“Until the Second Coming, sin will remain a part of earthly existence. And as long as there is sin, there will be suffering and pain. But suffering by persecution is not a sine qua non of the church. If it… — Keith A. Mathison Copy Share Image
“The doctrine of sola Scriptura, in a nutshell, asserts that Scripture is our sole source of normative, infallible apostolic revelation, and that “all things… — Keith A. Mathison Copy Share Image
“the most certain sciences are like things lit up by the sun so that they may be seen. But it is God who gives… — Keith A. Mathison Copy Share Image
“if all truth has its source in God and if all truth is unified, then one thing we know to be a fact is… — Keith A. Mathison Copy Share Image
“Finally, it is wrong to say that "nothing" is more basic to the identity of the church than suffering. Nothing is more basic to… — Keith A. Mathison Copy Share Image
“The kingdom is often limited to the hearts of the regenerate, heaven, or the eternal state. This virtually denies that the messianic kingdom has… — Keith A. Mathison Copy Share Image
“The work of redemption is applied to individuals definitively (in justification), progressively (in sanctification), and completely (in glorification). In the same way, the work… — Keith A. Mathison Copy Share Image
“a God-centered view of truth demands that we affirm that all truth is God’s truth. That which is true is true because God said… — Keith A. Mathison Copy Share Image
“believe firmly that all truth is God’s truth, and I believe that God has not given revelation only in sacred Scripture. Scripture itself tells… — Keith A. Mathison Copy Share Image
“Until the Second Coming, sin will remain a part of earthly existence. And as long as there is sin, there will be suffering and… — Keith A. Mathison Copy Share Image
“within the same person described ... we have not one or even two but at least three distinct entities. 1. The old sin nature-the… — Keith A. Mathison Copy Share Image
