Many younger leaders with Reformed and evangelical convictions are slowly converging on the subject of the mission of the church and the relationship of Christ and culture.
Author Archives: Tim Keller
Be Winsome and Persuasive
October 18, 2011 – 7:46 AM
Do all the work necessary until you can articulate the views of your opponent with such strength that he says, "I couldn't have said it better myself."
Three Rules for Polemics
October 4, 2011 – 3:31 PM
In reading what a number of respected Christian authors have said over the years about polemics and theological controversy, I have distilled a few rules.
Gospel Polemics, Part 1
September 20, 2011 – 2:41 PM
I fear that we are in a period in which many in the Christian church are dividing into extreme positions over the very conduct of polemics.
Keller on Salvation Outside of Christ
September 13, 2011 – 12:33 PM
This interview from three and a half years ago was the first public event like this I had ever done, and a number of my responses were less than skillful. One in particular---the one about whether there is any way of salvation outside of faith in Christ---was misleading and unhelpful.
Lloyd-Jones on the Practice of Real Preaching
June 21, 2011 – 9:06 AM
This post resumes the series on D. M. Lloyd-Jones's classic book Preaching and Preachers. When Lloyd-Jones says that people still will come to hear preaching in our contemporary culture, he adds two qualifications—or you might say he has two underlying assumptions. He says: "The answer is that they will come, and that they do come [...]
Sinned in a Literal Adam, Raised in a Literal Christ
June 6, 2011 – 5:00 AM
Question: If biological evolution is true and there was no historical Adam and Eve, how can we know where sin and suffering came from? Answer: Belief in evolution can be compatible with a belief in a historical fall and a literal Adam and Eve. There are many unanswered questions around this issue. Compared to other [...]
Speaking With Contempt
May 25, 2011 – 10:33 AM
I have always found Jesus’ words in Matthew 5:21-22 to be shattering. He begins by reminding his listeners that anyone who murders will be judged. But then he gives three case studies of actions that seem far less serious than murder. I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject [...]
Lloyd-Jones on the Efficacy of Preaching Today
May 6, 2011 – 4:26 PM
In Preaching and Preachers, Martyn Lloyd-Jones makes the case that the mainspring of the church's ministry should be biblical preaching—preaching that expounds the meaning of the biblical text in the assembled community. The main objection to preaching in our time, however, is a pragmatic one. It is: "They will not come! People today simply will [...]
Evidence of Coming Together on Culture
These two writers, despite their valid concerns about caricature, seem to me to provide evidence that indeed there may be a 'coming together on culture' among Christians.