John Nelson Darby invented a hyper-grace theology (to be addressed in another essay). In this theology, the earthly salvation of Israel was based on the Law and the Gospel of the Kingdom whereas the Church was based on the Gospel …
Pain at the Pump
The newscasts from America constantly speak about “Pain at the Pump.” We find similar stories in Israel as well. However, this is an unfortunate way to put the headlines. It should be “Pain in the Cost of Living due to …
THE THIRD GREAT COMMANDMENT: Build Discipling Community Under an Eldership
The First Commandment is that YHWH our God is our God alone and we are to love him with all our heart, soul, and strength. The second is to love our neighbors as ourselves. This includes everyone in our sphere …
The Origins of J. N. Darby’s Dispensational, Essay 2, Overcoming Dispensational Fundamentalism
Those who have written about John Nelson Darby and his new and novel Dispensational Theology System, have presented us with an amazing and fascinating account. Darby was an Anglican Priest in Ireland who was disillusioned with the Anglican Church. …
The Level Playing Field
The popularizers of Critical Race Theory which now have become ensconced in multiple sectors of society, education, government, entertainment, media, business, and even the military argues that the reason why blacks do not have a level playing field but are …
Bishop Solomon Alexander, Essay 1 in the Overcoming Fundamentalist Dispensationalism Series
In January 1842 an amazing event occurred, the arrival of a Jewish Anglican who was appointed the Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem. He established Christ Church near the Jaffa gate. The Church was to receive Jews who, it was believed, would …
Can We be Confident in our Faith?
One of my most esteemed professors made a distinction. He said we could not have certainty but could have certitude. What did he mean? It was that intellectual certainty in the absolute sense was only possible in mathematics. Yet …
The Argument from Culture
About 55 years ago a number of thinkers developed what I called cultural apologetics. Some of the famous names were Francis Schaeffer of the L’Abri Study center in Switzerland and Hans Rookmaaker, Professor of Art History of the Free University …
The Supernatural Life Signs and Wonders Today
In Acts 2:22 Peter speaks to the great crowds after the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the morning of Shavuot (Pentecost). He says, “Yeshua ha-Notzrati—a man authenticated to you by God with mighty deeds and wonders and signs God …
The Problem of Evil: The Biblical Evidence
The greatest objection to Biblical faith is said to be the problem of evil. Human beings are subject to terrible pain, suffering, loss, disease, and premature death. How can God, who is described as good, all-loving, all-knowing, and powerful allow …