Edwin Vargas
Edwin joined the faculty of Conservative Baptist Seminary – Asia as lecturer in Systematic Theology and New Testament Survey after taking his Master of Divinity studies at International School of Theology – Asia (ISOT-Asia). While still a seminary student, he was given the privilege to officially represent ISOT-Asia to the 1st Annual Forum on Theology, a yearly gathering of evangelical theologians in the Philippines and other neigboring countries in Asia hosted by Asian Theological Seminary to discuss theological and ministerial issues in the Asian context. Having exposed himself to the reality that 21st century evangelical Christianity has been somewhat characterized by theological snobbery, he has since then focused much of his attention in doing research and writing articles on contemporary evangelical theology and ministry in relation to the postmodern mood of the hour. He currently aims at furthering his theological training and broadening his exposure in philosophy by enrolling as a theology and/or philosophy student at Heythrop College of the University of London.
An evangelical minister of a Reformed/Calvinistic perspective, he takes an open-but-cautious approach in doing theology and ministry in the context of 21st century realities. His personal mission in both life and ministry is “to elevate our concept of God until it is once more worthy of Him” (courtesy of A. W. Tozer, The Knowledge of the Holy) and to recover "the zeal to illustrate the glory of God" (courtesy of John Calvin)
Interests: Calvinism, evangelicalism, church history, contemporary theology, apologetics, analytic philosophy, postmodernism, social issues, among others.
Favorite authors: John Calvin, Jonathan Edwards, Charles Hodge, A. W. Tozer, D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, E. M. Bounds, C. S. Lewis, Francis Schaeffer, John Piper, J. I. Packer, John Warwick Montgomery, Carl F. H. Henry, Ravi Zacharias, Os Guinness, David Wells, D. A. Carson, John MacArthur, Alvin Plantinga, Alister McGrath, Kevin Vanhoozer, Wayne Grudem, Robert Reymond, R. C. Sproul, Michael Horton, William Dembski, John Polkinghorne, and his mentor and seminary professor Randall Gleason. Also, Alexis DeToqueville, Max Weber, Peter Berger, Samuel Huntington and Thomas Friedman.
Favorite books: John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion; Jonathan Edwards’ History of the Work of Redemption, Religious Affections and On the Freedom of the Will; A. W. Tozer's The Knowledge of the Holy and The Pursuit of God; J. I. Packer's Knowing God; C. S. Lewis' God in the Dock and Christian Reflections; John Piper's Desiring God and The Pleasures of God along with his biographical sketches of Christian leaders in history; Ravi Zacharias' Can Man Live Without God; Os Guinness' Dining With the Devil, The Call, and Prophetic Untimeliness; D. A. Carson's The Gagging of God, Kevin Vanhoozer's Is There Meaning In This Text?; David Wells' God in the Wasteland, No Place for Truth, Losing Our Virtue and Above All Earthly Pow'rs; Randall Gleason’s The Devoted Life and John Calvin and John Owen on Mortification.
Latest Articles
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Martin Luther on Prayer
Martin Luther wrote extensively on the sacred duty of prayer, advising his people to keep it simple by offering their prayers to God with a childlike faith.
Jul 15, 2011
- Edwin Vargas
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Martin Luther and His Hymn, "A Mighty Fortress is Our God"
Martin Luther's hymn, "A Mighty Fortress is Our God" has been an inspiration to those who remain faithful to the battle cry of the Reformation.
Apr 14, 2011
- Edwin Vargas
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The Lord's Prayer Revisited
Traditionally called "the Lord's Prayer," this prayer challenges us to place our own priorities under the priorities of God.
Feb 5, 2011
- Edwin Vargas
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Paul's Activities and His Letter to the Romans
While Paul's authorship of the book of Romans is indisputable, the sequence of his activities that occasioned his writing of it is also important to determine.
Jan 29, 2010
- Edwin Vargas
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Paul's Conversion to Christ
Paul, the author of the book of Romans, was a zealous persecutor of early Christians who was later converted to Christ, after which he became one of His apostles.
Jan 26, 2010
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Paul's Birth and Upbringing
Taking a careful look at the profile of the author of the book of Romans (i.e., Paul) is an important undertaking to understand and interpret it more accurately.
Jan 25, 2010
- Edwin Vargas
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The Pauline Authorship of the Book of Romans
The Pauline authorship of the New Testament book of Romans remains indisputable in spite of a few objections among New Testament scholars.
Jan 24, 2010
- Edwin Vargas
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Paul's Letter to the Christians in Rome
Commonly called as the "Constitution of the Gospel," Paul's letter to the Christians in Rome is arguably the most theological of all the books of the New Testament.
Jan 23, 2010
- Edwin Vargas
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Scripture and Tradition
The great theological divide between historic Protestantism and Roman Catholicism revolves around their respective treatments of both Scripture and tradition.
Jan 19, 2010
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Protestantism's Continuing Need for Reformation
As it approaches its first 500 years, there currently exists within contemporary Protestantism the need for continuing reformation.
Nov 4, 2009
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