Author Archives: Ryan Martin

B. B. Warfield on the Divinity and Humanity of the Bible

By Ryan Martin | Published: April 13, 2012

From B. B. Warfield’s classic account of the doctrine of Scripture: How [the Scripture] was given through [the human authors] is left …, if not without suggestion, yet without specific explanation. We seem safe only in inferring this much: that the gift of Scripture through its human authors took place by a process much more [...]

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Slaves to God

By Ryan Martin | Published: October 7, 2011

In 2 Peter 1:1, Peter says he is a “bondservant . . . of Jesus Christ.” Paul says the same thing in Titus 1:1. Or consider Romans 6:18-22: 18 And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. 19 I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For [...]

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On church membership

By Ryan Martin | Published: September 14, 2011

Here is a good word from the Second London Baptist Confession (1677), explaining one of the Biblical reasons for church membership: “In the execution of this power wherewith he is so intrusted, the Lord Jesus calleth out of the World unto himself, through the Ministry of his word, by his Spirit [John 10:16; 12:32], those [...]

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Peter Williams on the accuracy of the Gospels

By Ryan Martin | Published: July 29, 2011

Contemporary religion scholars dismiss the historicity of the New Testament gospels. Peter Williams, a biblical scholar and the Director of the Tyndale House (Cambridge), offers compelling arguments for the accuracy of the eyewitness accounts in the canonical Gospels. The fifty minute lecture is, as they say, time well spent.

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How does faith save?

By Ryan Martin | Published: July 20, 2011

Thomas Watson explains how faith saves: “If a man had a precious stone in a ring that could heal, we should say the ring heals; but properly it is not the ring, but he precious stone in the ring that heals. Thus faith saves and justifies, but it is not any inherent virtue in faith, [...]

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Critique of Harold Camping and the end of the world on May 21st

By Ryan Martin | Published: May 20, 2011

Robert Godfrey of Westminster Seminary in California, though we would have some important differences with him on eschatology, has an excellent critique of Harold Camping and his teaching at the seminary’s faculty blog, “Valiant for Truth.” Especially helpful are Godfrey’s notes on Camping’s heresy of the church and salvation. Here are all the links: Summary [...]

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Spurgeon on the salvation of infants

By Ryan Martin | Published: April 10, 2011

On Sunday, April 10th, we discussed the doctrine of original sin, and with it I mentioned a message by Charles Haddon Spurgeon on the salvation of infants. His sermon is available at spurgeon.org.

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D. A. Carson on the God of the OT vs the God of the NT

By Ryan Martin | Published: February 27, 2011

I mentioned this video in Sunday School on February 27th, while discussing the immutability of God. Here D. A. Carson answers the problem of reconciling the God of the Old Testament with the God of the New. You can find more apologetic videos like this, addressing a whole host of issues, at ehrmanproject.org.

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Self-love and concupiscence … hold it back

By Ryan Martin | Published: February 24, 2011

One of Blaise Pascal’s “proofs” for Christianity: The Christian’s God is a God who makes the soul aware that he is its sole good: that in him alone can it find peace; that only in loving him can it find joy: and who at the same time fills it with loathing for the obstacles which [...]

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R. C. Sproul on creation

By Ryan Martin | Published: February 9, 2011

Here’s a brief article by R. C. Sproul advocating a traditional understanding of creation that you might find helpful.

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