Sign and Shadow

Francis Turretin on AI

Yes, I will admit that title is more-than-a-little click-baity, but I didn’t get dozens of readers by playing it safe. And also, I’m not here trying to chime in on the recent controversy provoked by TGC’s AI stance; though …

Sequels in the New Testament

The Second Epistle of Peter is a sequel, and should be read as such.

The Death of the First Apostle

What does the church do after the death of the first Apostle? Nothing. It’s a surprising but informative reaction.

Why does he Tarry? The Patience of God and the Glory of Humanity

The following is the (slightly modified) conclusion of a paper I recently delivered at the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society entitled, “What is He Waiting For: Apocalyptic Delay in 2 Peter 3.”

Why did the NT authors seem to prefer the Greek translation of the OT? (Forthcoming Book)

I recently had the honor of contributing the “NT Perspective” to a forthcoming book, The Authority of the Septuagint: Biblical, Historical, and Theological Approaches, edited by my RTS colleagues Greg Lanier and Will Ross (and …

"All Things New," not "All New Things"

If you read 2 Peter 3:7, in which the world burns and the heavens melt, you may think that the end of the world is a kind of cosmic reset, but that’s not actually what’s going on. Like the Flood before it, the end that awaits …

The Bible is Just so... Extra

I’ve finally finished Hurtado’s Destroyer of the Gods, which is an excellent historical argument for the uniqueness of Christianity within the Roman world. Highly recommended. One of the points he makes along the way is that …

Why does it take Jesus two visits to accomplish his work?

On the cross Jesus said “it is finished” (John 19:30). If Jesus completed his work as the Messiah on the cross, then why does he need to come back to the earth? Why does Jesus come twice?

Did the Apostles Know they Were Writing Scripture?

There is a well known and (for evangelicals) well-loved section of 2 Peter (probably the verse most people are actually familiar with) in which Peter describes Paul’s writing as “scripture” (2 Peter 3:15-16). The problem …

A Wizard is Never Late

God is often late. Or, at least, God is often later than we would otherwise expect. Peter puts it this way:

"The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ" is when, exactly?

My pastor, mentor, and friend Eric Huber once told me this wonderful truth: “beginnings matter, and so do endings.” It’s one of those lines that chimes in my mind from time to time. It resonated recently as I was studying …

Pentecost: A Conversation with Dick Gaffin and Nancy Guthrie

I recently had the great privilege of joining Nancy Guthrie and my mentor and friend Dr. Dick Gaffin for a podcast about Pentecost. Pentecost is a surprisingly under-appreciated moment in the history of redemption. As Nancy points out, we …