His Commandments Are Not Burdensome
You can preach and teach the right doctrine, but do so by stretching the language of the wrong text
So, are we “unburdened” from the curse of the law by the wonderful work of Jesus Christ? Praise God, yes! This is right doctrine. But in Tullian Tchividjian’s post he posits it from the wrong text. That text—1 John 5:3—says that we who are unburdened are also blessed—blessed to be the born again sons of... Continue Reading
The Christian Is an Enigma
Man is an enigma whose only solution can be found in God
This undeniable fact must mark and even permeate the preaching of Christ’s ambassadors. The Christian life is a life of “joy unspeakable and full of glory,” but it is also, at the same time, a life of struggle and inconsistency. There are no shortcuts to escape this tension, except the shortcut of death or the... Continue Reading
But Have Not Prayer
A major way we abide in Christ is through prayer
If we have multitudes of people, but have not prayer, we have nothing but an unarmed, nonthreatening army. And if we have a wide offering of programs, tailored to every age and interest, but have not prayer, we accomplish nothing that will endure. If people tithe and give all that they have, and spend countless... Continue Reading
Chaos Comedy
“Moms' Night” Out mines humor out of its message
What Moms’ Night Out proves, even more than October Baby, is that the Erwins are Christian filmmakers who can compete with mainstream Hollywood in turning out a polished, engaging film. Moms’ Night Out isn’t funny for a Christian movie, it’s just funny. (WNS)–No doubt, before Moms’ Night Out releases to theaters on Mother’s Day weekend, reviews in most mainstream outlets will... Continue Reading
New ARP Scholarships Available at RTS Charlotte
Scholarships are made possible by the gift of Glenwood ARP Church upon the sale of its church land and property
RTS Charlotte and the ARP denomination have a rich and long-standing relationship, with RTS boasting four full-time faculty members ordained in the ARP, numerous students who are ARP interns, and many alumni now serving in ARP churches. The investment that Glenwood ARP is making in RTS and in ARP seminary students will have great impact... Continue Reading
The Queen’s New Clothes
Immanuel Kant announced that metaphysics, once queen of the sciences, had been dethroned; it was banished for having unlawfully tasted the fruit of the tree of knowledge, making room for scientific knowledge
The problem with trying to eliminate metaphysics from science is that, as the French philosopher Émile Meyerson argued a century ago, history never exhibits such a tidy distinction between “metaphysics” and “science.” Newton invoked divine intervention to explain his concept of an invisible force acting instantaneously across great distances, considered space to be an attribute... Continue Reading
Louisiana Supreme Court Dismisses Louisiana College Suit
A 9-year-old lawsuit alleging violations of academic freedom at a Baptist school has ended with a decision that secular courts cannot decide which side is right in a dispute involving church doctrine.
The 9th Judicial District Court dismissed the case in March 2012, saying issues involved “will necessarily turn upon competing interpretations of religion, thus resulting in the court becoming entangled in an ecclesiastical dispute.” The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals upheld that ruling in November 2013, finding the dispute “centers on the nature of Baptist theology... Continue Reading
Why So Many Churches Hear So Little of the Bible
How can so many of churches demonstrate an impatience with the Word of God?
“Indeed, in many churches there is very little reading of the Bible in worship, and sermons are marked by attention to the congregation’s concerns, not by an adequate attention to the biblical text. The exposition of the Bible has given way to the concerns, real or perceived, of the listeners. The authority of the Bible... Continue Reading
Are Younger Evangelicals Heading Left?
Some in their 20s and 30s who went to liberal colleges and read liberal media still believe what they’re told, but many have become skeptics
“Moore said these folks “are, in many cases, not to the left of their parents and grandparents, but theologically speaking, to the right of their parents and grandparents. Many of them are rejecting a style of preaching that they heard in the seeker-sensitive movement of the 1970s, ’80s, and ’90s that essentially turned the biblical... Continue Reading
The Secret Things of the Lord
In this excerpt from his Foundations teaching series, R.C. Sproul distinguishes between the decretive and the preceptive wills of God
“Now Calvin made his comment at this point, he says, “Where God closes His holy mouth, I will desist from inquiry.” I’ll say that again, “Where God closes His holy mouth, I will desist from inquiry.” Now to translate that into modern nomenclature, we would say something like this, “The hidden will of God is... Continue Reading