Review: The Gospel Call and True Conversion
A review of Paul Washer's latest book.
The aim of The Gospel Call and True Conversion is to present a thorough treatment of repentance and genuine conversion. According to Washer, gospel reductionism has filled our churches with false converts. Paul Washer. The Gospel Call and True Conversion. Grand Rapids, MI: Reformation Heritage Books, 2013. 200 pp. $20.00. Many millennials have fallen victim to easy believism.... Continue Reading
Things That Don’t Help The 2K Discussion
Clark critiques Sproul's position on the Two Kingdom Discussion
I’m not aware of any advocate of the Reformed Two Kingdoms analysis who disagrees with this language or sentiment. Sproul seems uncomfortable with the very idea of the spirituality of the visible church, fine, but the idea that the visible church is limited in the way she addresses the magistrate is hardly a 2K distinctive.... Continue Reading
What Does the Bible Say About Trans-Gender Identity?
Former Azusa Pacific University professor changes sex and claims Biblical justification.
“I was dying last year because I couldn’t live that way anymore. .. I tried to be the best Christian woman I could be and today I get to be the best Christian I can be and the best person I can be.” Last month, a professor and former dean of theology who changed... Continue Reading
Pakistan’s Christians fear for their lives
Pakistan's Christians now fear for their lives after a bomb ripped through the All Saints' Church in the biggest ever suicide attack on their community
“We are not safe in Pakistan. This was the first time we suffered, but it was huge,” he said from his son’s bedside. “I just can’t explain how I feel. We have lost many friends, I’ve lost cousins, uncles, aunties. We’re confused and we just don’t know what to do.” It was at 11.44am... Continue Reading
Trends Among Growing Churches: Some Reflections on the Fastest Growing and Largest U.S. Churches
Large and fast-growing churches make sacrifices for the kingdom of God.
Among the recent trends, we continue to see multisite churches becoming more and more common. Among the 100 Largest churches, we find only 12 have a single campus (although one church did not report how many campuses it has). On the Fastest-Growing list, the number with a single campus is much greater—42, reflecting close to... Continue Reading
United Methodist Judicial Council to Decide Whether Denomination May Advocate Homosexuality
Resolution calls for Methodist to ignore their own Book of Discipline.
“In response to our common belief that God’s grace and love is available to all persons, the Western Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church states our belief that the United Methodist Church is in error on the subject of ’homosexuality’s incompatibility with Christian teaching,’” The United Methodist Judicial Council is set to decide on... Continue Reading
Texas’ Largest PC(USA) Congregation’s Leadership Recommends Leaving Denomination
Church seeks to leave based on theological reasons.
Earlier this month, Highland Park Presbyterian, which has approximately 4,000 members, filed suit in Dallas County District Court over the rights to the church property. The leadership of the largest Texas-based congregation belonging to Presbyterian Church (USA) has recommended that the church leave the mainline denomination. In a unanimous decision, the Session for Highland... Continue Reading
Theological Primer: The Simplicity of God
Understanding the simplicity of God keeps us from weighing one attribute of God over and against other attributes.
The simplicity of God is an important truth few Christians think about any more. By “simple” we do not mean God is slow or dim-witted. Nor do we mean that God is easy to understand. Simple, as a divine attribute, is the opposite of compound. The simplicity of God means God is not made up of his attributes.... Continue Reading
John MacArthur and Strange Fire
Starting the conversation concerning the sign-gifts.
Here’s the thing: If the continuationists are right, cessationists are calling good evil, ascribing to Satan what is of God if the cessationists are right, the continuationists are calling evil good, ascribing to God what is of Satan. We all love to be outraged, to react indignantly, and a conversation like this one may push our buttons... Continue Reading
What Does It Really Mean To Cause Someone To Stumble?
The warning against causing someone to stumble centers of the weaker brother's conscience.
Doing something which other people think is wrong does not necessarily make you a stumbling block. I’m talking about areas not clearly spelled out in scripture. Lying, cheating, slandering, stealing, and sexual immorality are all clearly sin. I’m talking about gray areas here. You really shouldn’t watch that movie. You really shouldn’t listen to that... Continue Reading