The biblical Hall of Fame looks like a mistake. But it’s no mistake. God’s chosen Hall of Faith-ers reminds us that, unlike worldly fame, heavenly fame is all about the Creator, not the creature. And he receives great glory through even our faltering and finicky faith.   My sister is part of the Pima County... Continue Reading

Welcome to our Brave New World where Christianity is now a threatened species. And it will keep getting worse if we do not wake up real soon and start taking a stand.   Well, that did not take long. A brand new CEO has been forced out in record-breaking time. Not even 24 hours into... Continue Reading

Most us still imagine society as a community of reasonably intelligent, reasonably independent individuals capable of managing their own affairs. Many of those in our expert class profess the same; but down deep, in the secret crevices of their hearts, they have a hankering for the cattle-management model Aldous Huxley captured so vividly in Brave New... Continue Reading

In practice we don’t always hate the world (sinful rebellion) as our enemy.  In practice, we don’t always act as if God is our friend.  If we did, we would always want to do his will.     Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wishes to be... Continue Reading

We are called, as part of the abiding process, to submit to the pruning knife of God in the providences by which He cuts away all disloyalty and sometimes all that is unimportant, in order that we might remain in Christ all the more wholeheartedly.   The exhortation to “abide” has been frequently misunderstood, as... Continue Reading

If the church is to fulfill her calling to know and glorify God, we must return to sound theology, and this must begin with a proper understanding of who the triune God is in the face of our Lord Jesus Christ.    In its most basic sense, systematic theology, or dogmatics, is the orderly, comprehensive... Continue Reading

Scripture is about God and His glory, and we can trust its inerrant revelation about Him precisely because He is without error and has inspired the Scriptures.   The physical act of writing out letters and then physically sending them in the mail to others is part of a bygone era. These days, fingers strike... Continue Reading

We speak truly by saying that the grass is green, but the grass is green because God spoke it to be so. If God, however, called the grass purple, the grass would be purple. While we are creatures that can only speak truth or falsehood about the creation around us, God is the Creator who... Continue Reading

In God’s eyes it’s not the visibility of the gift that matters, but the diligence with which it is embraced and exercised. And this puts the onus on each of us to ask how and where God has called us to serve his purposes, then to serve then and there in his strength and for... Continue Reading

The FV position can be summarized this way: The certain kind of faith that God gives in the justification of a sinner is a living, active, and personally loyal faith. Since faith itself includes the necessary virtues for justification, faithfulness to the gospel message does not require upholding the doctrine of the imputation of Christ’s... Continue Reading