Mr. Tuininga sadly appears to compare us to militant radicals.  Christian Reconstructionism has always promoted a “bottom-up” motif for the expansion of the Kingdom – not a “top-down” motif.  It is through the preaching of the gospel and the power of the Holy Spirit that hearts will be changed and converts will then become desirous... Continue Reading

I still wanted to know whether children were in the covenant. Romans 11:13–24 and Ephesians 2:11–22 seemed to suggest they were. Paul did not equivocate that the familial structure of the covenant had changed although gentiles were grafted into it. If that were true, then the covenant still included parent(s) and their children.   Are... Continue Reading

The parish, Church of the Holy Apostles, has been led by Catholic and Episcopal co-pastors for more than 30 years. Parishioners say it’s an arrangement that has allowed families in mixed marriages to worship together and has helped build bonds that transcend denominational boundaries.         The Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond has... Continue Reading

A primary complaint is over the role of shari’ah. Article Two of Egypt’s 1971 constitution, as well as the current draft of the new constitution, enshrines the “principles” of shari’ah to be the primary source of legislation. Pope Tawadros does not dispute the article as currently defined—including its designation of Islam as the religion of... Continue Reading

If Stephens and Giberson’s book is supposed to encourage us evangelicals to become more intellectual and engage the ideas of our secular culture, I suspect that in most cases it will backfire.  For many evangelicals the book will serve as an object lesson in the dangers of compromising with “secular knowledge.”  It might make them... Continue Reading

It’s very English (and, therefore, quite Anglican) to dismiss the evangelicals as crazy people with an antiquated addiction to the Bible. But it’s actually the strength of their faith that makes them so attractive to people searching for certainty in a confusing and often horrible world. After all, “we offer the keys to the kingdom... Continue Reading

In one country after another the first schools were opened by missionaries, who introduced writing in many of them. Missionaries built the first clinics and hospitals in many places, repeating what they did in Dark Ages Europe. Christianity has become a global religion because of the efforts of missionaries, who preached, translated the Bible, and... Continue Reading

Until we are revived, we will not have a new reformation. Until we are revived, we will continue to bicker, blog, and tweet carnally over creation days, the historicity of Adam, the relationship between justification and sanctification, law and gospel, how the two kingdoms relate to each other, the church’s witness and work in a... Continue Reading

The PCA’s Metro New York Presbytery (MNY) approved the transfer of seven of its ministers to the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC). On November 13, 2012, MNY acted on the request of the seven ministers, all serving at Brooklyn Presbyterian Church, to have their membership transferred to the EPC.

Throughout the ages, people have wondered about the basic state of human nature—whether we are good or bad, cooperative or selfish. This question—one that is central to who we are—has been tackled by theologians and philosophers, presented to the public eye by television programs, and dominated the sleepless nights of both guilt-stricken villains and bewildered... Continue Reading