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Hebrews 3:6 was the beginning of the end of my dispensationalist beliefs. It makes the discontinuity thing difficult in light of there being only 1 house of Israel which the church was included. As I studied biblical theology, I realized Jesus role in the grand narrative. He picks up where...

Piedmont Baptist College (Soon to change to PIedmont International University) is extending its teaching program. There are pros and cons to this school. If you do the teaching degree, they have a dual enrollment w/ High Point University to get your state license and regionally accredited...

For NT theology, the 2 you mentioned (especially anything by Ladd) are good. Also recommend Schreiner's (not the shorter one either). If you are looking for a biblical theology of just one book (for an example of how it can be narrowed), then Kohstenberger theology on the gospel and letters of...

Systematic is far from "big picture" view other than it takes the Bible as a whole and synchronically prooftexts verses for suppositions and inferences. Biblical theology, rather, examines the Bible diachronically to gain the major theme or idea (or big picture) of the entire canon. It doesn't...

No big deal... I just draw a distinction between exegetical and biblical theology. Part of the major point of biblical theology is to get the "big-picture" or major theme. That is hard to do when you are focusing one verse at a time. Thus I would begin w/ exegesis, move to biblical theology...

For biblical theology, I would not recommend commentaries. Mostly because most of them are exegetical theologies not biblical theologies. I would start with a simple canonical theology like "The Drama of Scripture." Currently, I am reading through "The MIssion of God" which is both a biblical...

Biblical theology without any doubt. Systematic is based much more on principle and rational inferences. It addresses questions that the Bible never asks. And it is too philosophical to be of any real value to me. Its western origins make it foreign to the writers and readers of the original...

I disagree about the better way to go. If people only read people they agree w/, they never develop critical thinking skills and they lead to indoctrination (case and point most of your IFB churches). Also NT Wright is definitely not "vain speculation." I don't know where you info came from...

Any student of the Word must take NT WRight seriously. He is an excellent scholar that has brought many things to light from 2nd temple literature that were beforehand incorrect in modern thought. Plus, his new perspective is not that big of a departure as others. All I know is, his Christian...

I don't see how Eph. 1:13 proves your point. The verse does not put chronological order on things. Rather it emphasizes logical order through cause/effect. Just wondering about your thoughts.

Anyone know anything about this school and the NT studies department???

I can't believe that with all the vitriol coming from certain posters that this thread has not been closed yet. Even if I was not a calvinist, the ongoing "god of calvinism" quip gets old and highly offensive. I appreciate Icon's vigor to call people to repentance, but I would even argue that...

All you have to do is learn to write "quote" in square brackets [] and then end the quote with "/quote" in square brackets (minus the quotation marks of course). I would spell it out and show you except it would recognize it as if I were trying to quote something. Just remember and

Pardon... sin and no forgiveness. The elect have their sins forgiven.

You actually accused me of word twisting in the same post where you said, "a computer program, written by a programmer, makes a choice to do the only thing the programmer programmed it to do?" Let's back up... Let's say that the programmer wrote into the program the ability (ai) to make that...

You really need to learn how to use the quote function :D

Once again... you prove to know little of calvinistic doctrine. We who recognize our total and utter depravity are quite baffled as to why God would choose to save me from my sin. I am humbled beyond description that I have the opportunity to serve my Savior, and even more I'm thankful that he...

Fun analogy. Problem is, in your analogy no one is saved by grace. The programmer who says hello world is also the programmer that fixes the problem of sin created by the programs sinful choice and enables certain programs to say "I love you, programmer" and others to continue in error. In...

You must think highly of yourself attaining some intrinsic value that God would not hate you. But if you were a sinner and God hated sinners, then the logic that follows is pretty clear.

You are trying to argue for an excuse that the sinner should have to go to heaven. "It is God's fault I wasn't saved. He didn't allow me to believe." Whereas... The issue is whether a sinner has an excuse to stay out of hell. Answer... no, his sin is the root cause of that. His excuse...