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...
‘Because you had become so dear to us’ [1 Thessalonians 2:7-12] If you have only one hour left to live and can only make one phone call, who will you call and what will you say? When I asked myself this question, I will make one phone call to my beloved wife and I will tell her "I love you". What would you say to who? We have to think about what to say to our loved ones in terms of death. The reason is because we only have time to love. We live a short life even if we live only to love. If we know this, we must live our lives confessing "I love you" to those whom we love. And we must live to express our love to them. This is what Apostle Paul said to the Thessalonians church saints in 1 Thessalonians 2:8, “We loved you so much that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well, because you had become so dear to us.” We can see ...