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The Deity of Christ (pt. 5)
from John Gerstner Dec 10, 2010 Category: Articles
During his long, fruitful ministry, Dr. John Gerstner, mentor to R.C. Sproul, wrote a series of primers on various points of theology which were later printed in Primitive Theology. Over the coming weeks we will be sharing his "Primer on the Deity of Christ" as a series of blog posts. Interestingly, the primer is in the form of a dialogue. The dialogue is between ‘‘Inquirer,’’ who is an educated, thoughtful person becoming convinced of the truths of the Christian religion (though not yet converted to them), and “Christian,’’ an experienced evangelical minister. Here is part five of that dialog. Keep Reading -
The Deity of Christ (pt. 4)
from John Gerstner Nov 30, 2010 Category: Articles
During his long, fruitful ministry, Dr. John Gerstner, mentor to R.C. Sproul, wrote a series of primers on various points of theology which were later printed in Primitive Theology. Over the coming weeks we will be sharing his "Primer on the Deity of Christ" as a series of blog posts. Interestingly, the primer is in the form of a dialogue. The dialogue is between ‘‘Inquirer,’’ who is an educated, thoughtful person becoming convinced of the truths of the Christian religion (though not yet converted to them), and “Christian,’’ an experienced evangelical minister. Here is part four of that dialog. Keep Reading -
The Deity of Christ (pt. 3)
from John Gerstner Nov 23, 2010 Category: Articles
During his long, fruitful ministry, Dr. John Gerstner, mentor to R.C. Sproul, wrote a series of primers on various points of theology which were later printed in Primitive Theology. Over the coming weeks we will be sharing his "Primer on the Deity of Christ" as a series of blog posts. Interestingly, the primer is in the form of a dialogue. The dialogue is between ‘‘Inquirer,’’ who is an educated, thoughtful person becoming convinced of the truths of the Christian religion (though not yet converted to them), and “Christian,’’ an experienced evangelical minister. Here is part three of that dialog. Keep Reading -
The Deity of Christ (pt. 2)
from John Gerstner Nov 16, 2010 Category: Articles
During his long, fruitful ministry, Dr. John Gerstner, mentor to R.C. Sproul, wrote a series of primers on various points of theology which were later printed in Primitive Theology. Over the next couple of weeks we will be sharing his "Primer on the Deity of Christ" as a series of blog posts. Interestingly, the primer is in the form of a dialogue. The dialogue is between ‘‘Inquirer,’’ who is an educated, thoughtful person becoming convinced of the truths of the Christian religion (though not yet converted to them), and “Christian,’’ an experienced evangelical minister. Here is part two of that dialog. Keep Reading -
The Deity of Christ
from John Gerstner Nov 10, 2010 Category: Articles
During his long, fruitful ministry, Dr. John Gerstner, mentor to R.C. Sproul, wrote a series of primers on various points of theology which were later printed in Primitive Theology. Over the next couple of weeks we will be sharing his "Primer on the Deity of Christ" as a series of blog posts. Interestingly, the primer is in the form of a dialogue. The dialogue is between ‘‘Inquirer,’’ who is an educated, thoughtful person becoming convinced of the truths of the Christian religion (though not yet converted to them), and “Christian,’’ an experienced evangelical minister. Here is how it goes... Keep Reading -
The Problem of Pleasure (pt. 7)
from John Gerstner Aug 30, 2010 Category: Articles
This is the conclusion to Dr. Gerstner's series on The Problem of Pleasure. Here he shares how pain and suffering, joy and pleasure, can only be rightly understood in the light of the gospel. "Only the Christian gospel resolves the problem of pleasure, and then offers a way that genuinely delivers us from it in a way in which justice and mercy kiss each other. Only Christ provides a true way of salvation from the dreadful predicament in which the problem of pleasure places man." He concludes with a call to be reconciled to the God who promises true pleasure forevermore. Keep Reading -
The Problem of Pleasure (pt. 6)
from John Gerstner Aug 27, 2010 Category: Articles
Today we come to the second-to-last section from John Gerstner's The Problem of Pleasure. He has already written of The Non-Problem of Pain, he has shown that The Real Problem is Pleasure, he has suggested Why Pain is Not the Problem and has answered the question Why Do the “Righteous” Suffer? In this article he asks, "Why does God permit pleasure?" Keep Reading -
The Problem of Pleasure (pt. 5)
from John Gerstner Aug 25, 2010 Category: Articles
This article continues Dr. Gerstner’s look at The Problem of Pleasure. Here he answers the age-old question "Why do the 'righteous' suffer?" He concludes that "in spite of all the intellectual agonizing about the problem of pain, the only problem is explaining why pain is a problem. In a sinful world pain is axiomatic." It is the absence of pain that would prove a real problem for those who honestly seek answers. The better question, one formed in light of God's revelation is this: "Why is there so little pain and suffering?" Keep Reading -
The Problem of Pleasure (pt. 4)
from John Gerstner Aug 20, 2010 Category: Articles
This article continues Dr. Gerstner's look at The Problem of Pleasure. In this excerpt he seeks to show that pain and suffering in this world are a non-problem, despite the claims of philosophers, theologians and atheists. He does this under three headings: the fact of sin, sin requires punishment, and punishment requires pain. Follow his logic and you'll see how none of us should be surprised that there is pain in our world. Keep Reading -
The Problem of Pleasure (pt. 3)
from John Gerstner Aug 17, 2010 Category: Articles
In the last part of this series Dr. Gerstner explaned the non-problem of pain. This time he explains that the real problem is pleasure. "Troubled by the non-problem of pain, most people do not feel the real problem. The real difficulty is the problem of pleasure. While in a sinful world, pain is to be expected, and pleasure is not to be expected. We should be constantly amazed at the presence of pleasure in a world such as ours." Keep Reading
