The Sufficiency of Scripture in Doing Christian Theology by the Book
Scriptures are sufficient for the specific task for which God gave them.
The Scriptures reveal who God is, who humans are in relation to God, and how we should portray this relationship in worship of our Creator. The Scriptures are sufficient to ground our trust in God and to know what God requires of us. However, when we say that Scripture is sufficient, we do not mean... Continue Reading
Rise Up, O Men of God
Reflections of one man’s faithful life to encourage the Church to nurture our young men, so that it will flourish in their generation.
Our young men need public and private examples of godly men in generations past and present. Our pastor would tell us that his personal pursuit of holiness was for the benefit of others—because his wife needed a godly husband and his children a godly father and the church a godly leader. He modeled meekness and... Continue Reading
Westminster Kingdom Theology
The kingdom of Christ and the kingdom of Satan.
Is reality outside the church a common realm that is unrelated to the kingdom of Christ? No, the moral division in this life is not between the kingdom of Christ and a common realm considered as two static domains with diverse locations. The moral division in this life is between the kingdom of Christ and... Continue Reading
Director’s Dicta: “Lies that Live” – Part 2
The Sexual Super Self
Paul in Romans 1 makes plain that the theological and worshipexchanges he describes result in unrighteous ethical conduct, particularly regarding sexuality that “breaks the bonds” of the Creator.[16] This leads to societal and cultural chaos,[17] as Jonathan Burnside explains: “[I]n biblical thought, sexual relationships can be used either to create community or to destroy community. . . . Sexual order helps to... Continue Reading
The One Who Loves
John writes that the law came through Moses, but grace and truth came through Christ.
The Mosaic Law is not contrary to the gospel. In fact, the Mosaic Covenant is an exfoliation of the Covenant of Grace. However, John 9 helps us to understand the division when the Pharisees say to the now healed blind man, “You are his [Jesus] disciple, but we are disciples of Moses. We know that... Continue Reading
Controversy in the Church and the Evangelical Public Square
A Reflection Occasioned by Jake Meador's Recent Opinions on the Alistair Begg Affair
In a recent article Jake Meador wrings his hands anxiously because he believes that ‘evangelicalism’ is a “controversy generator machine,” and he believes that this is the source of needless strife that admits of no clear resolution. By contrast, he sees in the institutional church a suitable alternative that has prescribed processes for resolving controversy. I confess,... Continue Reading
Imago Dei, Male and Female
Why did God make us male and female in his image?
Through the joint workings of man and woman, God would use humanity to continue putting the earth into its beautiful order and fill it with His image. This is why generally men are more drawn to tasks that form and shape the world, whether physically or intellectually, and women tend toward tasks that fill and... Continue Reading
“12 Angry Men” is Almost Seventy—and Still Relevant for Christians
Sidney Lumet’s 1957 Classic
The movie seems more concerned with the men’s outlooks on the boy than whether or not he is actually guilty. The revelations are not that the boy is found innocent but rather that the evidence against the boy that each man has exploited for their convenience is found to be deeply flawed. Each man is... Continue Reading
When the Walk Becomes a Crawl
One of the Most Hopeful Reminders I’ve Read about Sanctification
We like steady and predictable. It seems to vindicate our efforts at making the Christian life work in a businesslike manner. But, in fact, there’s no formula, no secret, no technique, no program, no schedule, and no truth that guarantees the speed, distance, or time frame. On the day you die, you’ll still be somewhere... Continue Reading
The End Result for “Religious but Foolish” Men and Women
A day of reckoning will come, although foolish people can cause much damage in their wake.
You shouldn’t be deceived when you become discouraged by how vicious, religious, yet foolish men or women can be. They will always come to a tragic end, for God will not be mocked. A lack of integrity will always be found out. I have watched my own life and the lives of those around... Continue Reading
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