Category Archives: Theology

This is a wonderful idea, sharing actual preachers notes to see how they tick. There are many misunderstandings about how to make full-text manuscripts work. One neglected issue is a proper understanding of how to lay out and present the … Continue reading →

I generally don’t find the NRSV too bad. But the NRSV Psalm 8 is a basket case of a translation. Poetic majesty AND Christology are lost by the gender inclusive language. No respect is made for the LXX or the … Continue reading →

Dallimore’s biography of Whitefield is also a wide account of the 18th C Great Awakening. I’m glad he goes into tangential chapters on the Wales evangelists (Harris and Rowland) and the development of the Wesleys. I’ve always been fascinated by … Continue reading →

Why is John Wesley more well known than George Whitefield? Whitefield was 10 years younger than Wesley and only a member of Wesley’s Holy Club at Oxford. Yet at key points Whitefield shows more spiritual wisdom and theological insight than … Continue reading →

Don Carson’s comments on Matthew 11:20-24: Three large theological propositions are presupposed by Jesus’ insistence that on the Day of Judgement, when he will judge, things will go worse for the cities that have received so much light than for … Continue reading →

How can we judged by our works yet still be saved by faith alone? “For all of us must appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each may receive recompense for what has been done in the body, … Continue reading →

Will our glorified bodies be distinguished by gender? (How will gender roles/recognition work in heaven? (i.e. there is no marriage)) The Bible is generally positive and unembarrassed by gender differences. They are not a bad thing to get rid of. … Continue reading →

How can we be happy in heaven if we know that people we love are in hell? Firstly and simply, our ultimate allegiance is with God and his just judgement.  Will you sing at Satan’s downfall? Rev 12:10-12? Will you … Continue reading →

Xpose Preaching – Raising Up Preachers of Tomorrow From a conversation to a conference, Xpose Preaching is becoming a network for evangelicals across the city who are a committed to raising a new generation of preachers.

Went here today and got some bargains. They have the best academic range of anyone in the city. They are also having a 20% sale. Tell them you want the “Wayne Schuller blog discount” on top of that. We are … Continue reading →

James Stalker, Scottish preacher, taught “he will make but a poor minister who would not be an earnest worker for God and man even if he were not an minister”. Murray comments, “It would be a very wrong thing if … Continue reading →

The ascension and session of Jesus is one of the most forgotten doctrines today. What do we celebrate? We celebrate that Jesus has entered into heaven as our substitute and Saviour. He has taken glorified humanity into the Father’s presence … Continue reading →

Iain Murray’s two rules to spot books worth avoiding: “A book which claims to have a key from outside Scripture to give us a new understanding of the Bible, a book of that kind, is generally a waste of time.” … Continue reading →

This looks good. Though I’m not sure why they added numbers to every word they parse, the complicates the Hebrew text a little. Surely they could have just used the verse numbers and you would have been able to match … Continue reading →

ESV Study Bible Website It’s coming soon. I must admit I’ve never really liked any study Bible – I’d prefer to have a separate book of notes and just a plain bible to read. It sometimes sends an implicit message … Continue reading →

Not much content yet, but a good start. Melbourne Anglican Study Group Aims •To grow a more proper understanding of Anglicanism in Melbourne through the the study of its history and official documents. •To promote healthy Anglicanism both within and … Continue reading →