Theological Issues in Plain Talk
The Active and Passive Obedience of Christ Why Jesus’ Whole Life Matters for Our Salvation
JESUS & THE GOSPEL The Active and Passive Obedience of Christ Why Jesus’ Whole Life Matters for Our Salvation Jesus did more than die for sinners. He also lived the faithful, obedient life we failed to live. Together, His life ...
The canon — how we got the Bible and why it matters
Most people who doubt the Bible have never thought about how we got it. They assume someone powerful picked the books they liked and burned the rest. The truth is far more interesting — and far more trustworthy. The canon ...
The Atonement Theories Which One Is Right, or Are They All Needed?
JESUS & THE GOSPEL The Atonement Theories Which One Is Right, or Are They All Needed? Scripture describes the cross as sacrifice, substitution, victory, ransom, reconciliation, and more. Are these competing theories—or different windows into the same saving work of ...
The Relationship Between Israel and the Church
MOUNTAIN VETERAN MINISTRIES The Relationship Between Israel and the Church One People of God, Two Peoples—or Something More Carefully Defined? Few biblical questions produce more disagreement than the relationship between Israel and the church. Has the church replaced Israel? Does ...
Protestant Views of the Rapture: What, When, and Why It Matters
Five Views on the Rapture: What Christians Believe and Why It Matters Pre-Trib, Mid-Trib, Post-Trib, Pre-Wrath, and No Rapture — What the Bible Says and What Faithful Christians Have Believed For centuries, believers have wrestled with one haunting and hopeful ...
The Hypostatic Union Fully God, Fully Man
JESUS & THE GOSPEL The Hypostatic Union Fully God, Fully Man Christians confess that Jesus Christ is truly God and truly man— not half of each, not one nature pretending to be the other, but one Person with two complete ...
Didn’t the Disciples Just Make It Up?
JESUS & THE GOSPEL Didn’t the Disciples Just Make It Up? What if the resurrection story was not a miracle at all? What if Jesus’ followers simply invented it? That explanation sounds simple—but once we examine what the disciples actually ...
Hope at the End
REVELATION & END TIMES • TIM KELLER Hope at the End Tim Keller’s Gospel-Centered Vision of Revelation Revelation can easily become the book Christians fear, fight over, or turn into a chart. Tim Keller consistently pushed in a different direction ...
Calvin and Arminius:Understanding Two Views of Salvationwith Humility and Confidence
GOING DEEPER INTO THEOLOGY • SALVATION & GRACE Calvin and Arminius: Understanding Two Views of Salvation with Humility and Confidence Two influential Christian traditions, one shared Gospel, and a centuries-old conversation about grace, election, free will, atonement, and perseverance. Few ...
Unveiling the End: How Five Prominent Theologians Interpret the Book of Revelation
Five Theologians on Revelation: A Guide to the Most Interpreted Book in the Bible Walvoord, Wright, Beale, Peterson, and Sproul — Five Interpretive Lenses on the Most Mysterious Book of the Bible The Book of Revelation has fascinated, confused, and ...
