The Personal Website of Christopher Brown
How did Christ atone for His People? Protestant Theologians debate whether it was in an Equivalent or Exact Sense: Equivalent: “Not indefinite as to the duration, still…equivalent as to the value on account of the Person suffering.” -Turretin Exact: “Christ “made satisfaction by undergoing the same punishment…they themselves were bound to undergo…essentially the same in…
What does the Geneva Bible have to say about the relation of Church and State?
I am a conservative Protestant, but I follow a good number of blogs by Roman Catholics, liberal Protestants, and a number of other people as well. Recently, though, I’ve noticed two major ideas that have been the subject of repeated and sustained attack. From the Roman Catholic blogs, I’ve seen a continued critique of the…
The Book of Revelation: How Difficult Was Its Journey into the Canon? The story of the New Testament canon is a fascinating one, with many twists and turns. There are books that were accepted very quickly, almost from the start (e.g., the four gospels), and there ar…
D.A. Carson: How Can We Reconcile the Old Testament God and the New Testament God? D.A. Carson responds
Robert Lewis Dabney, “The Bible its Own Witness”
Two reasons I am a Calvinist: “When the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord; and as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed.” (Acts 13:48) “A woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple fabrics, a worshiper of God, was listening:…