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Sanctification – From the Holy Spirit and Scripture
Sanctification is the work of the Holy Spirit and Scripture. This message was delivered on Feb 11, 2010 in The Masters Seminary chapel from various scriptures. [wpaudio url=”/files/audio/messages/2010-02-11_TMS.mp3″ text=”Dr Bill Barrick, Sanctification – the work of the Holy Spirit and Scripture”]
Penal Substitution in the Old Testament
Theologically and biblically speaking, penal substitution refers to God’s gift of His Son to undergo the penalty of death as a substitute for fallen humanity, recent efforts to deny that teaching notwithstanding. The OT offers many examples of cases in which divine judicial action resulted in the deaths of offenders who violated God’s standards of
“Ur of the Chaldeans” (Gen 11:28-31): A Model for Dealing with Difficult Texts
Scholars are still puzzled over the appearance of “Ur of the Chaldeans” in Gen 11:28 and 31. Proposed solutions to the problem have either called it an anachronism or an example of post-Mosaic textual updating, or else they hold that Moses wrote the text just as it stands because he knew about the Chaldeans in
The Ancient Gospel
This message was delivered at The Masters College Chapel on February 16, 2009 from Job 33. [wpaudio url=”/files/audio/messages/2009-02-16_TMC.mp3″ text=”Dr Bill Barrick, The Ancient Gospel”]
Penal Substitution in the OT
This message was delivered in The Masters Seminary chapel on February 5, 2009 from selected scriptures. [wpaudio url=”/files/audio/messages/2009-02-05_TMS.mp3″ text=”Dr Bill Barrick, Penal Substitution in the Old Testament”]
Exegetical Fallacies: Common Interpretative Mistakes Every Student Must Avoid
Students of the Bible often make mistakes that can be avoided if they are aware of errors that others have committed. One of the errors is the “Evidential Fallacy” which fails to approach the text with the presumption that it is accurate. Another mistake is the “Superior Knowledge Fallacy” which occurs when one, in approaching
Eternal Security and Perseverence
Does Ezekiel’s role of watchman suggest that believers can lose their salvation? If not, what is the message of Ezekiel 33:12-19? Read this article from Testamentum Imperium here to find out.
New Covenant Theology and the Old Testament Covenants
Though New Covenant Theology (NCT) has positive aspects such as an insistence on a biblically based theology, several aspects of the system are not so positive. For example, in pursuing a middle course between Dispensationalism and Covenant Theology, its theologians rely on a strained view of Dispensationalism and adopt an interpretive methodology called supersessionism. A
No higher education than the Word of God
In 2007 Dr Barrick had the pleasure of giving the graduation message at The Masters Seminary. His passage for this text was Psalm 119. [wpaudio url=”/files/audio/messages/2007-05-13_TMS.mp3″ text=”Dr Bill Barrick, No higher education than the Word of God”]
New Covenant Theology and the OT Covenants
This message was delivered in the Masters Seminary Chapel from Selected scriptures in February 2007 in a series on New Covenant Theology. [wpaudio url=”/files/audio/messages/2007-02-08_TMS.mp3″ text=”Dr Bill Barrick, New Covenant Theology and the Old Testament Covenants”]