Jehoiakim. He’s not a very well-known Biblical character, though he features prominently in the book of Jeremiah. He was the third-to-last king of Judah before Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem. Despite the fact that his father was Josiah, one of the morally best kings Judah ever had, he was evil (2 Kings 23:37; 2 Chron 36:5), and […]
Posts tagged Biblical Theology
What is Dispensationalism?
What is Dispensationalism? Dispensationalism is an interpretative system used to understand the progression of revelation throughout the entire Bible. Like any major system used to interpret the Bible, its proponents differ on many points of theology, and as a result, clumping dispensationalists into one box is unfair. My goal is to outline the most common […]
An Argument for Infant Baptism
Defending infant baptism (or paedobaptism) is a complex endeavor. A lot of people want those who believe in it to point to a clear instance in Acts when infants were baptized, or to a verse where Paul said, “Baptize your children, y’all” (my paraphrase). But the argument doesn’t rest on mere prooftexting; the argument hinges […]