The War on Christianity
The Biden Administration’s Easter Chaos and the Reformed Answer
In the Left’s twisted theology, transgenderism is a sacrament that promises rebirth and renewal but delivers only despair, pain, disfigurement, and death. It sells the lie of salvation through the mutilation of mostly the bodies of young children. While Christ’s body was crushed for our iniquities (Isaiah 53:5) for making atonement for sin, transgenderism leaves scarred... Continue Reading
Win the Next Generation with Love
Maybe we would make more progress in reaching the next generation if we were making more progress in holiness.
The one indispensable requirement for producing godly, mature Christians is godly, mature Christians. Granted, good parents still have wayward children, and faithful mentors don’t always get through to their pupils. Personal holiness is not the key that regenerates the heart. The Spirit blows where he will. But make no mistake, the promise of 2 Peter 1 is... Continue Reading
It’s not Working, Mr. President
The White House declaration of Transgender Day of Visibility backfires.
There is a deeper reality here that Christians must recognize. The White House action was an affront to Christianity and to morality, to be sure. And yet, we should pause for a moment to recognize that, despite best efforts of LGBTQ activists, the White House, and the cultural elites, it’s not working. You can’t... Continue Reading
Waiting in Our Trials
What do we need in the midst of life’s difficulties?
The faithfulness of God to the saints needs to be a guide for our lives as we wait on God in our suffering and through our trials. Yes, sometimes the saints received deliverance and victory. Yet many times they also died in faith, not receiving such earthly deliverance, but most certainly (with the anchor of... Continue Reading
Court Jesters of the Sexual Revolution
It’s easy to be dismissive of late-night hosts and comedians, but that would be a mistake. Humor is a tremendously powerful weapon.
John Oliver dedicated an entire episode of Last Week Tonight to making the case for “gender-affirming care,” ruthlessly mocking those who believe that children should not be castrated. Stephen Colbert uses his late night show to defend the LGBT agenda while posing as a Catholic; other late night hosts are also reliable revolutionary allies. It’s easy to... Continue Reading
The Blasphemy of Infidels and Professing Believers Compared
It is God’s people – or at least those that profess to be his people – proclaiming one thing and then doing another that ought to be our real concern.
As you go about your life, dear reader, “do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth (2 Tim. 2:15), and “be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish” (2 Pet. 3:14), “and so be... Continue Reading
Jesus Died to Save Us from Our Own Solutions
We turn to our own way to solve the problem we have made; but that just makes the mess worse.
The only solution to dealing with your sin — whether for the first time ever or the hundredth time today — is to stop blaming others, stop running from a recognition of your guilt, and run to Jesus Christ who knows how to clean up the tangled mess of sin’s consequences in your life. ... Continue Reading
What Does Spirit-filling Mean?
To be filled by the Spirit is to be filled with the Spirit’s Word.
The command here is nearly identical to Ephesians 5:18, but instead of the command being to let the Spirit fill us, the command in Colossians 3:16 is to let the Word of Christ dwell in us richly. The implication is that these are related concepts, and thus the content of the filling is the Word of Christ. ... Continue Reading
ENCORE: Is Nicaea Enough? Protestant Reflections on the Nicene Creed and the Importance of Evangelical Theology
Christians can simultaneously (1) affirm past creedal wisdom like the Nicene Creed, as well as (2) gratefully recognize that God has continued to lead His church into truth and wisdom throughout her history.
Protestants have historically believed that the Reformers were recovering a fundamentally biblical insight: sinners are declared righteous by God (the one who justifies), on the basis of Christ’s finished work (the ground of justification), and through the instrument of faith alone (the means of justification). The Reformers simultaneously (1) recovered a biblical insight and (2) sharpened a key biblical... Continue Reading
The Simplest, Most Successful Way to Live
When He is in charge, His love fills and flows through us.
Want to live an uncomplicated life? Get in the right posture every day (dependence upon God and a humble willingness to follow the promptings of His Spirit and the illumination of His Word). Follow His leadership. God (and His love) will flow through you, and you will fulfill everything He desires. You will be astounded... Continue Reading
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