Category: Dispensationalism
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The Golden Rule
If you’d like to stir the pot, tell folks that the “Golden Rule” doesn’t apply to everyone. If you’d really like to stir the pot, say the same thing about the entire sermon encompassing the Golden Rule (Matthew 5-7, the “Sermon on the Mount”). Lest one think my dispensational convictions have…
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The Unifying Theme of the Bible
While catching up on some reading (you will soon see from the date of the journal I’m reading how far I’m behind) I read a great paragraph briefly surveying how God is glorified in human history: What struck me about [Alva] McClain and [Rolland] McCune’s model (they are similar enough…
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Daily Bale for October 2, 2012
Today started significantly different than most other days. Hannah is getting braces and that’s done at Case Western Reserve. It’s a lot cheaper but it isn’t exactly around the corner, being a good 45 minute drive away. Of course, there isn’t a whole lot around the corner where I live anyway!…
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Christ in the Old Testament
There has been an effort among many to “find Christ in the Old Testament.” This has brought both good and bad results, and such from both covenant and dispensational perspectives. I unashamedly align with a “classic” dispensational approach to the Scriptures (a la Ryrie’s Dispensationalism), but I will be the…