Can You Be A Christian Without Believing In Christ?
A generation ago, many Americans would have been considered “nominal” in their devotion. Today, many have stopped claiming a religious identity altogether.
What if morality isn’t the heart of Christianity but a byproduct of the Christian gospel? The gospel is not about good people getting better but about bad people being made right with God. It’s not about humans making the world a better place but the Son of God making the world his home and then... Continue Reading
The Sabbath In All Of History
Work, marriage and rest are ordinances established by God prior to the fall into sin, and form a perpetual order for mankind.
If Adam, in Eden, would have decided to make an idol, he would have sinned. If Adam, in Eden, would have murdered or would have stolen, he would have sinned. However, if Adam failed to set up cities of refuge in Eden, he would not have sinned. The moral law, summarized in the Ten Commandments, was binding... Continue Reading
If the Supreme Court Imposes Same Sex Marriage, You Could Lose Your Church
Obama's Solicitor General admits that the feds will treat orthodox Christians like racists
Imagine if your house of worship needed to turn a hefty profit, so it could pay the same taxes on its property and income as a casino or a strip joint — unlike Planned Parenthood, since that abortion business is a tax-exempt (and federally funded) “charity.” Imagine if none of the money you gave your church... Continue Reading
Maybe Christianity In America Is Dying Because It’s Boring Everyone To Death
Christianity has all of this: depth, its own ancient and epic history, sacredness, beauty, reverence; why bury them under a thousand layers of icing and whipped cream and apathy?
That’s how you stop the “decline” of Christianity in America. Tell people the truth. The truth, that’s all. Move them. Love them. Make them feel anger, and fear, and longing, and sadness, and happiness, and hope, and determination. All of these things. These are all a part of our Faith, because our Faith is everything. As Chesterton said,... Continue Reading
Evening of Confessional Concern and Prayer at PCA 43rd General Assembly
The Evening of Confessional Concern and Prayer will meet on Monday, June 8
The Evening of Confessional Concern and Prayer will meet in the Convention Center, Ballroom “H” from 7-9 P.M. It will be a time to share and listen to the conservative, confessional perspective on lingering or new issues within the PCA. There will be a time to pray together prior to the opening of the General... Continue Reading
On Writing Well (5 Big Tips)
Writing ideas that are applicable not only to professional writers, but to anyone who wants to grow in communication skills.
“You’ll never make your mark as a writer unless you develop a respect for words and a curiosity about their shades of meaning that is almost obsessive. The English language is rich in strong and supple words. Take the time to root around and find the ones you want.” We learned last week that William... Continue Reading
The Arguments Against Homosexual Marriage Prove that Christian Scholasticism is Alive and Well
Where is God in all of the arguments regarding marriage?
So, where is God in all of these arguments? He is absent, just as he was in the old arguments of Christian Scholasticism. We must assume that he does not exist in order to be successful before the Court. If God does exist, it is a private matter and your belief must be left outside... Continue Reading
Who Really Wrote the Gospels?
How do we know that Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John dictated the books that bear their names?
When churches received each Gospel, they also received information about that Gospel’s origins, telling them whose eyewitness testimony this Gospel represented. Because they received clear oral traditions when they received each book, when Christians began adding titles to these manuscripts, every congregation connected each Gospel to the same author. So who really wrote the... Continue Reading
Fear and Sonship
What role does godly fear play in the life of the believer?
“When we fail to understand or believe the doctrine of adoption we live as orphans and slaves. The fear that we will exhibit will necessarily be servile or slavish fear. The heart that has come to know that the Father has loved us and has “received into the number,” and had given us “a right... Continue Reading
Don’t Confuse Spirituality with Righteousness
Spirituality can be a cheap substitute for righteousness
“Over the years I’ve had many young Christians ask me how to he more spiritual or more pious. Rare has been the earnest student who said, “Teach me how to be righteous.” Why, I wondered, does anybody want to be spiritual? What is the purpose of spirituality? What use is there in piety?” When I... Continue Reading