A time will come when human beings will not put up with sound teaching (2 Timothy 4:3). Now is that time. We must be prepared to pay the price – but we must also be prepared to get round the bans and barriers put in our way. It’s getting closer to the time for the... Continue Reading

If we think the biggest problem we face is a political problem, we will be focused on looking for a political solution—for political salvation, and if we are focused on political salvation, we will be looking for a political savior—a political Messiah with a political gospel.   There is a reason why it is often... Continue Reading

Whilst we must seek to understand, we must never change Christianity to make it so light and trivial that it will appeal to the TikTok generation.  We want to challenge the world—not become like it.   TikTok is a fascinating phenomenon.  In the world of social media, we have YouTube for videos, Instagram for photos,... Continue Reading

The only safe way to ensure that we are not binding everyone’s consciences on matters that Jesus doesn’t is to ask ourselves one simple question: Could every believer, in every place, across all time, people’s and cultures, both now and forever, do this thing?   You don’t have to be around Christians very long before... Continue Reading

Humans have been remarkably inventive in the variety of authorities they erect in place of God.  Sola Scriptura is designed simply to prevent these other authorities from ruling the Christian and to keep God’s Word rightly as our ultimate guide.    One of the foundational convictions of the Reformers was, of course, this doctrine we call Sola... Continue Reading

Where are the people who live in light of the facts about reality more than their feelings about it? Where are those whose understanding of the world is shaped more by evidence and logic than by narratives and anger? Where these people exist, they’re the true radicals.    I’m convinced that the biggest emerging fissure in Western culture is not... Continue Reading

The image of the Puritans as dour, legalistic killjoys is a caricature that does not line up with the experience of actually reading the Puritans, to say nothing of the historical record. In the new volume on Puritan Reformed Theology, Joel R. Beeke adds to his growing body of evidence setting the record straight about... Continue Reading

Most of us will have bosses who do not share our faith or our lifestyle. Some will work or study in places that are openly hostile to things we hold dear. Don’t despair. There are many, like Obadiah, who have done this before.    Obadiah is a little-known figure from the Old Testament, but he... Continue Reading

Thankfully, our distressingly common tendency to speak and get up in arms quickly hardly catches the Holy Spirit off guard. He knows us. Fellowship with him transforms our hearts day by day to resemble Christ and put the interests of others ahead of our own (Philippians 2:1–11).   Know this, my beloved brothers: let every... Continue Reading

Secular scientists would argue that our ability to perceive color evolved because it has survival advantage.  Of course, the irreducible complexity of our visual system argues against any evolutionary origin.   All the essential parts of the eye must already function properly in order for the eye to be of any value.    Our eyes and... Continue Reading