Author Archives: Bobby Grow
If you have ever struggled with ‘assurance of salvation’ then you might be a Calvinist, or an Arminian
If you have ever struggled with ‘assurance of salvation’ then you might be a Calvinist, or an Arminian (or you might live under the categories of these theological frameworks simply because you are a North American or Western evangelical)! This can be a devastating thing to deal with, just ask the English Puritans back in […]
A Post With a Life of Its Own: Concern for Younger (and ‘Older’) Christians Coming Up and Being Discipled in the ‘Progressive’ Winds
I am genuinely saddened and thus concerned for the range of confusion out there in the Christian church in particular. We run to and fro between extremes of doctrine and the winds of change foisted upon us by our socio-cultural mores. We interpret Scripture by using the categories and emphases provided for us through our […]
I Am Cancer Free, Praise the Lord!
I just wanted to provide a quick update, if you are friends with me on Facebook then you have already heard the good news; I had my CT scan today, and got the results. I am cancer free, indeed! My oncologist said that I have beaten the odds, and that I don’t need to come […]
‘The Sentence of Death’: Cancer (DSRCT)
8 We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about the troubles we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself. 9 Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but […]
John Calvin and Theological Exegesis
Randall Zachman makes a great point in highlighting Calvin’s understanding of the relationship between Biblical exegesis/interpretation and “Sound theology”/dogma: . . . The Institutes and the commentaries are intended by Calvin to open access to Scripture for future pastors, whereas the catechism and the weekly sermons are meant to open access to Scripture for members […]
The Problem of Sin and the Last Word, The death of Death
I don’t know about you, but I grow weary of sin; I (we) face an ongoing battle every breath that we take. Whether it be perverse thoughts, dark deep secrets that plague the conscience, actions that result in destruction for you and all those related to you, systemic evil that permeates the very fabric of […]
Providing Some Historical Background for Evangelical Calvinism through Calvin
The never ending debate of continuity between Calvin and the Calvinists will probably endure until the Lord returns. Bruce Gordon, amongst most ‘Reformed’ scholars, holds to the thesis that in fact there is continuity between Calvin and those who bear his name today; he says: . . . Calvin’s discursive, humanist style, which he shared […]
image of the image of the image: Dei, Christi, Nos
Here is a good quote from Greek Orthodox theologian Khaled Anatolios on the vicarious humanity of Christ and Incarnation: A helpful way to synthesize the argument of Against the Greeks—On the Incarnation and to integrate it with Athanasius’s later and more explicitly polemical work is to focus on the trintarian-christological-anthropological nexus that forms the guiding […]
Book Review: The Vicarious Humanity of Christ and the Reality of Salvation
*Just thought I’d repost this book review I did of Christian Kettler’s book on the vicarious humanity of Christ. If you are interested in better understanding a central doctrine for Evangelical Calvinist thought, then Kettler’s book is sure to help you in this endeavor; and on that basis I highly commend Christian’s book to you. […]
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