He Will Not Forget Your Works!
He has seen it all.
The days and nights of faithful service are now filled-in with the sands of time – no evident trace remains. Praise God that the grace empowered endeavors of the saints, indeed their lives, are never forgotten by the Lord. This is a guest post by David McCullough – Minister of Woodstock R.P.C., Belfast –... Continue Reading
Listening Puts Patience into Practice
As an act of mutual respect and concern, listening is a building block for true fellowship and understanding.
Given our consumer mindset, we can tailor our lives to cater to our interests so all our input is from people we agree with and all our output is toward those who will nod their heads in favor. There’s no need to be patient if everyone is like me, thinks like me, votes like me,... Continue Reading
The Bible Is the Story of Us
The bible is a beautiful, unique text, and its story informs ours.
As we sit with God’s story, it not only informs us and makes us more complete; it also teaches us about the consistent character of God — his faithfulness and love, his mercy and justice. Reading the Bible gives us the opportunity to see God through the lives of others. While the times may change,... Continue Reading
Could Jesus Have Sinned?
The Temptations And Triumph of Christ
Majestic though Christ’s provision for us is, it is also mysterious. It leaves us with significant Christological questions: For Christ’s temptations to parallel our own, must he have been able to sin? In theological terms, was he peccable?2 Or was Christ impeccable — that is, incapable of sinning?3 If so, how can he truly sympathize with his tempted disciples? ... Continue Reading
The Church is a Means of Grace
God uses His church as a means of communicating His grace for our salvation and sanctification.
For both our son and daughter, it was vital for them to have people they looked up to outside their family, especially college students who modeled Christian faith, giving visible validity to what they had been learning at home and from the pulpit. The ministries of the church are also playing a big role in... Continue Reading
Created in Christ for good Works
‘For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them’ (Eph 2.10).
These words in his letter to the Ephesians are familiar, but perhaps not appreciated as much as they need to be. Our reading of this epistle can be so focused on the benefits that are ours in Christ forensically that we fail to grasp the equally important benefits that flow from him experientially. However, if... Continue Reading
Can I Adapt the Gospel Message to Make Evangelism Easier?
By denigrating the power of the gospel to save of itself, it leads to the kind of pragmatism that suggests the gospel needs us for its effectiveness.
It is popular to assert that evangelism cannot be effective without “fitting” the gospel to our contemporary cultural moment. One writer even went so far as to say, “Any church that only does evangelism without first studying the culture in an effort to contextualize does not fully understand the gospel.” A substantial portion of... Continue Reading
The Difference Between the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
When Jesus sets out these two men, he does so by appeal to their ethical, social and religious standing.
The Pharisee was a respected, religious member of the covenant community. The tax collector was a despised and questionable figure in Jewish society. Throughout the gospel records, tax collectors are identified with “sinners”—a term usually reserved in Jewish society for those known for their sexual immorality. The parable of the Pharisee and the Tax... Continue Reading
Sometimes, What Some See as Waste, God Sees as Worship
“She has done a beautiful thing to me.”
The disciples watched as a flask of ointment, worth approximately an entire year’s salary for a working man, was poured out and gone in an instant. They saw a lost opportunity. They saw a loss of incredible financial resources. They saw waste. But Jesus saw an act of worship. “What a waste of talent.” I... Continue Reading
What is Science?
Over the course of time, as scientists change their view of what they find interesting and plausible, the definition of science will change and evolve along with their interests.
There has to be some other criteria for science. If the definition of science is prescriptive, who gets to decide what counts as science? Scientists? Philosophers? God? Moreover, is science a field of study (“the natural world”)? Or is it a method of study (“the scientific method”)? Our apparently simple question has a complex set of answers. ... Continue Reading
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