Lawful and Unlawful Use of the Law
The law is used wrongly in a legalist or antinomian way
It is an unlawful use of the law – and abuse both of law and gospel – to pretend that its accomplishment by Christ releases believers from any obligation to it as a rule. Such an assertion is not only wicked, but absurd and impossible in the highest degree: for the law is founded in... Continue Reading
Emancipated! No Longer Slaves Of Sin
Sin often comes on strong, and we feel like we have to give in to it.
Remember, you don’t HAVE to sin. You died to it and rose to a new life in Jesus. It’s a fight. You will fail at times. When you do, simply confess your sins to Jesus our advocate in heaven and he will forgive and cleanse you. But no matter how many times you fail don’t forget the... Continue Reading
Is It Wrong For Christians To Defend Their Rights?
Christians in the West are familiar with apologetics as an intellectual or worldview exercise. We are less familiar with apologetics as a legal defense.
Paul was willing for his life to be cut short if the work of the gospel could go on. But so long as the gospel itself was maligned, misrepresented, and unfairly marginalized, he wasn’t about to submit himself to slander or surrender a single civic right. He would keep preaching the Christian gospel. He would... Continue Reading
Star Wars Producer To Make Eric Liddell Sequel
The Oscar-winning film that tells the story of devout Edinburgh sprinter Eric Liddell, is to finally get a sequel.
Gary Kurtz confirmed the sequel would focus on Liddell’s life and agonising death on Chinese soil. The Hollywood veteran – who produced the 1977 classic Star Wars and sequel The Empire Strikes Back said : “We are going to be shooting in various places in China. The 1981 low-budget blockbuster finished with the Christian... Continue Reading
7 Reasons Some Churches Experience Revitalization (While Others Don’t)
Traits common to churches that are being revitalized
While that turnaround is typically evident in attendance numbers, it is much more than that. I recently categorized those reasons some churches experience revitalization. I then compared them to churches that have not been revitalized. I found seven differences between the two sets of churches. These are the seven traits unique to the revitalized churches… I have a... Continue Reading
Evangelicals Boost Clinics To Help Immigrants Navigate Legal Headaches
An alliance of evangelical organizations has pledged to dramatically increase the number of church-based legal clinics across the country to assist immigrants
The alliance, which was formed in 2013, estimates that there also are 2,800 nonprofit attorneys and accredited staff in the country. The umbrella network includes the National Association of Evangelicals, the Assemblies of God, the Church of the Nazarene and the National Latino Evangelical Coalition, among others. WASHINGTON (RNS) An alliance of evangelical organizations has pledged... Continue Reading
Michael Morales Appointed as Full Time Professor at Greenville Seminary
Dr. Morales will join the faculty full time in 2015
Dr. Morales is currently serving as the Chair of Biblical Studies and professor of Old Testament and Great Works at Florida’s Reformation Bible College, a position he has held since 2011. He has been associate pastor at Grace Presbyterian Church (PCA), Stuart, Fla., since 2010. The Board of Trustees of Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary... Continue Reading
What Does Your Obedience Look Like?
God lovingly dismantles our carefully crafted mirage of ourselves and in its place his gives grace that abounds all the more
In sanctification, God’s moral law does much more that direct. It exposes us as we are in order that we might, more and more, come to see ourselves not as we want to see ourselves or want to be seen by others but as we really are: self-centered people who don’t love as we ought.... Continue Reading
The Reformation And The Men Behind It
Under the guiding hand of God, the world scene had been uniquely prepared for the Reformation
“What factors led to the Protestant Reformation? Where was the Reformation born? How did this powerful movement come about? Where did it spread? Who were the key leaders who stoked its flames? What biblical truths were unleashed on the world at this time? To begin to answer these questions, we must focus in on those... Continue Reading
Paul McCartney, Jesus, And The End of All Things
While singing along at the top of my lungs, I was gripped by a dense embrace of my mortality
“Days are coming when there will be a McCartney-less world, a Tom Cannon-less world and a you-less world. That’s more than OK. Days are coming when there will be a new heaven and a new earth, where God makes all things new and Jesus will say, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the... Continue Reading