Themelios 30:1

by The Gospel Coalition

Publisher:

Gospel Coalition

, 2004

Overview

Themelios is an international evangelical theological journal that expounds and defends the historic Christian faith. Its primary audience is theological students and pastors, though scholars read it as well. It was formerly a print journal operated by RTSF/UCCF in the United Kingdom, and it became a digital journal operated by The Gospel Coalition in 2008. The new editorial team, led by D.A. Carson, seeks to preserve representation, in both essayists and reviewers, from both sides of the Atlantic. Each issue contains articles on important theological themes, as well as book reviews and discussion—from the most important evangelical voices of our time.

• The Delight of Wisdom, by Mark J. Boda
• Were Old Covenant Believers Indwelt by the Holy Spirit? by James Hamilton
• In Search of the Image of God: Theology of a Lost Paradigm, by Paul Wells
• Most Moved Mover, by K. Scott Oliphant
• The Last Word: The Skim-milk Gospel of Cheap Grace, by Robbie F. Castleman

Contents

Top Highlights

“Here I will seek to show that in John regeneration is the creation of a new ability to perceive, understand, and believe.” (Page 19)

“Therefore, in my view, the answer to the question, ‘how did the old covenant remnant become faithful?’ is, ‘the Spirit regenerated them and thereby enabled them to believe’.” (Page 20)

“The OT does not indicate that God dwelt in his people by his Spirit, but it does indicate that God remained with his people by dwelling in the temple.” (Page 16)

“God does not dwell in his people in the OT, but he does dwell among them. This thesis is firmly supported by the usage of ruach (spirit) in the OT.¹³ Building on this conclusion, in this section I seek to establish three things: first, that the OT describes God dwelling in particular locations (e.g., Bethel, Mount Sinai, the tabernacle, the temple in Jerusalem); second, that in the OT the presence of the Spirit upon certain people marks those people out as extraordinary; and third, that the promises of a future outpouring of the Spirit indicate that the believing remnant does not possess the Spirit when the prophecies are made.” (Page 15)

“The OT does not describe God as dwelling in his chosen people, but it does describe him dwelling with them, in their midst.” (Page 15)

Product Details

• Title: Themelios: Volume 30, No. 1, Autumn 2004
• Author: The Gospel Coalition
• Edition: 1
• Series: Themelios
• Volume: 30
• Publisher: Gospel Coalition
• Print Publication Date: 2004
• Logos Release Date: 2011
• Pages: 101
• Era: era:Contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Religious studies › Periodicals
• Resource ID: LLS:THEMELIOS30_1
• Resource Type: Journal
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-10-08T05:43:51Z

About The Gospel Coalition

Brian J. Tabb (PhD, London Theological Seminary) is academic dean at Bethlehem College & Seminary and an elder of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He also serves as managing editor for Themelios, published by the Gospel Coalition, and is the author of Suffering in Ancient Worldview.

D.A. Carson is a research professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He has been at Trinity since 1978. Carson came to Trinity from the faculty of Northwest Baptist Theological Seminary in Vancouver, British Columbia, where he also served for two years as academic dean. He has served as an assistant pastor and pastor and has done itinerant ministry in Canada and the United Kingdom. Carson received a bachelor of science in chemistry from McGill University, the master of divinity from Central Baptist Seminary in Toronto, and the doctor of philosophy in New Testament from the University of Cambridge. Carson is an active guest lecturer in academic and church settings around the world. He holds membership on the Council for the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals. Carson has also written many books that have garnered international acclaim, including his award-winning title The Gagging of God: Christianity Confronts Pluralism.

Daniel Strange is academic vice president and lecturer in culture, religion, and public theology at Oak Hill College, London. He is the author or coauthor of several other books, including The Possibility of Salvation Among the Unevangelised: An Analysis of Inclusivism in Recent Evangelical Theology.