Pastor, Don’t Get Cute this Christmas
Your people will be glad you did.
Our people need the gospel. They need the Trinity. They need to hear about the miracle and the majesty and the mystery of the incarnation. Hunker down in Matthew 1 or Luke 2 or Isaiah 9 or Micah 5 or John 1 or in any text that will lead you to lift high the name... Continue Reading
“Stochastic Terror”: Truth Is Not Violence
In a culture so captive to a “critical theory mood,” the only right and loving response to the hijacking of language is to oppose falsehood and advance truth.
In a turn that Orwell warned us about, dissent is considered danger, words are violence, opinions are hate, and yesterday’s truths are today’s terror. Tragedies and crises become crass opportunities to promote a viewpoint. We need not prove our ideological enemy is guilty of a crime, only that they’re on the wrong side of history. On Thanksgiving... Continue Reading
A Curious Clue about the Origins of the New Testament Canon
What shall we make of Paul’s statement in 2 Cor 3:6 that he and the other apostles are “ministers of a new covenant”?
Covenants were largely conceived as something written or read; i.e., something in a book. It is precisely for this reason that warnings were given not to change the text of the covenant (Deuteronomy 4:2), and there were concerns about it being in the proper physical location (Exodus 25:16). Although most discussions about the development... Continue Reading
Amillennialism: An Eschatology for These Last Days
Are we nearing the final scenes of world history, the Second Coming of Christ, and the Consummation of all things?
Amillennialism is indeed an eschatology perfectly suited for these last days. Opening a window onto the one true Consummation, it lets in light from God’s one true future, pouring it into the perplexing present, and filling the souls of the saints with clarity, conviction, joy, and the zeal of Christ himself. Are we living... Continue Reading
When Identity Politics Consumes Theology
We all must avoid the temptation to try to make Jesus in our own image.
That some now need to be able to see Jesus as female to see him as savior is nothing more than the assertion that his first-century Jewish human nature is insufficient for our present purposes. It is to demand that he be made in our image, rather than us in his. The recent outcry... Continue Reading
The Imagery of the Book of Revelation
To interpret Scripture properly and to truly understand its meaning, we must recognize the various ways that the human authors of the Bible were inspired to write and what they intended.
John promised that whoever reads this book aloud and hears it and keeps it will receive a blessing (Rev. 1:3). We will indeed be blessed as we read it slowly, thoughtfully, and meditatively, asking what God is teaching us through the images He uses. The whole Bible is the Word of God—inerrant, authoritative revelation. That... Continue Reading
The Most Passionate Science Deniers Are Pro-trans ‘Experts’ Who Profit from Carving Up Kids
The Rapture and the Return of Christ
The church is not evacuated before the final coming of Christ and is not promised an escape from tribulation.
Christ’s return will be accompanied by public proclamation. Jesus will first bring about the resurrection of His people who have died; then He will cause those who are alive to be caught up together with Him in the air. Scripture nowhere advances the idea of a secret rapture before a period of tribulation, but it... Continue Reading
Pursue the Things of God
It’s not just about what to stop; it is also about what to start.
Plan to work on your godliness. This could mean deciding where and how to serve the church family. It could mean identifying a weakness you currently have and being careful and thoughtful about how you might improve in that area. We all need to pursue the things of God intentionally and repeatedly. Make every effort... Continue Reading
Prayer and Soul Care
Can we begin praying for one another, that our love for one another might increase and our souls might be constantly strengthened through prayer?
Christian relationships bound in truth are expressed in the way we pray for one another, the burdens we share with one another, and the sympathy we have for one another. Let us be faithful to pray that all is well with body and soul of our brothers and sisters in Christ! One of the... Continue Reading
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