Great theologians
(in order of influence or impact in my life)

Preaching

• Voddie Baucham
• John MacArthur
• Tim Conway
• John Piper
• Paul Washer

Scholarship / Teaching

• Jeff Johnson
• Greg Nichols
• Sam Waldron
• GK Beale
• Lane Tipton
• Herman Bavinck
• James R. White
• Stephen Wellum
• Michael Kruger

Evangelism / Apologetics

• Van Til
• James R. White
• Jason Lisle
• Emilio Ramos
• Voddie Baucham
• Jeff Durbin
• Ray Comfort
• David Wood, for Islam

Personal note

I am a mix of my strongest theological influences (in order of impact):

1. Voddie Baucham, his unwavering stance on the Bible, christology, protology, eschatology, and his passion for the gospel
2. Jeff Johnson, his covenant theology and eschatology
3. James White, his conservative scholarship, evangelistic zeal, church history, and apologetics
4. Jason Lisle, his protology, apologetics, and his love for creation science
5. Lane Tipton, many of his reformed views (like classical theology, christology, apologetics, eschatology and penology)
6. Van Til, his apologetic approach and gospel-centered zeal
7. Herman Bavinck, his protology, eschatology, and broad academic rigor
8. Geerhardus Vos, his biblical theology and eschatology

A theologian is someone who mines the Bible to know all they can about it. An apologist is someone who mines the Bible do defend it or to answer a specific question about it. I consider myself a lifelong theologian that became an apologist. The love the God of the Bible more than I love the Bible itself. As a result, my study of it drives my worship and evangelism for the glory of Christ.

Sola fide - Soli Deo gloria