Induction and Deduction with Reference to Inspiration by Roger Nicole

One feature of the evangelical doctrine of scriptural inspiration (and inerrancy) which is subject to considerable debate is the respective place and scope of induction and deduction in the task of ascertaining a truly biblical view of the subject. Dewey …Read More

Last Things First by Keith Mathison

FROM TABLETALK | July 2011

Do you ever have difficulty understanding how Scripture fits together as a coherent whole? I have a suggestion. The next time you read through the Bible, s t a r t wit h Revelation 20–22, and then go back …Read More

The Christ of the Old and New by Burk Parsons

FROM TABLETALK | April 2011

We have all heard the ancient maxim about the relationship between the Old and New Testaments: “The new is in the old concealed, and the old is in the new revealed.” While the words concealed and revealed do not entirely …Read More

Seeing the Gospel in the Word of God by Donald Whitney

FROM TABLETALK | February 2011

Surely no one reading this article needs to be convinced of the importance of feeding upon the Word of God. As Jesus said, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of …Read More

Divorcing Doctrine from Scripture by R. Scott Clark

FROM TABLETALK | February 2011

Dear Pithius, Our dear boy, you quite misunderstand the problem. So long as Christians continue to understand the Book to contain truths, claims about the way things really are, about the enemy, about Him-who-ought-not-be-named, about His Paraclete, about humans as …Read More

Knowing Scripture by R.C. Sproul

FROM TABLETALK | January 2011

It has often been charged that the Bible can’t be trusted because people can make it say anything they want it to say. This charge would be true if the Bible were not the objective Word of God, if …Read More

United in the (whole) Truth by Burk Parsons

FROM TABLETALK | January 2011

We are prone to partiality. It is our habit not only to have preferences but to establish ourselves and pride ourselves in the preferences we choose. We play favorites and then rally around our favorites as we strive to demonstrate …Read More

We Believe the Bible and You Do Not by Keith Mathison

FROM TABLETALK | October 2010

Not too long ago, in an effort to get a better grasp of the Lutheran doctrine of the Lord’s Supper, I was reading the chapters on the sacraments in Francis Pieper’s Christian Dogmatics, and I ran across this …Read More

Heaven Rejoices by Keith Mathison

FROM TABLETALK | January 2010

I’ve written a handful of books on a variety of topics, and one thing that occasionally happens when you publish a book is that people ask you to sign it. I think of signing autographs as something that famous …Read More

Meditating on Scripture by Bruce Waltke

FROM TABLETALK | September 2009

  “Better than a bronze sculpture by Cellini, or a marble one by Bernini, or even a Beethoven symphony,” I was saying to my colleagues, while our waitress with tray in hand waited attentively for my climatic closure, “I enjoy a …Read More

A Teachable Spirit by Justin Taylor

FROM TABLETALK | June 2009

Only one book is absolutely essential to save us, to equip us to obey God’s will, and to glorify Him in whatever we do. Only one book gives us undiluted truth — the whole truth and nothing but the truth …Read More

The Final Word by Keith Mathison

FROM TABLETALK | March 2009

In the early part of the twentieth century, one would have been hard pressed to find a greater theological mind than that of Benjamin B. Warfield (1851–1921). Sadly, both he and his work are virtually unknown today outside of …Read More

Higher Criticism by Burk Parsons

FROM TABLETALK | October 2008

About ten years ago I had the opportunity to study under the late Dr. Harold O. J. Brown (1933–2007) at the Evangelical Preacher’s Seminary in Wittenberg, Germany. Dr. Brown was known by his students for his oral examinations …Read More

The Generous Landowner by Jerry Bridges

FROM TABLETALK | August 2008

Chapter divisions in the Bible are usually helpful as they allow us to find our way around the Scriptures. Occasionally, however, they can hinder our understanding of a passage if they cause us to look at it apart from its …Read More

Standing On The Promises Of God’s Word by Kevin Struyk

FROM TABLETALK | May 2007

  It doesn’t take long to feel overwhelmed in most Christian bookstores these days. So many books, some good, some bad, all competing for your attention and dollar. You may buy a book every so often, only to have it …Read More