Your Faith is Now Intrinsically Offensive. Are You Ready for the Fallout?
“It’s no longer easy to be a faithful Christian, a good Catholic, a faithful witness to the truths of the Gospel.”
“They threaten us with consequences if we refuse to call what is good, evil, and what is evil, good,” said George, “They demand [we] conform our thinking to their orthodoxy, or else say nothing at all.” Break their rules and, like the beleaguered Christians in Benson’s novel, we could pay a steep price in our... Continue Reading
Pastoral Advice on Affirming the Doctrine of Justification by Faith Alone
Pastoral advice to the churches from the United Reformed Church in North America on issues raised in the teaching found in the Federal Vision
Pastoral advice to the churches from the United Reformed Church in North America (URCNA) on issues raised in the teaching found in the Federal Vision. Synod affirms that the Scriptures and confessions teach the doctrine of justification by grace alone, through faith alone and that nothing that is taught under the rubric of covenant theology... Continue Reading
Gospel Reformation Network Hosting Seminars at 2014 PCA GA in Houston
The seminars will be centered on a biblically-based, gospel view of sanctification and holiness in the life of believers
The Gospel Reformation Network (GRN) is a collaboration of Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) ministers who are concerned about the balance and accuracy of gospel preaching in our denomination. Specifically, we are working to bolster the biblical and confessional doctrine of sanctification. Our concern is that in the fervor of today’s well-placed emphasis on the... Continue Reading
The Birds And The Bees: The Gospel And Your Child’s Sexuality (Part 1)
Taking every thought captive to obey Jesus (2 Cor. 10:5) includes sexual thoughts and actions
A legalistic or self-interested approach to cultivating sexual purity in your children does not work because moralism and legalism both feed the flesh (1 Cor. 6). You cannot feed the flesh and domesticate it at the same time. “Just say no, and be a good kid,” is not a Christian approach to sexuality. We do... Continue Reading
Only Jesus’ Grace Works
Salvation is by works alone, the works of Jesus Christ
Preaching Jesus means preaching the Way, the Truth, and the Life. If theology does not matter, then what Jesus do we actually preach? Faithful theology and saving grace are not at odds with one another, because as Paul puts it, we are either redeemed by the pure and true gospel of Jesus Christ or we are not redeemed at... Continue Reading
God’s Answer to Today’s Depravity
Depravity is nothing new; people wear it as a badge of honor and without shame
Depravity is nothing new. It’s been resident in the hearts of humans since the fall of Adam. It’s been under the sleeves all along, the sleeves of social stigma and religious conformity. The answer is not a return to long sleeves any more than the answer to the flashing oil light on the dashboard is... Continue Reading
In Support of the PCA’s 2014 Study Committee Report on Insider Movements
Reasons the 2014 PCA General Assembly should approve the Committee Report on the Inside Movements, and not accept the Minority Report
Unlike the Committee Report, the Minority Report contains no actual evaluation, theological or otherwise, of the various forms of the Insider Movement that are advocated in open missiological literature, taught in some seminaries and practiced in the field. This lack of rigorous, detailed analysis makes it impossible to tell precisely which aspects of Insider Movement... Continue Reading
Meriam Ibrahim: Sudan ‘to free’ death row woman
Meriam Ibrahim, who gave birth to a daughter in custody, will be freed in a few days, the official told the BBC.
Abdullahi Alzareg, an under-secretary at the foreign ministry, said Sudan guaranteed religious freedom and was committed to protecting the woman. Khartoum has been facing international condemnation over the death sentence. Sudanese authorities are to free a woman who was sentenced to death for having abandoned the Islamic faith, a foreign ministry official says. Meriam... Continue Reading
Ten Books For Eager Reading — The 2014 Summer Reading List
Albert Mohler lists books on his "recommended reading" list for this upcoming Summer
“This list reflects the kind of reading choices I make for a season like summer, when I can devote some time to reading that is not dedicated to some larger writing or research project. There is also an unapologetic tilt toward a reading list for men in this list. These are books that are likely... Continue Reading
An Exercise in Identifying the Cause of Mental Illness (Part I of III)
Part 1 of a 3 part series, considering the causes and diagnosis of mental illness
“Christians don’t understand how physical, psychological, and spiritual realms interrelate because Satan muddies the boundaries. Many of our troubles are caused because we think a problem is spiritual when it is physical or we think a problem is physical when it is emotional or spiritual (p. 207-208).” D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones in The Christian Warfare ... Continue Reading