What does it mean to say that the Word, the Son of God, became flesh? Does it mean that God transformed into a man? Does it mean that God’s nature and man’s nature were blended somehow to create a new hybrid nature? Does it mean that God changed?   In the beginning was the Word,... Continue Reading

Let us who know Him not take His Holiness for granted, but let us strive to know Him deeper and better by drawing near unto Him in prayer, worship, and by studying His Word.   In the year of King Uzziah’s death I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with the... Continue Reading

Throughout history, most men and women—and even children—have recognized the wisdom of not sending our mothers, daughters, and sisters to the battlefield. The pattern in the Bible is that when combat is necessary it is men, not women, who bear the responsibility to participate in warfare.   The Story Congress appears poised to force young... Continue Reading

Much of the modern confusion about worship is due to the confusion of public and private piety. Reformed worship is not a concert, revival meeting, nor a private prayer circle. In Biblical worship, God speaks to his gathered people and they reply corporately.    Introduction In preparation for the invasion of Canaan, our covenant God... Continue Reading

When you directly show the superiority of the Bible’s worldview over and against the culture’s worldview, you are glorifying God by showing His infinite worth and superiority over every man-made philosophy.   The Bible is powerful. Every Christian who has a proper view of Scripture will agree with this. The Bible convicts, corrects, rebukes, and... Continue Reading

As we do our God ordained job of confronting a brother or sister in need of rescuing, we must be gentle. Out of love for them and love for their soul we must go to them delivering the entire truth, but we must do so in a way that pleases the Lord.   I was... Continue Reading

Even if we had no Bibles, and no preachers, the psalmist says that God would still make his majestic beauty known to us through the skies, the stars and the sun. And this, incidentally, is why the Bible doesn’t try to prove the existence of a Creator. It’s just assumed.   Open a Bible about... Continue Reading

The appeals court said Friday that the university engaged in “viewpoint discrimination” by  selectively enforcing policies requiring all clubs to offer equal opportunity and access to members regardless race, religion, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity.   A federal appeals court has upheld a 2019 ruling against the University of Iowa, affirming... Continue Reading

When we care passionately about an issue, it can be tempting to take a short cut. Don’t. You will cut yourself off from all correction, exhortation, and admonition from your brothers and sisters in Christ. And you won’t like where you end up.   A few months ago, Gregory Thompson and Duke Kwon published Reparations, a... Continue Reading

When the resurrected Christ in His glory and the manifestation of His holiness appears, all creatures will fall at His feet because He is other. He is holy.  Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord! (Luke 5:8) Peter’s reaction to this miraculous catch of fish is very interesting. He was a... Continue Reading