Author Archives: Alastair Roberts

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About Alastair Roberts

Alastair Roberts (PhD, Durham University) writes in the areas of biblical theology and ethics, but frequently trespasses beyond these bounds. He participates in the weekly Mere Fidelity podcast, blogs at Alastair’s Adversaria, and tweets at @zugzwanged.

A Visit to the Roaches

While I’m posting panoramas, I thought that I’d also post this one. This is where I went with my brothers yesterday evening to watch the sunset.

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Cricket Match at Headingley

I spent the day in Headingley with my brothers Mark and Peter, watching England win the third Test against Pakistan and ‘Monty’ Panesar and Sajid Mahmood taking apart Pakistan’s batting order. England have now won the series and ensure that … Continue reading

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Bledsoe on the Gadarene Madman

Thought-provoking post from Rich Bledsoe. [HT: Mark Horne]

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The John 6 discussion continues here and in the comments of my last post.

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Eating and Drinking in John 6

This quote from Peter Leithart is a good response to the arguments of James White. Some commentators claim that John 6 cannot be talking about the Lord’s Supper because the verbs (in vv. 52-59) are aorist. This is very implausible … Continue reading

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So Now I Know…

You scored as Luther. You are Martin Luther. You’ll stick with the words of Scripture, and defend this with earthy expressions. You believe in an orthodox Christology. You believe that the bread and wine are the Body and Blood of … Continue reading

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Rich List

How rich are you? [HT: Dr. Jim West]

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Pity the Satirist

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Sinful Nature, Justification, Sanctification and the Spirit

One commonly hears Christians talking about their ‘sinful nature’. Over recent years I have become increasingly uncomfortable with this language, even though I appreciate the reality of what the language is generally being used to refer to. The problem is … Continue reading

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