Gil Thomas is leading the partnership by teaching Theology and Practice of Evangelism in the seminary. The goal is to train future servants of God to be passionate about evangelism and discipleship and to keep it at the core of their ministries. →
Eighty-two percent of Americans surveyed believe the statement “God helps those who help themselves” is a Bible verse. Sixty percent cannot name five of the Ten Commandments. And 12% believe that Joan of Arc was Noah’s wife. Over half of the graduating high school seniors surveyed believe that Sodom and Gomorrah were husband and wife. And we can be sure that these survey results will be even more distressing five years from now! →
WWJD – What would Jesus do? Generally, we hear this question in relationship to some moral choice or other life-directing decision we face in life. But, “What would Jesus do?” in explaining the good news of His life, death, burial, and resurrection? →
The “parable of the sower” might be better called “the parable of the soils.” After all, the different qualities of the soils are the focus of the parable. A wide variety of opinions are held regarding the four types of soil in the parable. For example: Do they all represent true believers? Or, do some of the soils represent true believers and others represent unbelievers? Nothing in the texts or the contexts answers those questions definitively. But one point of interpretation is beyond dispute—the “good soil” certainly represents a true fruit-bearing believer in and follower of Jesus Christ. But, how do we do evangelism and discipleship in a way that produces “Good Soil believers”? →
When all of the steps in the process of tilling and planting evangelism have been taken, the faithful gospel witness knows that it is time to reap. Knowing full well that it is God who provides the increase, the witness carefully clarifies and personalizes the message, and then persuades his or her friend to come to Christ. →
Here are some key quotations from an 1894 essay by Dr. Geerhardus Vos (1862-1949), the leading evangelical theologian in the early development and popularization of the discipline of Biblical Theology. The entire essay is available in the Resources section of this site--The Idea of Biblical Theology as a Science and as a Theological Discipline (his inaugural address as Professor of Biblical Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary in 1894). →
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