Latest Post FROM DERISION TO DEFINITION: CONFRONTING MISCONCEPTIONS OF BIBLICISMBY CORY M. MARSH, PH.D Like “fundamentalist / fundamentalism,” the terms “biblicist / biblicism” are not too popular among the evangelical elite. Because a biblical fundamentalist can also be called a biblicist in the right context, the idea of biblicism for how I and others understand it should be explained. Continue reading... THE FUNDAMENTAL ERROR OF INFANT BAPTISMBY RYAN DAY At the outset, one issue that must be addressed with the study of infant baptism is clarifying what kind of infant baptism is being addressed. Continue reading... FOUR REASONS TO PREACH THE OLD TESTAMENTBY CORY M. MARSH, PH.D. Preaching from the Old Testament is not too popular these days. Some well-known, influential pastors have even discouraged the practice. Continue reading.. AN ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMPROVEBY RYAN DAY Great white sharks rely on a way of breathing that requires them never to stop swimming. If they stop swimming, their oxygen is cut off, and they die. Just as great white sharks can’t stop swimming, pastors and churches that are not continually improving will die. This brief article aims to encourage pastors and churches to strive to improve the ministry that the Lord has given them. Continue reading... THE WHY, WHAT, AND HOW OF BIBLICAL LITERACY - PART 3BY CORY M. MARSH, PH.D. In the previous post, I defined “biblical literacy” by two key concepts: awareness and proficiency. Biblical literacy is achieved when the Christian can recognize Scripture’s historical contexts and literary genres that God used to reveal Himself (awareness), and from there, discern the Scripture’s meaning expressed through those contexts (proficiency). Continue reading... THE WHY, WHAT, AND HOW OF BIBLICAL LITERACY - PART 2BY CORY M. MARSH, PH.D. In the previous blog (available here), I gave some dreadful examples that illustrate why biblical literacy is a fundamental need in the Church. An important idea emerged that to ignore the past is to repeat its mistakes. Continue reading... THE WHY, WHAT, AND HOW OF BIBLICAL LITERACY - PART 1BY CORY M. MARSH, PH.D. With the recent help of The Institute of Biblical Leadership, Revolve Bible Church’s extended leadership team crafted a revised vision statement over several days of intensive training and prayer. Continue reading... AN ARGUMENT FOR REPENTANT-BELIEF IN JOHN'S GOSPELBY CORY M. MARSH, PH.D. Ever since the Lordship vs. Free Grace clash occurred in the mid-1980s, a hot bed of controversy has surrounded the Gospel of John and the place of repentance in a person’s salvation. Continue reading... WHY CHRISTIANS MUST PRAYBY RYAN DAY There are many reasons why Christians often struggle to pray. Perhaps it is because prayer is hard work, or we fail to believe what the Bible says about prayer. It could be the result of a host of other reasons: biblical illiteracy, busyness, a lack of discipline, a lust for ease, worldliness, carnality, and the list goes on. Continue reading...
