We may say that God was crucified, even that God shed his blood, only when we speak of the flesh that God the Son made his very own.   Orthodox Christians sometimes accuse Protestants of Nestorianism because of how theologians like John Calvin speak of the cross. We instinctively want to say that only the... Continue Reading

If we do not interpret Scriptures concerning Christ correctly—in light of the reality they describe—we end up with a God who thirsts, sleeps, suffers, submits, and lacks knowledge. We also end up with a man who is omnipotent, omnipresent, and eternal. If we fail to retain the properties of each nature to themselves, we blend... Continue Reading

For Christ’s followers, cultural affirmations of Christianity present both a challenge and an opportunity. The challenge is to avoid settling for cultural acceptance or admiration. To be a Christian isn’t to align yourself with a set of traditions or ethical teachings. It’s to belong to Christ.   In recent years, some of the most unlikely... Continue Reading

It is a fair time to ask if the “modern” ERLC experiment is working. If our political theology remains divided, letting a few voices set policy only deepens the rift. If our political theology is unified, letting our outliers frustrate progress will bring division, too.    Having grown up as the child of an Ethics &... Continue Reading

Modern Bible versions are no longer being translated only from the Hebrew Masoretic Text. This is plainly admitted, for example, in the preface to the ESV. Thankfully, this new approach does not result in major changes to the text of scripture, but it does represent a major departure from Reformed bibliology…[and from] the confession’s assertion that it is the Old Testament in... Continue Reading

Those first few months on the mission field were especially difficult [for Annie]. But when she saw “how great were the darkness and degradation” in China, she was glad she had left her seat at the [Metropolitan] Tabernacle and given her life to proclaim Christ to the perishing. As she lay dying, Arthur asked her,... Continue Reading

Instead of spending our lives backing into eternity and clinging to our earthly treasures, we can turn around, walk forward and lay up our treasures in our eternal home. Then, instead of moving away from our treasures, we’ll spend our lives moving toward them.   A reader wrote our ministry, “For several years my husband... Continue Reading

Our head—the Lord Jesus Christ—has gone before us into the glorious presence of God, and in that sense, we can say we too have returned from exile. But it is also true that experientially, in this life, we are returning from exile. And to God’s great praise and our comfort, he is with us in our return-from-exile... Continue Reading

The Bible teaches that the Son of God, according to His human nature, is in fact inferior to God. And that must be the case, since how could the Son of God identify with us, substitute for us, or represent us, unless He assumes a human nature, which is inferior to God? The ancient creeds... Continue Reading

We need a holy sensitivity to God’s words. We need to take them to heart, to receive them personally, and eagerly, with faith. Taking God’s words to heart is important because his words aren’t like other words. God’s words are wholly trustworthy, inspired, and for our everlasting good.   “In one ear and out the... Continue Reading