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Author Archives: Alastair Roberts
Video: How Can Peter Describe False Teachers as Having Been ‘Bought’ By Christ?
Today’s question: “Why does Peter say that the Lord “bought” false teachers in 2 Peter 2:1? How can Christ be said to have “purchased” or “bought” those who are unsaved?” If you have any questions for me, please leave them … Continue reading
Posted in 2 Peter, Bible, Christian Experience, Election, NT, NT Theology, Podcasts, Questions and Answers, Soteriology, Theological, Video
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Does Creedal Orthodoxy Require Traditional Sexual Ethics?
The Davenant Institute have just released a booklet written by me, on the relationship between sexual ethics and Christian orthodoxy. You can read it here and subscribe to future Davenant Digests here. This Davenant Digest, like other Davenant Digests, is available … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Corinthians, Apologetics, Controversies, Culture, Ethics, Guest Post, My Books, NT, Sex and Sexuality, Society, Theological, Theology
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Video: What Are The Benefits and Dangers of Bible Software?
Today’s question: “Do you use any Bible software (e.g., Logos) to support your studies? Do you have any thoughts on how they might help or hinder our study and perception of the written word?” Here is the piece I mention … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Bible, Culture, Hermeneutics, Podcasts, Scripture, Society, Technology, Video
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Video: What Is Meant By Calling Marriage A Natural Institution?
Today’s question: “If marriage is a pre-political institution then none of the measures laid down by the state (e.g. registration, marriage certificates etc.) make a marriage legitimate in God’s eyes. In which case, what does constitute a legitimate marriage in … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Creation, Culture, Ethics, Podcasts, Questions and Answers, Revelation, Scripture, Sex and Sexuality, Theological, Video
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Video: Does New Creation Undermine Natural Law?
Today’s question: “What implications does the promise of new creation have for Christian ethics? Specifically does new creation undermine natural law ethics since we are now to orientate our lives, not towards what is revealed in nature, but towards the new … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Corinthians, Audio, Bible, Creation, Eschatology, Ethics, NT, NT Theology, Podcasts, Questions and Answers, Revelation, Theological, Video
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Primer Article on Male and Female in Genesis 1-2
A couple of years ago, I wrote a piece for the third volume of the FIEC’s Primer publication. That piece, on male and female in Genesis 1-2, has just been made available for free in PDF here.
Posted in Bible, Controversies, Creation, Genesis, Guest Post, OT, Sex and Sexuality, Society, Theological
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Video: Are We Living in the Last Days?
Today’s question: “How should we understand the description of bad behavior in the “Last Days” in 2 Timothy 3? For one, isn’t the list of sinfulness characteristic of a great many ages and time periods? And in fact, its frequently used … Continue reading
Posted in 2 Timothy, Bible, Eschatology, NT, NT Theology, Podcasts, Questions and Answers, Theological, Video
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Theopolis Podcast: Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost
In this episode of the Theopolis Podcast, Peter Leithart and I discuss the readings for the eleventh Sunday after Pentecost: Exodus 16:2-15, John 6:22-35, and Ephesians 4:1-16. You can follow the Theopolis podcast on Soundcloud, iTunes, and on most podcast apps. You can … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Ephesians, Exodus, John, NT, NT Theology, OT, OT Theology, Podcasts, Theological, Theopolis
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Video: How Should We Understand the People Who Fall Away in Hebrews 6?
Today’s question: “How do we properly understand what Hebrews 6 refers to as those who “fall away” and the impossibility of their redemption?” If you have any questions for me, please leave them on my Curious Cat account. If you have … Continue reading
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Video: Why Doesn’t Paul Say More About Evangelism?
Today’s question: “Given that Paul is the most prominent evangelist / church planter in the Bible, why are exhortations to evangelize seemingly so rare in his work? In many parts of the evangelical church we seem to foreground the need … Continue reading
Posted in 2 Corinthians, Bible, Ethics, Luke, NT, Podcasts, Questions and Answers, The Church, Theological, Video
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