God allows us to be tempted because it shows us what is within our hearts. It reveals our fallen nature to us in either how God’s grace has worked in us to overcome it or in how corrupt we really are outside of His grace. Both grace and corruption exist and work deep in our... Continue Reading

When you are wondering how to encourage the suffering saint, let your speech be full of Christ. Remind them of His suffering, and His glory. Remind them of His promise to restore. Remind them of His excellent priesthood. Remind them that He can sympathize with their weaknesses, and that He always lives to make intercession... Continue Reading

Anatolios’s commentary on the effect of Christ’s work on death itself is, on its own, worth the price of the book: “We who have been raised up with Christ and made alive together with Christ know that death is no longer our master but our servant, who has been commissioned to lead us to the... Continue Reading

Floridians voted on an amendment to their constitution that read: “… no law shall prohibit, penalize, delay, or restrict abortion before viability or when necessary to protect the patient’s health, as determined by the patient’s healthcare provider” (italics added). The amendment failed to reach the 60% threshold required for a constitutional amendment. However, 57% of Florida voters supported... Continue Reading

No matter the circumstances, the Christian can always utter the words of hope, “But you, O Lord.” Who God is and what he promises is always a resounding answer to whatever we face. Here, David is likely meditating on the Scriptures from Exodus 34:5–8. Who is this for? It’s not to remind God as if he... Continue Reading

Mathison’s argument doesn’t seem very persuasive to me. Mathison’s use of “compromising” in the first instance pertains to Van Til’s belief that theologians compromise the truth of RT by employing CA. In other words, Van Til believed that CA was inconsistent with the theology it is intended to defend (when employed by Reformed theologians). In that sense, CA “compromises” (i.e.,... Continue Reading

If you are not a member of a church, Jonathan Landry Cruse makes an extremely compelling argument to become one. If you are a member, it will fill you with further joy as you consider the beauty of belonging to God’s people. “It is all about Christ! We belong to the church because we belong to Him, and... Continue Reading

In coming into the world as a man, being raised from death, ascending to heaven, Jesus has become the human king we can all relate to, as well as the divine and sovereign king who doesn’t get in the way or need to deflect attention elsewhere. He is the king who isn’t flawed, the one who can... Continue Reading

Contentment is about resisting the temptation to play the “comparison game” and refusing to define my satisfaction by any measure other than Christ. My happiness is not tied to the material possessions or circumstances I have received, my pleasure and joy are bound up in a person, the triune God, who is sovereign, who has... Continue Reading

Vern S. Poythress (VSP): I was grateful for the conference being held at all. In the completed statement, I was grateful also for several things. First, there was a clear positive statement of what the doctrine of inerrancy is. Second, there were statements designed to head off misunderstandings and caricatures. For example, some opponents have... Continue Reading