Thanks to my beloved son Dillon, I was even led to reflect on the theological perspective of Professor John Frame—who, in my view, is a remarkably well-balanced theologian and was my professor at Westminster Theological Seminary—particularly his perspective on areas such as the family, the church, and the workplace. ------------ "Ultimately, Professor John Frame's central conclusion is that the insecurity within the family cannot truly be healed by any worldly psychology or communication technique. It can be healed only by experiencing and resting in the embrace of God who holds us—the existential grace of God." John Frame's Christian Ethics and the Triperspectival Approach Professor John Frame's Christian ethics is characterized by applying his central theological methodology—Triperspectivalism—to the field of ethics. He teaches that ethical decision-making should never be based on a single criterion alone. Rather, Christians must consider three biblical perspec...
The worldly Christians “Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual but as worldly--mere infants in Christ. I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere men? For when one says, "I follow Paul," and another, "I follow Apollos," are you not mere men?” (1 Corinthians 3:1-4) Are you a Christian? Who is a Christian? The word “Christian” is mentioned three times in the New Testament (Acts 11:26, 26:28; 1 Peter 4:16). In a literal sense, it means ‘those who belong to a Christian party,’ or “Christ followers, believers.” In the Bible, the followers of Jesus Christ in Antioch were called “Christians”...