Whatever the world sees when it looks at the cross, that is what the eye of faith sees. Christ sloughed off the forces of evil, triumphing over them on the cross. There’s the thought of victory.   Categories of the Cross Jesus Christ is, in fact, an expression of the temper of the whole New... Continue Reading

Joseph doesn’t lead military conquests like Joshua. Joseph doesn’t confront false prophets like Elijah. Joseph doesn’t fell great giants like David. Joseph doesn’t sail the high seas like Jonah. He’s a civil servant, a government official, a pen pusher. But his story reminds us that even in the faithful completion of the most mundane of... Continue Reading

As we pray without ceasing, we join Daniel and countless saints who have interceded for God’s people across generations. Let us hold fast to the challenge by the Apostle Paul, who instructs, “Pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17).   In this series, we have explored the ministry of prayer as a foundation of love and a... Continue Reading

“As someone who saw this happening more than 35 years ago—and who longed for the Church of Scotland to turn around—I am truly in despair at just how far down the road the Kirk has gone. I thought that in my lifetime it could easily become irrelevant—it has. But I never thought that it would... Continue Reading

Through the Creed, we can better understand not just an ancient document, but the living faith it represents and the vibrant relationship between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit that stands at its center.   The Nicene Creed can sometimes feel like a strange document with little relevance today. Novels like Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code portray... Continue Reading

There is a clear pattern regarding the treatment of Christians by Muslims. In each case, Christians and other non-Muslims are oppressed, exposed to violence or the threat of violence, and discriminated against in majority Muslim countries. And the source of persecution in those countries is not only the government. In most cases, the wider Muslim... Continue Reading

When elders pursue their calling with all confidence in the Lord, prayer, and humility, the kingdom of grace will advance, ourselves and others will be brought into it and kept in it, and the kingdom of Glory will be hastened!   Why an Article on Elders? Each year seminaries and churches will hold preaching conferences.... Continue Reading

The living God is infinitely perfect and quintessentially, overwhelmingly beautiful in every way: his righteousness, his graciousness, his majesty, his mercy, his all. And so we do not love him aright if our love is not a trembling, overwhelmed, and fearful love.   The Fear of God C.I. Scofield once called the fear of God... Continue Reading

Even now, the ancient Serpent subtly seduces us to rely on self: “You’ve got this. You can handle it on your own. God helps those who help themselves.” Drown out his deception by loudly proclaiming the truth. We don’t have this, but he’s got us.   My worn Bible lay open before me. I had... Continue Reading

The main point is that the theological underpinnings of paedo-communion undermine the need for a covenant child’s conversion. That’s because the need for conversion presupposes that one is not already in actual communion with Christ, which paedo-communion denies. Therefore, and in the final analysis, paedo-communion opposes evangelical Christianity because it’s at odds with the gospel.... Continue Reading