Is now uploaded. Here is the link . In Episode 4 of the Naked Bible Podcast's baptism series, Dr. Michael Heiser critiques the Westminster Confession for its inconsistent and often contradictory language on baptism. Building on the previous episodes' critiques of the...
Justification
New Perspective on Paul: A Recent Reading Group Post
Well, the Naked Bible Reading Group on the NPP has started up. I gave everyone a week to read Kent Yinger’s short book on it (The New Perspective on Paul: An Introduction), and posting has begun. What follows is my most recent post. I thought it might be useful...
Perspective on the “New Perspective” on Paul
If anyone has read the comments recently, you know that I wasn’t planning on taking this topic. I had been thinking about the Pentateuch authorship issue, as noted a few days ago. But, over the past couple of weeks I’ve had several people email me out of...
Thoughts on ETS and SBL
Well, the annual meetings are history. I’m glad, too. I don’t do much traveling since I can’t say I enjoy it much. But it’s nice to connect with scholar-friends I see only once a year and to hear (for the most part) some interesting papers. Now...
The Biblical Teaching on Baptism, Part 4
In this post, we’ll look at the problematic language in parts of the Westminster Confession. Westminster Confession of Faith CHAP. XI. – Of Justification 1. Those whom God effectually calleth, He also freely justifieth: (Rom. 8:30, Rom. 3:24) not by...