Are Women Too Weak To Overcome Adversity?
Feminism doesn’t empower women, it oppresses them.
Every woman can overcome an unwanted pregnancy. Though feminists disagree, God has made women strong to do that. Our culture believes women are too weak to overcome adversity. Feminism has convinced many women they are not strong enough to overcome unwanted pregnancies. Feminism doesn’t empower women, it oppresses them—and it especially oppresses their babies.... Continue Reading
The Old Man
We are not dominated by sin as we once were.
The old man is gone because of what Christ accomplished on Calvary. We are not sinless, but we do “sin less” because we are no longer dominated and controlled by sin. While sin used to rule, it is now Christ who rules. 5 For if we have been united together in the likeness of... Continue Reading
Island Culture
Conserving and propagating Island Culture is our only obedient option. What does that mean?
When the bridges between the church and its society were wide and plentiful, the traffic brought both good and bad into the church, which we can continue to sift through. But there is no reason to feign shock that the best artefacts of Christian culture are often older than 100 years. This is Island Culture.... Continue Reading
Politics at the End of the World
What hope for society can there be, what hope for a people?
Because the days are evil, true blessedness consists in eternal life, and each man ought to redeem his time in hope, enduring the vagaries of earthly existence while purposing both goods and evils to eternal felicity. In contrast to the lives of all other animals, human life entails the possibility of its negation. Suicide... Continue Reading
The Narrow Road is a Wide Place
There is only one road that leads to God.
It is not the narrow road that is oppressive; if the Christian feels any oppression, it will come from those walking the broad road that leads to destruction. That is the road of bondage, but the narrow way is the way of liberty. Contrary to popular opinion, you will never find freedom living for... Continue Reading
God, Glory, and Ungodly Rulers
God is still on the throne, and his just judgment is sure.
“Not all political leaders who persecute the church, and not all individuals who belong to a mob burning churches and killing Christians, die instantly or suffer horrible deaths. But all of God’s enemies will face God’s judgment.” Arrogant and evil rulers will always be judged. God does not change. So what we find God... Continue Reading
How Important Is the Word ‘ALONE’ In Terms of Salvation?
Can anyone claim any merit in salvation? Are good works necessary for one's Justification?
Through a return to the Scriptures, the Reformers uprooted the weeds and pruned what was improperly added over centuries to bring the Church of Christ back to sound doctrines. They capitalized the word “alone” regarding the teaching of the doctrine of salvation. Returning to teach and preach it as a sovereign Trinitarian work, granted by... Continue Reading
Humble Yourself
The power of Christ’s lowliness.
Humility, then, is a creaturely virtue. It is a posture of soul and body and life that acknowledges and embraces the godness of God and the humanness of self. Which means that “Is God humble?” is a tricky question. The answer is no, but not because God is the opposite of what we would consider... Continue Reading
Don’t Quarrel Over Opinions But Welcome One Another
How many "opinions" do Christians today quarrel over instead of welcoming one another?
One way to maintain unity would be to eject the minority who think differently. That would leave a very united congregation! But it would be the artificial unity of the cults, where everyone has to think the same on every issue. Gospel unity looks very different—that’s where we bear patiently with one another, love one... Continue Reading
Two Kinds of Proof Texts
Proof texts are not mere sprinkles on the cupcake.
Knowing there are two different kinds of proof texts can help us discuss the dangers associated with each. The lines here are not always sharp and the categories are not always disjointed, but some distinctions can be helpful. Any Christian article or book worth our attention will be faithful to God’s word. And one... Continue Reading
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