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Georgetown’s “College Payoff” Report is Nonsense
Georgetown and “The College Pay-Off.” Let me be clear so that no one gets me wrong: this report by Georgetown University is an embarassment. http://www9.georgetown.edu/grad/gppi/hpi/cew/pdfs/collegepayoff-complete.pdf Related Posts:James Altucher on Self-PublishingHans Hermann Hoppe’s “Democracy: The God That Failed” — A ReviewTime Preference, A PrimerThe Debt Situation is Like a MicrophoneHow Life in a Debt Crisis Works
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Sermon Text: Romans 3:21-31
From the sermon at church today: 21 But now apart from the law the righteousness of God is revealed, witnessed by the law and the prophets: 22 the righteousness of God by faith of Jesus Christ to all and upon all who believe, for there is no discrimination. 23 For all have sinned and fallen [...]
A Review of Moises Silva’s “Is the Law Against the Promises” — Chapter Seven of “Theonomy: A Reformed Critique”
After the obscurantism of Frame and Poythress and the mischaracterization of Waltke and McCartney, Moises Silva’s essay, “Is the Law Against the Promises,” is a breath of fresh air. In it, Silva examines Galatians 3:21: Is the law then against the promises of God? Mē genoito! For if there had been a law given which [...]
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A Review of Dan McCartney’s “The New Testament Use of the Pentateuch: Implications for the Theonomic Movement” — Chapter 6 of “Theonomy: A Reformed Critique”
Westminster’s response to Theonomy is by no means a coherent whole. While Waltke seeks to isolate theonomy, and Frame/Poythress attempt to be friendly to it while smothering it in qualifications, McCartney takes an entirely different tack. Related Posts:“Theonomy: A Reformed Critique”: Part 2, Tremper Longman III: “God’s Law and Mosaic Punishments Today”David Chilton’s “Paradise Restored” [...]
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A Review of Vern Poythress’s “Effects of Interpretive Frameworks on the Application of Old Testament Law” — Chapter 5 of “Theonomy: A Reformed Critique”
Frame and Poythress are two closely associated names for a good reason. In this case, Frame’s (chapter four) comparison of theonomy with Kline’s “intrusion ethics” is followed by Poythress’s (chapter five) comparison of . . . wait for it . . . theonomy and intrusion ethics. He begins with an extended discussion of Leviticus 19:19, [...]
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A Review of John Frame’s “The One, The Many, and Theonomy” — Chapter 4 of “Theonomy: A Reformed Critique”
John Frame, as I think Gary North puts it somewhere, has a tendency to think that from a certain angle, everyone is right. When describing his approach to theonomy, the Latin phrase to keep in mind is “Sic et Non,” and the English colloquial equivalent is “muddying the waters.” on the one hand, he tells [...]
Kirk Cameron’s gone postmil.
Kirk Cameron, the leading actor in the premillennialist Left Behind films, has left dispensationalism behind. Here he is preaching postmillennialism in the video below. Whether he calls it postmillennialism or not is not all that relevant. I think Kirk Cameron’s switch is a preview of a massive switch that’s beginning throughout the world. One can [...]
A Review of Bruce Waltke’s “Theonomy in Relation to Dispensational and Covenant Theologies” — Chapter 3 of “Theonomy: A Reformed Critique”
Waltke’s essay proposes to “appraise critically” (59) various schools of thought in an even-handed manner. It does no such thing, as its organizational style makes clear. Though the introductory portion of the essay uses deceptively neutral-sounding language, Waltke organizes his essay into three separate sections: “Dispensationalism,” “Reformed Theology,” and “Theonomy.” Waltke prejudices the mind of [...]
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To Menfolks: On Keeping a Logbook
Men have an interesting problem today. Here’s how it goes. First, it is undeniably true that recording anything is a marvelous means of quality control. If you could just get yourself to record what you did with your time every day, you would spend that time more effectively. Second, it is considered wimpy and insipid [...]
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Hard Words on Education from Fred Reed