Is Cultural Christianity Enough?
On Establishment (that which must not be named)
So-called cultural Christianity is and has been a good, the demise of which is lamentable. Again, the question for the merely cultural Christian party is what means are necessary and sufficient to produce the spontaneous and voluntarist cultural revival they seek? Do the formative powers ordained by God have any role therein? At least at present, this is... Continue Reading
Justification and Assurance
The humility we learn through justification, glorying in Christ and not ourselves, turns out to be the wellspring of all spiritual health.
Captivated by the magnificence of God, such believers will not be so drawn to man-centered therapeutic religion. Under the radiance of His glory, they will not want to establish their own little empires. Their tiny achievements will seem petty, their feuds and personal agendas odious. He will loom large, making them bold to please God... Continue Reading
Courage in the Face of Despair | Mark 15:39-47
Mark records for us three examples of courage (a confession, discipleship, and an act of love) from the three unexpected places.
We know that death did not defeat Christ but that death was defeated by Christ through His dying. Like Christ’s substitutional atoning for our sins, His humiliation was also finished upon the cross. To those looking on, His burial seemed to be the most disappointing in a long stream of would-be messiahs, but in reality,... Continue Reading
Keep the Door of my Lips
The words we speak and how we speak them reveals what’s inside our hearts (Matt. 15:16).
When we stay in the means of grace, our tongues become more and more holy, more and more sanctified. We become less sarcastic; we hold our tongue more even when we’d prefer to let our opinion be heard. We don’t feel the incessant need to be in every social media argument. Friends, when we’re grounded... Continue Reading
Progressive Christianity’s Unwanted Progress
Having abandoned clear biblical teaching in one area, progresives found that if they continued updating their doctrine, they would progressively become better friends with the world.
Denying hell is unwanted progress. Evidently, the progressives that went further didn’t know when to apply the brakes. Having abandoned clear biblical teaching in one area, they found that if they continued updating their doctrine, they would progressively become better friends with the world. Franklin Graham On Newshub Newshub’s slanted take on Franklin Graham’s... Continue Reading
Why “Baby Jesus” is Not to be Taken Lightly
The following mashup from two of his sermons, Charles Spurgeon begs to differ with the idea that the infant born in Bethlehem can be taken so lightly.
Jesus is almighty to save! That which in itself is impossibility is possible with God. Sin which nothing else can remove is blotted out by the blood of Immanuel. Immanuel, our Saviour, is God with us; and God with us means difficulty removed, and a perfect work accomplished. Whether “Baby Jesus” is fodder for a Will... Continue Reading
Sex & The Final Christian Generation
The sexual chaos and idolatry conquered by the early church has come roaring back -- and today's Christians don't know what time it is.
There is a reason why when Christians give up Christian sexual morality, they sooner or later give up Christianity. The Biblical rules of Christian sexual conduct are inextricably rooted in a particular vision of what the human person is, under God, and how believers are supposed to treat the material world, their bodies (and the... Continue Reading
Where Can You Find Peace and Safety?
The fallenness of the world is very real.
Peace and safety are granted by God’s grace through faith in His word, not through the self-righteousness and pride of religious and political activism. Paul thus humbles us, but also encourages us greatly, “For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will hardly die for a... Continue Reading
3 Marks of Christian Ministry
The agony you go through in ministry is for the sanctification of those you serve.
True Christian ministry is affectionate affliction for another’s sanctification. You need all three pieces. You must have a genuine love for the person you are serving, not just a “I love them for what they can do for me” mentality. You must be committed to laboring on through suffering and difficulty. True Christian ministry fights... Continue Reading
Homosexuality: To Affirm is to Apostatise — The Bible Demands That We Treat Human Sexuality as a First Order Salvation Issue
All those who encourage others to persist in homosexual relationships are in extreme spiritual danger.
The Bible treats the issue of human sexuality as one of primary importance. It is a salvation issue. Those who practice, teach and encourage sexual sin of any kind without repentance are in great eternal danger. This is not simply an issue of differing interpretation between brothers and sisters in Christ. It is not something... Continue Reading
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