Natural Law: An Introduction, Part 3
Natural law should not be seen as somehow sufficient without Scripture.
According to Scripture, God designs us in such a way that moral knowledge is natural. In Romans 2:14-16, Paul says the moral law is “written on our hearts,” that is, through the conscience, described by Calvin as “a certain knowledge of the law by nature,”[2] so that all are without excuse. Natural law is that... Continue Reading
Justified by Belief Alone? (Assent Alone and the Gospel)
Is receiving and resting in Christ the same as belief in Christ?
If assent and trust were synonyms, then either both would mean cognitive conviction or else volitional reliance. Conviction of truth (assent) could never give way to reliance upon truth (trust). If assent and trust are indistinguishable concepts and, therefore, mean the same thing, then it would be unintelligible to say that we rely upon anything... Continue Reading
3 Things You Should Know about Numbers
The book of Numbers is about an unbelieving generation that failed to trust God and paid the price of a lifetime of wandering in the wilderness.
We can all have confidence that the Lord Jesus has faithfully pioneered the perfect pathway through the wilderness in our place, and now He walks through the desert alongside us, reminding us of the Lord’s faithfulness and His forgetfulness. When necessary, He picks us up and carries us in His arms as the Good Shepherd,... Continue Reading
Images of Christ, Part 1
Portraying Christ's whole person simply with His human nature devoid of His divinity is the Nestorian heresy that indeed strikes at the heart of the vitals of the reformed faith.
Since we cannot portray Christ’s divinity which is without parts, to portray His humanity is inevitably to separate His divine nature from His whole person. Orthodoxy demands that we see Christ’s whole person in light of His divinity and humanity which is not confused and/or separated. Recently, I was part of a floor examination... Continue Reading
Transgression Is Passé
Modern culture is bankrupt and unable to offer anything even approximating a positive vision for humanity.
Nietzsche noted it takes a long time for societies to grasp the significance of the death of God. But we are surely at that point now. Our artistic class makes that very clear, and so it is time to put these artists in the dock: We get it. You hate Christianity and the Western cultures... Continue Reading
Where in the World is the World? The Bible and Cosmic Geocentrism
Is it possible to glean from the Bible a reasonably clear picture of the basic structure of the cosmos?
In [this] survey of biblical teaching on the structure of the universe we have encountered an impressive body of evidence favorable to the idea of cosmic geocentrism. This includes the Bible’s foundational cosmological passage (Genesis 1:1-19); passages that depict the Earth as being at rest and immovable in the midst of all; passages that depict... Continue Reading
Blood Cries, “Binary!”
Every cell from within a person’s body announces an undeniable and unalterable sexual gender identity designation of male or female as precoded by our Designer.
Each cell in every boy declares his masculinity, “I am male!” And each cell in every girl of her femininity, “I am woman!” And no amount of medical mutilation and diplomatic manipulation from without can muffle these voices within our society’s collective conscience while our children’s blood always will be crying out about our mutually... Continue Reading
All, Every, and Not One
We are dependent upon the goodness, the grace, and the guidance of our God.
One day it will be said of you that not one of the good promises God made to you in his Word failed, but that each and every one came to pass. One day it will be said of all those who are his that God was faithful to his every word and true to... Continue Reading
Americans’ Values Are Changing
Christians can display God’s true value to a shifting nation.
Christians, connected to the true Vine, can show the better way, loving our neighbors (even when we are hated) and loving truth. In a world starving for the right values, God gives our lives true value. The world is valuable because God created it and Christ died to save it. May God grant us the courage to... Continue Reading
Unpacking “You Do You”
Biblical wisdom exposes many problematic dimensions of the “you do you” mentality.
Love your friends, families, and neighbors by avoiding the tepid “you do you” response when you see them making poor choices. Instead of sanctioning their subjective whims, point them to the objective, higher wisdom of God. Remind them that it might at first feel like a constraint, but in the end God’s wisdom will bring... Continue Reading
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