The Glorious, Wonderful, and Overwhelming Opportunities of Christ
Christ relentlessly committed every thought, every word, and every deed he did to the glory of God the Father.
Christ Jesus always fulfilled every moment with exactly who he was supposed to be, conducting himself in a manner worthy of God’s admiration. What a glorious, wonderful, and overwhelming reality, that Christ was all he could be and should be in every moment. This isn’t really a “post” per say. This isn’t a thesis delivered... Continue Reading
Victory That Lasts
Sexual lust, even for those awake to their consciences, is often the tiger one wishes to leash but not kill.
As sure as lust distorts the world, purity reenchants it. As lust dims beauty and hides God’s face in night; purity cleanses our vision and dawns day upon the face of Christ for us to behold him. Our eyes cannot serve two masters. The racing heart, the watering eyes, the abrupt disinterest withering the... Continue Reading
We Are Not Germs: The Case for Human Dignity
To confess that God is Creator is to confess that we are not cosmic accidents, devoid of ultimate value.
If our human dignity is given by God and that is recognized by our culture, then we have fundamental human rights that inform how we treat other people under the law and even one-on-one at the personal level. Several years ago, the mother of a college student came to me wringing her hands, saying:... Continue Reading
Understanding Death
Answering the question, "Why does God allow bad things to happen?"
Jesus said that God causes the rain to fall on the righteous and the unrighteous (Matthew 5:45). Both believers and non-believers all share this same sin-cursed planet, and there is nothing we can do of ourselves to save ourselves from the effects of it. Most of us came to a harsh realization of our mortality,... Continue Reading
Another Reason Why the Covenant of Works Matters
It is important to distinguish between the glory that was offered before the fall and the Good News offered after the fall.
When we understand what was at stake in the covenant of works, when we contemplate communion with God, when we meditate on all that Jesus (the Last Adam; 1 Cor 15:45) did for us and has given to us, we are filled with joy and the Scriptures become not dull but alive with the story... Continue Reading
Modern Fascism Revisited
What will the “post-contemporary” movement look like, once the postmodernists have successfully discredited objectivity, freedom, and morality?
Fascism was all about “liquidating” the “Jewish elements” in Western civilization—that is to say, the influence of the Bible, specifically transcendent morality, objective truth, the value of the individual, etc.—in favor of reviving a neopagan worldview of power, constructivism, and collectivism. In 1993, I published a book titled Modern Fascism: Liquidating the Judeo-Christian Worldview.1 In it,... Continue Reading
The Many Parts of Restoration
How do we begin to regain ground in walking through repentance and forgiveness in a Christ-honoring way?
We must recognize that there are many moving parts to being “restored” to our brother or sister. The origin point of the problem is conflating all the parts into one single concept, or boiling it down to a single transaction, such as “I’m sorry.” We’ve all been there: someone has done something to deeply... Continue Reading
Leaked: Teachers Reveal How They “Stalk” Kids, Sideline Parents To Pull Middle Schoolers Into LGBT Groups
One seminar offered for California teachers was “How we run a ‘GSA’ [Gay-Straight Alliance club] in Conservative Communities.”
After [teachers] Baraki and Caldeira angered parents by using an “anti-bullying” presentation to teach kids what it means to be gay or lesbian, they explained to conference attendees that “Next year, we’re going to do just a little mind-trick on our sixth graders.” Members of California’s biggest teachers union plotted how to push LGBT... Continue Reading
3 Surprises from New Research on “Progressive” and “Conservative” Christians
The differences between progressives and conservatives are most starkly represented when these groups are defined by theological rather than political criteria.
It’s progressives who rarely defy political orthodoxy and who harbor disdain for conservatives. And the hardening lines between these two groups add weight to the thesis of J. Gresham Machen a century ago: when it comes to Christianity and theological liberalism, we really are talking about two different religions. Are conservative Christians prone to... Continue Reading
It’s Not Your Body
Your body belongs to God, both as your Creator, and as your Redeemer.
[Your] body is not a defensive castle over which the sovereign “self” rules against the incursions of others, but a site owned by God, where he is to be served and glorified—a temple. It seems to me there’s nothing more counter-cultural we can teach our children at the moment than the statement: It’s not... Continue Reading
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