theology Articles at Ligonier.org
Confused about which Millennial view is the most faithful to scripture? You’re not alone. Burk Parsons gently affirms your confusion in his contribution to this month’s Tabletalk Magazine on the Millennium. Read, Not a Simple Matter by Burk Parsons | Reformed Theology Articles at Ligonier.org.
The End of the End by R.C. Sproul Jr. | Reformed Theology Articles at Ligonier.org
In this month’s Tabletalk Magazine, R.C. Jr explores the different views if the Millennium and reasons that this doctrine should not be the end . . . “in either sense of the word”. read, The End of the End by R.C. Sproul Jr. | Reformed Theology Articles at Ligonier.org.