B. B. Warfield: On Christless Christianity
We may fairly contend that the germ of Christless Christianity is present wherever a proper doctrine of redemption has fallen away or even has only been permitted to pass out of sight.
“Only the fact that Christ stands out in history as surety of the gracious will of God, that in God’s name he punishes sin and calls the sinner to himself, that in holy suffering he endures the lot of sinners in order to convict them of their sin and free them from it, that as... Continue Reading
The Most Noble Profession
In praise of homemaking and motherhood.
“Once upon a time there was a man so surly and cross, he never thought his wife did anything right around the house. One evening, during hay-making time, he came home complaining that dinner wasn’t on the table, the baby was crying, and the cow had not been put in the barn. “I work and... Continue Reading
Preaching Advice for Busy Pastors
How can we be faithful in this primary responsibility without neglecting other ministerial duties? Here are three ideas.
As Spurgeon used all his experiences to shape himself and his preparation. All this was only possible as Spurgeon maintained his walk with the Lord, guarded his time, and made preaching part of his lifestyle. So it is today, as pastors face a busy schedule, we must prioritize the preaching of the Word and give... Continue Reading
Matthew Henry, Presbyterian Minister and Bible Commentator
On May 9, 1687, Matthew Henry was examined for ordination having made a full “confession of his faith,” which was a statement of what he believed. As he expressed who God is in his confession he showed the influence of the Westminster Standards on his thinking by quoting from, without attribution, the Shorter Catechism, question 11, concerning providence.
Matthew Henry is known primarily because of his commentary on the Bible. The massive work shows his dedication to the systematic exposition of Scripture which he learned from the Puritans as taught to him by his father. It was his practice to systematically preach through Scripture which then provided exegetical information for his commentary series.... Continue Reading
Charles Hodge, Protestant Nationalist
Christianity and the State in America
We could with justice call Hodge a Protestant Nationalist. Hodge explains the way in which God’s moral law must be the foundation of American political life like this: The people of this country being rational, moral, and religious beings, the government must be administered on the principles of reason, morality, and religion. By a like... Continue Reading
Who Was William Farel?
Farel’s influence was probably more profound than it seems to us five hundred years later.
On May 21, 1536, the council of all the heads of city households voted the following motion, drafted by Farel: “With God’s help, we want to live according to the evangelical law and the Word for God as it is preached to us, forsaking all masses, other ceremonies and papal deceits, images, idols and live... Continue Reading
Reflections on the Evangelical Fracturing, Ten Years In
Not only has reformed evangelicalism lost the steady leadership provided for so long by Piper, Keller, and Don Carson, but also the underlying modes of thought and the specific contexts that helped to shape those men in the first place.
During times of instability we naturally seek out allies to stand back to back with us as we feel attacked. Yet this ecumenism of the trenches can be quite dangerous. It causes us to abandon faithful brothers and sisters who we ought to persist in working with, as well as encouraging us to form quite... Continue Reading
Jesus Calling, “PCA, Lament and Repent!”
Jesus Calling is a problematic book. It came from the Presbyterian Church in America.
We failed to care sufficiently for her soul, and to exercise authority within our delineated jurisdiction for the preservation and promulgation of the true gospel and true religion. It cannot be underlined too boldly: criticism of Sarah Young or commiseration because of her actual aims and intentions– all of it bundled together pales to the... Continue Reading
Seven Facts about Abortion
In a free and just society, crimes against anyone must be illegal for everyone.
Consider the monument of lady justice. She is often displayed with a blindfold. Why? Because true justice must be blind to the person being tried. To put it in biblical terminology, “God is no respecter of persons” (Acts 10:34). She has open and equal balances in her right hand, for “divers weights and divers measures,... Continue Reading
Treasuring the Psalms: A Review
If I teach the Psalms again in a classroom or church setting, I will use this textbook. And I will regularly recommend it.
During his exegesis of Psalm 110, Vaillancourt rightly pointed to the uniqueness of the psalm in which YHWH addresses David’s Lord. Given the psalm’s central use in trinitarian theology in the early centuries of the Church and its insight into an intra-trinitarian conversation (between the Father and Son), I wish he spent a bit of... Continue Reading
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