[...Before we move on to a consideration of the covenant program of God and the execution of God’s eternal plan of salvation in history, it only remains to point out in conclusion that Reformed dogmaticians for the most part have come to designate this eternal order of the decrees...
Dispensational premillennialism is espoused by, among other good people, Charles Ryrie and John Walvoord, who have served the Lord with great distinction for many years. And they were associated especially with Dallas Theological Seminary and have written many helpful books, especially of a semipopular nature, and have influenced many...
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The Challenge Facing Covenant Theology A gigantic effort is underway today to convince the evangelical citizenry of the United States of America that the political state of Israel rightfully owns in perpetuity the so-called “Holy Land”1 at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea by virtue of God’s bequeathing...
Millions of Christians and Christian leaders long for the world to grow darker hoping that the “Rapture” will happen in their lifetime. Did you happen to notice the glee on the faces of end-times prognosticators such as Jerry Jenkins, Joel Rosenberg, and others while being interviewed on CNN recently...
I’m not one to blame every problem in the world on the devil for two reasons. First, there’s enough evil in the heart of man to account for most if not all the evil in the world today (Jer. 17:9). Second, we’re told in Matt. 12:29 that Jesus bound...
In our last study we considered the vital relationship of Dispensationalism to the Lordship controversy. Dispensationalism is the theological mother of non-Lordship teaching. In this study I wish to give a very brief history of dispensationalism in the U.S.A. This is not meant to be an exhaustive study. It...
As far as twentieth century Christian figures are concerned, Philip Mauro stands out as one of the most captivating. After coming to a saving knowledge of the Lord in 1903, at the age of forty five, Mauro, a member of the bar of the Supreme Court of the United...
I am continuing my lengthy interaction with progressive dispensationalist Darrell L. Bock’s commentary in the Baker Exegetical Commentary on the NT: Luke (1994, v. 2). I am engaging his discussion of the Olivet Discourse material in Luke 21. Invariably when I appear at conferences or on radio and am...
I am continuing a lengthy review of progressive dispensationalist Darrell L. Bock’s commentary on the Olivet Discourse material in Luke 21 (Luke: Baker Exegetical Commentary on the NT [1994], v. 2). Bock is one of the brighter stars in the progressive dispensational galaxy. His work cannot be avoided if...
