Think of Michelangelo, who sculpted magnificent statues from stone. Michelangelo believed that he did not create a statue but released the figure from its stone prison. It is inconceivable that his statues could have created themselves without the work of a master sculptor. Michelangelo’s genius was his unique ability to reshape a block of stone... Continue Reading

Let’s make sure we are gripped by these seven truths so that as we face real challenges, we too can pray with confidence to the God who is in charge, who made everything, who predicts the future, whose plans are being worked out, who sees our specific situation, who is at work today and who... Continue Reading

With Tertullian we have an early voice attributing his basic understanding of the Trinity to a Scripturally-based tradition handed down in the Church. Furthermore, he engages polemically with Praxeas on the basis of Scripture, expounding a plethora of verses from the Gospel of John. Remember that the Marcionites, modalists, and others claimed support from the... Continue Reading

According to James Dolezal, “For many theologians the cost of confessing a simple God is simply too much to pay.” Why? Because human language cannot encapsulate God in His essence. These theologians may be open to the doctrine of simplicity up to a point but do not accept the implication that human language cannot “map... Continue Reading

Our politics are not separate from our religion. It’s one aspect of our obedience. The guys who say, “Don’t preach politics, preach the gospel,” are half right. They’re right to say you shouldn’t preach a party, a strategy, or a legislative agenda, as I said a moment ago. Yet you should preach repentance and obedience.... Continue Reading

 It is wonderful when an atheist will admit these truths honestly and openly. He is on his way to the best of lives and forgiveness of his rebellion against God. It will take more knowledge—the knowledge of the gospel itself—along with true repentance and belief in Christ, before he will have life from God, a... Continue Reading

Indeed, while apocalypse refers to an unveiling, it may be that some forms of unveiling entail shuttering—closing institutions, turning off the lights, going dark. In such darkness, we are forced to stop, take stock, and then learn to go ahead without sight. As Berry writes in an essay, “It may be that when we no longer know... Continue Reading

There are many people who desire to be teachers, but they don’t want to put in the work required to understand and explain God’s word accurately. As Paul says in 1 Timothy 1:7“ desiring to be teachers of the law, without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make confident... Continue Reading

In showing how their religious freedom has been clearly violated, in a way that proves an existential threat to their existence as a local church, CHBC provides an example for other churches to follow. The Story: A prominent evangelical church in Washington, D.C., provides a model for how churches should fight for religious liberty during... Continue Reading

It has always been the contention of Reformed Protestants that the good works of the individual serve as evidence of faith rather than the substance of it, as if faith meant something closer to faithfulness.[7] While Catholics do not deny that such works provide evidence of faith, they also see them as the basis for maintaining... Continue Reading