John Whittaker

Was Luke Wrong about Quirinius and the Census?

Luke 2 is the most famous Christmas passage in the Bible. Every Christmas pageant is based on it. Every nativity set is inspired by it. Linus even quotes from it […]

Why Did They Kill Jesus?

My grandparents were a big part of my growing up years. My grandma had a real faith in God. She read her Bible often. But she struggled to grasp the […]

Why does the Bible say not to eat pork?

When I was growing up, my cousins lived on a small farm. One summer we went to visit them on their farm, and they had a pig they had been […]

What is Penal Substitutionary Atonement?

What did Jesus’ death accomplish? Probably the most common answer from someone who attends any evangelical church is something along the lines of “Jesus’ death paid the price for my […]

John Whittaker

VIDEO: Review of ‘The Missing Messiah’ by Kyle Idleman & Mark Moore

What does it mean to call Jesus “Christ,” and what difference does it make to answer that question correctly? That question is what lies at the heart of a new […]

What Does the Sovereignty of God Mean?

The best way to frame up our discussion of God’s sovereignty is to ask this question: Are there things that happen in the world that are contrary to the will […]

John Whittaker

Review of ‘The Missing Messiah’ by Kyle Idleman & Mark Moore

What does it mean to call Jesus “Christ,” and what difference does it make to answer that question correctly? That question is what lies at the heart of a new […]

John Whittaker

VIDEO: Review of Andrew Rillera’s ‘Lamb of the Free’

New Testament theologian John Whitaker reviews the book Lamb of the Free, which argues against penal substitutionary atonement (PSA), claiming Old Testament sacrifices were largely non-atoning, lacked substitution, and that […]