The debate between Augustine and Pelagius (and the Pelagians) on the question of original sin is one of the most important and intriguing in all of church history. To be an “Augustinian” on this issue is—almost—shorthand simply for being a traditional Christian.   Original sin, in particular the relationship between Adam and the rest of... Continue Reading

“Christendom” is a better, and historically employed, term that expresses the basic truth that the British North American colonies – and, later, the United States of America – were political-legal and social-economic entities grounded for the most part on constitutionalism, British common law, and the Bible. Far from perfectly, of course. But largely and legitimately... Continue Reading

If you’re a man, read the Scriptures on what men and husbands are to be like, and aspire to be such a man. If you are a woman, read what the Bible says women and wives are to be like, and work at being such a woman. Then, read what the Lord says the opposite... Continue Reading

We will see how God kept us, how dreadfully close we came to making shipwreck of our faith, but how, without fail, God intervened by his Word and Spirit and called us to faith and repentance again.   I imagine that in heaven there will be a sort of cosmic canvas or divine tapestry that... Continue Reading

Willful disobedience is prime time for pointing children to Christ. They need to experience a consequence to understand that sin is a real problem with a real penalty. If they repent and believe in Jesus, God will forgive them because Jesus bore their sins in His body. He offers them Christ’s righteousness in exchange for... Continue Reading

The revelation of the glory of God, reflecting off the face of Moses, was an accompanying sign of the divine source of the message that God gave him on the mountain. The emanating glory from the face of the Lord Jesus Christ was not a reflected glory. Jesus is the very revelation of the glory... Continue Reading

From the most distant galaxy to the depths of the ocean – if we have a way to study it, it is within the realm of science. Therein lies the rub of course: we must have a way of studying it. There are aspects of the cosmos which, while observable, are impossible to study. While... Continue Reading

Would I allow a boyfriend and girlfriend to stay the night in a bedroom in my home? No, because I don’t want to condone the sexual sin of fornication. I only allow married couples to stay the night together in my home. I can apply the same logic to the situation with two homosexual men. ... Continue Reading

When the Lord Jesus came to fulfill all that was prefigured in the events surrounding the exodus from Egypt, similar signs and wonders were present. On the day of Pentecost, the Apostle Peter reminded his listeners that Jesus of Nazareth was “a man attested . . . by God with mighty works and wonders and... Continue Reading

Prayerlessness is, at its core, unbelief. When Jesus comes again, will he find us praying and trusting (for the two are interconnected)? Or will he find us living and acting and planning and complaining and manipulating our own strategies as if there were no God at all?   Mark 11 Therefore I tell you, whatever... Continue Reading