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I do not recall the source of these notes, but they are a helpful summary of Jordan’s criticisms of theonomy. I have a couple of different versions here. These notes are based on Jordan’s lectures “A Theocratic Critique of Theonomy,” given in 1991. — How to think about Biblical Law Introduction• When Christianity first came…

[5] Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the LORD of hosts: [6] Behold, the days are coming, when all that is in your house, and that which your fathers have stored up till this day, shall be carried to Babylon. Nothing shall be left, says the LORD. [7] And some of your…

One of the most vexing questions Christians wrestle with is how to relate to the things of this world. Christians are constantly discussing and debating the right way to relate to God’s creation. There are at least a couple reasons for this. Sometimes the Bible is silent on a particular issue. The Bible gives us…

Quick recap of the sermon, followed by various notes on the “Israel issue,” the “Jewish Question,” and anti-Semitism: The NT presents Jesus as the true Israel. He takes up Israel’s mission and fullfills it by keeping covenant with his Father in just those ways that ways that Israel historically broke covenant with God. He becomes…

Introduction Question 1. Who are you? I am a child of God. Question 2. What does it mean to be a child of God? It means that I belong to him and he loves me. Question 3. What makes you a child of God? Grace — God’s free gift of love that I do not…

“Tim Keller brought us the woke church. Charlie Kirk brought us to the edge of revival. Choose wisely….The result is that some Christians think the 11th commandment is to be nice and forget the other 10. But others know that God means us to believe and walk out the 10…Speak the truth in a culture…

We know from Scripture that Satan and his demons are active in the world. They can tempt us. They can blind people. They can possess people. They can deceive even large scale groups, like nations and cultures. They can inspire worship to idols — and are themselves the idols who receive false worship, it seems.…