Jesus Not Only Died for Us, He Lived for Us
Without His life of sinless obedience, Jesus’ atonement would have had no value at all.
Roman Catholics call this concept a legal fiction, and they recoil from it because they believe it casts a shadow on the integrity of God by positing that God declares to be just people who are not just. In response, the Reformers conceded that this concept would be a legal fiction if imputation were fictional.... Continue Reading
A Faith That Fights
A warrior is told to trust in his training. Christians have great training, but we trust in God himself to preserve us to the end.
Of course God’s Word isn’t primarily for us to consider how to “be a Daniel” per se. In the context of our passage on discipline, we are told, “Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. In your struggle against sin you have not... Continue Reading
Why Al-Qaeda Declared ‘We Must Eliminate the Cross’
When Islamists destroy crosses or talk of destroying the cross, they are emulating the anger they believe Jesus has towards the cross.
The Islamist offensiveness at the sight of a cross comes from these teachings about Sharia. Since they believe Jesus finds it so offensive that he will one day break the crosses, these Islamists believe they are commanded to likewise be offended by Christianity and the symbol of the cross in particular. There is disagreement among... Continue Reading
Twitter Is Not A Format For Complex Moral Discussion
If you want to be an effective communicator, you have to consider both your audience and the medium through which you are trying to communicate
It is certainly true that if people are bound and determined to misunderstand you –whether you’re the pope, the president, or a plumber — they’re going to misunderstand you, take your words out of context, and twist them to their own ends. That is unavoidable. But it is also true that if you want to... Continue Reading
China Accused Of Anti-Christian Campaign As Church Demolition Begins
Activists accuse Communist Party of ‘barbaric’ campaign against Christianity after demolition teams and police descend on a church that became a symbol of resistance
Church members told The Telegraph authorities had attempted to silence the congregation and said they believed their communications were being monitored. “My phone is not safe,” said one. Bob Fu, a US-based Christian activist, said: “This government-orchestrated barbaric forced demolition represents a serious escalation against religious freedom in Zhejiang. The Chinese regime chooses to disregard... Continue Reading
Baptism: A Sacrament of the Covenant of Grace
This article expounds the main features of the doctrine of Christian Baptism in the light of the covenant of grace, the comprehensive soteriological idea of the Bible
The ground of the practice [of baptism] is the fact that from the moment of birth these children share their parents’ covenant status. The covenant sign, therefore, has the same significance when administered to them as it has for adult converts: it does not create, but confirms and attests a status and relationship which is... Continue Reading
A Session’s Statement on Opposition to Women Serving in the Military
Trinity Presbyterian Church of Northern Kentucky in Ludlow, Ky., adopted a resolution on Women Serving in the Military
Charles A. Hickey, Pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church of Northern Kentucky (PCA) in Ludlow, Ky., provided this resolution adopted by the Session. He wrote, “The Trinity PCA Session had concerns about women in military service and spent a great deal of time preparing the statement on Women in the Military. We believe it necessary for... Continue Reading
Satan’s Little Helper
The tongue is full of deadly poison, and if it is not used righteously, it can lead the way in sinning against God and neighbor
When the tongue is not controlled, reputations are wounded. Affairs begin by reckless and wild words. Pastors are ruined and churches are split by men and women who cannot speak charitably. Children are scarred for life by harsh words spoken by parents. Consider how you have grieved God and harmed your neighbor. Consider how you... Continue Reading
The Closing of the Academic Mind
An iron curtain has descended across academia
But there is an alternative to Liberal Orthodoxy. It is liberal education. Liberal education can be pursued today, as it has been for most of history, outside the official “educational” institutions of the society. Those institutions have embraced their closed-mindedness. But that doesn’t mean the American mind has to close. There is a great country... Continue Reading
‘Praise Darwin!’ UConn Professor Goes Ape During Campus Preaching
A University of Connecticut professor asserted that he came from an ape during a campus gospel presentation that included discussion on evolution
As Rappaport began preaching, Boster again became agitated, and at one point began shouting in Polish. “He literally got two inches from my face and started yelling at me that I was ignorant,” Rappaport said. “I start trying to transition to the gospel and he then tried to get the crowd to tell me to... Continue Reading