Foedus Theologus

Comments About and Against Calvinism

Joshua Parker — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 12:54:12 +0000

As I was scouring the web, I came across some comments from people that used very strong language to describe their objections to Calvinism: Calvinism is a load of horse manure. the Church is divided enough without this doctrine of calvinist blasphemy being spread around. Calvinism is a [wide spreading] disease in todays church leading [...]

Paedobaptism: Preamble

Joshua Parker — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:01:12 +0000

I mentioned in a blog post about two years ago in regards to writing a blog series on Paedobaptism. If you haven’t noticed from reading my blog, covenant theology is a passionate topic of mine and within that, I am a staunch believer in and upholder of infant baptism (Paedobaptism). To preface, I am not [...]

My Heart is Filled With Praise

Joshua Parker — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 15:45:45 +0000

This past week, I shocked my co-worker when she asked me how I was doing. I exclaimed that I am great, blessed, and thankful. She wondered if she should be worried about me because it wasn’t something she heard me ever say before. Most people at work know about my issue that occurred last summer [...]

Liberating Black Theology

Joshua Parker — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 12:43:31 +0000

For those of you who’ve been reading my blog for a while know that it started after reading the book On Being Black and Reformed: A New Perspective on the African-American Christian Experience by Anthony Carter. I even had the opportunity of conversing with brother Carter over email a few times. Also, I’ve had the [...]

Jesus: The True Israel

Joshua Parker — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 21:13:32 +0000

I’ve been commenting on a blog post as to whether or not the church is the antitype to Israel. I think one runs into an issue when looking at Israel as the type and the church as the antitype because it distracts people from the fact that Jesus is the true Israel. One of my [...]

Books I’ve Read in 2011

Joshua Parker — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 04:49:25 +0000

I thought it would be a good idea to create a sticky post showing a list of books that I’ve read in the year 2011. I read quite a bit, so this will be a great way for me to see how many books as well as what types of books I’ve read. Justification by [...]

Definitive Sanctification by John Murray

Joshua Parker — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 19:06:06 +0000

Below is a quote in which John Murray makes mention of the life of one who practices sin verses a Christian who does not practice sinning because he or she has died to sin (Romans 6:2). In accord with this analogy the person who lives in sin or to sin lives and acts in the realm [...]

To God be the Glory

Joshua Parker — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:57:03 +0000

Well, my trip has ended and it was a good one. I’ve learned a lot, I’ve met a few interesting people along the way, and I’ve heard a few of their stories as well. The conversations that I’ve had with people were good and productive conversations. I rather not write about them here, but feel [...]

Rocky Mountain National Park

Joshua Parker — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 03:27:26 +0000

Today, I did another tour which was of the Rocky Mountain National Park, but incorporated more than just the park. Below are the details of the tour as well as some photos I took of the sites and wildlife. Tomorrow, I will be returning to Boston by 4:00 P.M. Tomorrow, I will post my last [...]

In the Clouds

Joshua Parker — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:15:11 +0000

As we were coming back from the mountaintop, I looked at the sky and saw that something was forming, so I decided to take a few pics of the phenomenon.