The Biggest Heresy In America
Denying the Bible's teaching on sin especially in the related areas of human depravity and human inability
In summary, the vast majority believe that: Though we sin a little, by nature we are good. We can do good and God rewards our good deeds by loving us. We have the ability to turn to God on our own initiative. Salvation involves us taking the initiative that God then responds to. Thanks... Continue Reading
No Longer Fashionable
My fellow Reformed folks, let’s get used to being unpopular again.
My larger point here is that the passing of Driscoll and Mars Hill from their place of prominence means that the days of YRR as a popular movement are over. Mark Driscoll, once so cool and fresh is now just the opposite. Misbehavior that only a few years ago seemed to be a rather enviable... Continue Reading
He’s Got Missionary Wives in His Hands
The following gospel encouragement is from a missionary wife to other missionary wives.
To be honest, I wasn’t sure exactly where I was going. At one point I remember having to look up our city on a map. Also, it would be another several years before we would be ready to go. We had years of seminary training left—among other things. Even in the midst of uncertainty, tentative... Continue Reading
Gushee Will Allow No One to Challenge Him
The key issue for Gushee is not what the Bible says but what experiences have led him to have more sympathy for gay people.
This is why I said in my previous post that Gushee is an example of an ex-evangelical. It is very clear that the decisive influence over his change of heart was not scripture but his experiences. Evangelicals believe that the Bible is the norm that is not normed by any other norm. Nevertheless, Gushee says... Continue Reading
Russell Moore, Rick Warren To Join Vatican Conference On Marriage And Family Life
The Vatican will host religious leaders from across the religious spectrum later this month for a conference expected to defend traditional marriage as between a man and a woman
The Nov. 17-19 conference, “An International Interreligious Colloquium on The Complementarity of Man and Woman,” will feature about 30 speakers from 23 countries and 14 religions. The conference has been in the works for at least a year, said Helen Alvare, a law professor at George Mason University who is handling communications for the gathering.... Continue Reading
Pray for the Pastor’s Wife: Peace
Pray for your pastor's wife to not simply have peace, but also to make peace.
In changeable earthly circumstances peace is elusive. Tomorrow’s session meeting might radically change the life of a pastor’s wife, and there’s often little she can do about it. Pray for the pastor’s wife that her peace would come not from an outwardly settled situation but from an unchanging God. “You keep him in perfect peace whose mind... Continue Reading
7 Reasons and 7 Ways to Kill Sin
Should we just give up and accept sin as a "fact of life" and quit fighting it? No!
The Christian life is a life-long battle against sin. Many people would like to pretend or teach otherwise. In fact, some people would look at what has been written so far in this post and scream “legalism!” But it’s not legalistic; it’s reality. Those of us who love the Lord and have been called to... Continue Reading
Gospel-Centered Discipleship
A critical review of Jonathan Dodson’s Gospel-Centered Discipleship
There are also some weaknesses in Gospel-Centered Discipleship. First, there was a ton of repetition in the first two sections which made them sound the same. Second, there were tons of trendy evangelical phrases in the book that were ambiguous to me. For example, not to be snarky, but I do not know what the... Continue Reading
Purity Is Possible
A review of Helen Thorne's book, Purity Is Possible: How to Live Free of the Fantasy Trap.
For one reason or another there continues to be far more stigma attached to a woman’s struggle with purity than a man’s. Because the social cost is higher, admitting the struggle and crying out for help becomes that much more difficult. I trust that through this book and others we will be able to admit... Continue Reading
What Semper Reformanda Is and Isn’t
Everything the church says or does is to be consistent with God’s Word and is to be regulated by God’s Word, not by changing cultural norms
Yes, human beings can make errors of interpretation because of intellectual and moral incompetence, but they are errors precisely because Scripture embodies truth and has a fixed, true meaning against which error can be judged. God has spoken, His Word is truth, and it is the church’s responsibility to regulate her speech in light of... Continue Reading