Eternal Generation: Who Would Deny it?
Does Warfield deny eternal generation? Not any more than Calvin.
How can there be “a perpetual movement of the divine essence from the first Person to the second, always complete, never completed”?[4] Calvin seems to have found “this conception difficult, if not meaningless.”[5] To put it another way, how can there be a continuous act of generating when the three Persons have existed from eternity? While... Continue Reading
Christians Great and Small
Billy Graham played no role in my life, but Irene Morrison was a towering figure.
Friday morning was the memorial service for Irene Morrison. A couple hundred people attended the event which was held in a little country church a hundred miles from nowhere, and open to anyone who knew and loved her. In the pews were children, farmers, nannies, retirees, and even a blogger—a B-list of normal and unknown people. ... Continue Reading
Bible Verses to Conquer Fear And Know God’s Peace
God knows our fears, and he has given us many, many Bible verses to help us overcome our fears.
Here is how we cultivate hope and put fear to flight. The key is to “call to mind” the truth about our God. We must call to mind the fact that God’s steadfast love for us NEVER ceases. We must call to mind that his mercies to us NEVER come to an end. We must... Continue Reading
Hate Has No Home Here
How should Christians respond to the “Hate has no home here” phenomenon?
This is where the question of “hate” becomes interesting. Indeed, we might say that the people living in the poorest parts of our cities are the victims of exactly the kind of “love” which the affluent are promoting: promiscuous sex, untethered from the social responsibility which the family embodies and which Christian teaching promotes. Rates... Continue Reading
Propaganda and Biblical Womanhood
We will never be able to have fruitful conversations about femininity or identity until we stop manipulating people into silence.
We get so caught up in being counter-cultural that we begin to do it for counter-culture’s sake. Maybe we hold on to long-held beliefs, not because they’ve been carefully tested, but because they’re the sacred cows we’ve made idols of. Perhaps we shut down conversations that challenge us because we are scared to death of... Continue Reading
The Powerlessness of Prayer-Shaming
The power of prayer comes by the power of the being prayed to.
Assumption 3 – Prayer does nothing. Here’s where it gets more complicated. Can you, as a believer, honestly say that you’ve never entertained that doubt? Just like the sneer that Christianity is a crutch opens the door to proclaim that it’s not a crutch, but a wheelchair, so the attack on the impotence of prayer opens... Continue Reading
What Should I Do When I’m Bearing Unbearable Suffering?
In the midst of my suffering, I reminded myself that God is my refuge and strength, a very-present help in trouble.
What we should do is what Martyn Lloyd Jones encourages us to do: preach truth to ourselves rather than listening to the lies in our own heads. That night, I had to preach to my own soul to remind myself that God is with me. I turned to the truth in God’s Word, and flipped... Continue Reading
Should We Kiss Solomon’s Dating Advice Goodbye?
Sex is never just about sex. Solomon’s wives were about his search for significance and security.
Jesus did not experience the joys of earthly marriage, family, and sex that we so easily regard as our rights. Instead, he set aside his rights for the sake of his bride, the church. For her — for you — he went to the cross and laid down his life so that he could clothe... Continue Reading
Good Theology is the Answer to Bad Technology
Digital theology is the answer to digital technology; the oldest truths are the best rebuttal to the newest challenges.
Many New Testament verses on Christian ethics can be applied to technology, but I’ve found the book of Proverbs especially helpful as a source of divine wisdom for the digital age. Why not read through it asking God for light on how to apply these ancient wisdom principles to modern times. God is wiser than... Continue Reading
Killing Sin Does Not Make You New
Killing sin is essential to the Christian life, but it’s not the essence of the Christian life
“Christian maturity is not only marked by sins that have been put to death, but by a deeper personal knowledge of and intimacy with God, and a deeper commitment to his people, the church (Ephesians 4:13). Yes, sexual immorality, anger, and deceit are being put off. But something breathtaking is being put on in their... Continue Reading