“It is impossible that Scripture should contradict itself; it only appears so to senseless and obstinate hypocrites.”
—Martin Luther, as quoted in John D. Woodbridge, Biblical Authority: A Critique of the Rogers/McKim Proposal (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1982), 53.
I’d love to see Luther interviewed by the mainstream media today!
Thomas R. Schreiner, “Select Commentaries on the Pauline Epistles,” in Interpreting the Pauline Epistles 
(2nd ed.; Grand Rapids: Baker, 2011), 163–66 (numbering added).
Here I list not necessarily the most scholarly commentaries but what I consider to be the three best for students, teachers, and pastors.
Romans
- C. E. B. Cranfield. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans. 2 vols. International Critical Commentary. Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1975–79.
- Douglas J. Moo. The Epistle to the Romans. New International Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1996.
- Thomas R. Schreiner. Romans. Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998.
1 Corinthians [Read more…] about Tom Schreiner’s Top Three Commentaries on Each of Paul’s Letters
I’m not a Broncos fan, but I’m a Tim Tebow fan.
I’ve heard through some reliable sources that Tebow, an outspoken evangelical Christian, is the real deal.
From what I can tell, he is.*
And I’m cheering and praying for him.
Last week I read his recently released autobiography:
Tim Tebow with Nathan Whitaker. Through My Eyes. New York: HarperCollins, 2011. 260 pp.
It’s a fun story to read, especially if you like football.
It’s hard not to like the guy: [Read more…] about Tim Tebow
“I sometimes think no group is more fashion-conscious than the current crop of hipster church planters—except perhaps teenage girls.”
Christopher W. Morgan, “Inclusivisms and Exclusivisms,” in Faith Comes by Hearing: A Response to Inclusivism (ed. Christopher W. Morgan and Robert A. Peterson; Downers Grove: IVP, 2008), 18, 26, 36:
The Traditional Classification
- Exclusivism: Jesus is the only Savior of the world, and one must believe God’s special revelation culminating in the gospel of Christ to be saved.
- Inclusivism: Jesus is the only Savior of the world, but one does not have to believe the gospel to be saved.
- Pluralism: All paths are valid and lead to God.
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Figure 1. What about those who have never heard the gospel? [Read more…] about Is there any basis for hope that those who do not hear of Christ in this life will be saved?
Rodney J. Decker recently reviewed the updated NIV.
The PDF is 50 pages, but the review itself is under 40 pages. (The appendixes start on page 39.)
I read this review carefully last week, and it’s well done.
Decker is professor of New Testament at Baptist Bible Seminary. He’s the author of several books and articles, including these:
Update on 3/31/2017: In my latest attempt to explain how to interpret and apply the Bible, I include a chapter on Bible translation (pp. 50–81).
Dan Wallace just reviewed the updated NIV in four parts:
Wallace is professor of New Testament studies at Dallas Theological Seminary. He’s the author of the popular second-year textbook Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament and senior New Testament editor of the NET Bible.
Related:
Update on 3/31/2017: In my latest attempt to explain how to interpret and apply the Bible, I include a chapter on Bible translation (pp. 50–81).
If you currently own a Logos 4 base package that includes the old NIV (1984), then you can add the updated NIV (2011) to your Logos library for free.
Details here.