My wife recently told me that one of her friends will have to sell her house and move at the end of the summer. This particular friend has a large and vibrant garden into which she has poured many hours…
Genesis 9:18–29 — The Sin of Noah and the Tents of Shem
In this episode we discuss Noah and Adam, the sin of Noah, and the redemptive-historical significance of the oracles which Noah pronounces regarding his three sons. Download Participants: Adam York, Mark A. Winder, Mark Jenkins, Robert Arendale
Dispensationalism – Part 12
In episode 36, your hosts Rob and Bob continue to discuss Dispensational Theology. In this episode, the Dispensation of the Kingdom. This is part 2 of our discussion of the Millennium. In Dispensationalism, what is the purpose of the Millennium? If…
The Seventh Day: Strengthening Our Hope for the Eschaton
“Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he…
The Synod of Dort’s Deliverance on the Sabbath
We speak with Daniel R. Hyde. Rev. Hyde is pastor of Oceanside URC in Oceanside, California. He has written an article examining the Synod of Dort’s doctrine of the Sabbath, titled “Regulae de Observatione Sabbathi: The Synod of Dort’s (1618–19) Deliverance on…
Criterion 4: The Traditional Well-Worn Path
Lewis Ayres begins his consideration of the four points of departure in his Nicaea and Its Legacy by looking at the circumstances which obtained in the church from the time of Arius until the Council of Nicaea in 325 (15–20).…
Let All the Peoples Praise You! (Psalm 67)
In Revelation 5 the apostle John beholds a spectacular vision of worship before the throne of God. He hears the voices of heaven (vv. 11–12) and earth (v. 13) unite in one grand symphony of cosmic praise to him who…
Dispensationalism – Part 11
In episode 35, your hosts Rob, Bob, and Melodie, continue their discussion about Dispensational Theology. In this episode we discuss the Dispensation of the Kingdom a.k.a the Millennium. What is the Dispensation of the Kingdom? What is the millennium? What does…
Dispensationalism
Dispensationalism is a system of doctrine that views human history as divided into distinct eras (or dispensations). In each of these dispensations, God provides a unique test to humanity. Repeatedly, they fail these tests and receive the judgment requisite to…
The Son of God Tempted in Our Place (Luke 3:21–4:13)
So often we read events in Jesus’ life as mere examples from which we can draw principles for common experiences, rather than as once-for-all accomplishments that he underwent in our place and as our representative. In other words, we tend…
