Wayne Grudem

Wayne Grudem is one of my living heroes, as unlike many scholars, he has served the church well by writing books that we can all understand, but which are not patronizingly basic. Dr. Grudem is well known as the author of Systematic Theology which in the UK sold almost its entire print run at a Newfrontiers conference. I have interviewed Wayne via email and filmed an interview see parts 1, 2, 3,4, 5, & 6.

As the last of these videos shows, Grudem is no cessationist and he is arguably one of the major causes of the current growth in the reformed charismatic movement.

How God used a murder to accomplish his purposes

December 13, 2010

This Jesus, delivered up according to ithe definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. (Acts 2:23–24). In our discussion about Calvinism and Arminianism perhaps one of the critical verses is Acts 2:23-24. In it we see both man’s responsibility and God’s sovereignty displayed. I thought I [...]

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Go Wayne Grudem!!

May 15, 2010

As I have now finished sharing the video from my interviews with Wayne, I thought it would be appropriate to share the following video which was shown at New Word Alive while he was there. And to think Dave Bish was responsible for these people!

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Wayne Grudem on whether God’s revelation has really stopped

May 14, 2010

This video might surprise some of my readers. Wayne is well known as a reformed theologian. Arguably he and Piper have between them, with some help from Keller and Carson, led to this resurgence of “Young Restless and Reformed” that so many people talk about. So when a man like that argues that God has [...]

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Wayne Grudem on persuasion and insisting on people’s right to disagree

May 13, 2010

This video is worth watching just to see Grudem explaining the following statement: “We have to insist on the right of others to disagree with us and protect that right.” We would do well to meditate carefully on this short clip, as we think about how we should disagree both with other Christians and unbelievers. [...]

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Wayne Grudem on surviving as an author (or reader) of big books

May 12, 2010

This interview focused on one question: How do you manage to write books that are over a thousand pages long? The answer was essentially the same way you read them: One page at a time! We also spoke about the ESV Study Bible that he edited. He argued that no single human being in a [...]

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Wayne Grudem on the Atonement, unity, Rick Warren, and John Piper

May 11, 2010

This second installment of my interview with Wayne was quite far reaching. We spoke about the atonement and how he decides what kind of people to have fellowship with. He even had a comment on the recent controversy over Rick Warren and John Piper. Watch on Vimeo How important do you think some of the [...]

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INTERVIEW – Wayne Grudem talks about his Systematic Theology

May 10, 2010

Over the course of this week, I will be sharing a five-part interview with Wayne Grudem. I hope you will enjoy this relaxed conversation we filmed at New Word Alive. I have already shared one part of this in our interview about Politics. After the video there is a summary of a few of the [...]

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INTERVIEW: Wayne Grudem on Politics and the Christian

April 26, 2010

This is an extract of a video interview, the rest of which will be shared on the blog later on.  In light of our current election campaign, I thought it would be especially relevant for British readers to watch this right now. Wayne does not specifically address the UK’s political choice, but rather we speak [...]

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NWA10 – Wayne Grudem on Scripture

April 15, 2010

There is no more foundational subject than the doctrine of Scripture.  All the current theological arguments that are causing such disruption in the Church today stem from a lack of confidence in the authority of Scripture. There is no systematic teacher of God’s word who I would rather hear on the subject of why we [...]

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Wayne Grudem’s Thoughts on Bible Translation

March 2, 2010

This is a classic quote from Grudem about why he prefers essentially literal translations (sometimes called word-for-word)  over the so-called dynamic equivalent (sometimes called idea for idea) For more about Bible translation see my interview with the ESV Bible translators: “I cannot teach theology or ethics from a dynamic equivalent Bible. I tried the NIV [...]

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Wendy Virgo on Conferences and Influentual Women

April 22, 2009

Wendy Virgo from Adrian Warnock on Vimeo. Wendy is married to Terry Virgo, the leader of Newfrontiers. We spoke about what it’s like traveling with Terry to hear him speaking about grace many times, about conferences, her impression of New Word Alive, about the Brighton Newfrontiers Conference, about Mark Driscoll and Wayne Grudem, and about [...]

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User Video of New ESV Study Bible

October 22, 2008

My buddy Mike shared this video of his new ESV Study Bible. Enjoy. Brand Spanking New ESV Study Bible from Mike Anderson on Vimeo. You can purchase an ESV Study Bible online.

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2008 Top Posts Numbers 7 and 8

August 30, 2008

The 8th post popular post on my blog at the moment is the summary of my interview with Wayne Grudem. At number 7 is my post defining “What is a Reformed Charismatic?” Don’t miss two closely related posts — “Wanted – 1000 Reformed Charismatic Churches” and “I Don’t Want Balance, I Want It All.”

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2008 Top Posts Numbers 21 and 22

August 23, 2008

The 22nd most popular post is a summary post reporting on a debate over baptism and church membership between some of the “big guns” in theology, carried out online. When you realize both John Piper and Wayne Grudem have changed their positions on something, it’s certainly worth a listen. The 21st most popular post is [...]

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Stealing From Wayne Grudem

June 24, 2008

In connection with a post I wrote last week entitled—Has Wayne Grudem Been the Victim of Internet Pirates?—I can now confirm that the website offering a free electronic copy of his Systematic Theology is indeed theft. Many bloggers were taken in by this scam. Although I was always suspicious of the site because of its [...]

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Has Wayne Grudem Been the Victim of Internet Pirates?

June 17, 2008

A number of bloggers have been mentioning that Wayne Grudem’s Systematic Theology is online for free. I felt it was a bit suspicious, however, because of the web address that was being shared—it contained only numbers, i.e. in this type of format—202.202.202.202. That is generally not a good sign in a web address. I have [...]

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My Most Read Blog Post Of All Time – My Interview With Mark Driscoll

March 4, 2008

Today I can finally reveal that No. 1 on the list of most-read posts on this blog appeared on April 2, 2006, and was my interview with Mark Driscoll, the pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle, Washington. Thanks to my friends at Crossway, a free copy of Mark Driscoll’s new book, Vintage Jesus, will [...]

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4th Most Read Post – Sam Storms, John Piper, and John Bunyan Versus Wayne Grudem, Al Mohler, and Mark Dever

February 13, 2008

No. 4 on the list of most-read posts on this blog appeared on August 21, 2007, and was one in a series of posts that catalogued a major debate about baptism and church membership which took place online between such theological heavyweights as John Piper, Sam Storms, Wayne Grudem, Lig Duncan, and Mark Dever. The [...]

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5th Most Read Post – Steve Chalke and "The Lost Message of Jesus"

February 12, 2008

No. 5 on the list of most-read posts on this blog appeared on November 21, 2004. I felt like a lonely figure back in 2004 with my strong criticism of Steve Chalke’s views on the atonement. I argued that his words were close to blasphemy at the time. John Piper would subsequently accuse Chalke directly [...]

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6th Most Read Post – Dr. Wayne Grudem: Highlights and Reflections

February 6, 2008

No. 6 on the list of most-read posts on this blog appeared on December 18, 2006, and was a summary of the highlights of my interview with Dr. Wayne Grudem, a man who is certainly a wonderful gift to the global Church! Other segments of this interview would have made the top 30 in their [...]

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