One of the sharpest theological debates involving Sam Allberry concerned the doctrine of ‘concupiscence’ — a theological term for the inward pull or inclination toward sinful desires that remains in fallen human nature. In simple terms, it asks whether disordered desires are themselves sinful, even if they are not acted upon outwardly. Allberry generally spoke... Continue Reading

“Everyone knows John 3:16, but nobody talks about the next two verses. Jesus didn’t come into the world to condemn the world, he came to save it. But verse 18 says, if anyone doesn’t believe in Christ, he’s already condemned, because he hasn’t believed in God’s one and only Son…If you don’t believe in that,... Continue Reading

When we come face to face with our own mortality, our own failures, our deepest fears and regrets, the resurrection declares that nothing ultimately has the final word except life in Christ. We do not have an abstract hope. Easter hope is a living, breathing reality that Jesus extends to each of us individually—offering forgiveness,... Continue Reading

Christians who believe the Bible do actually believe in heaven, hell, and eternal salvation. We do oppose homosexual activity and transgender ideology—not because we hate anyone, but because the Bible says so. We distrust public schools because they’ve started embracing ideas that oppose biblical morality. None of this makes Christianity a cult, much less a... Continue Reading

The Presbyterian Church has historically understood the diaconate to be an ordained office instituted by Christ through His apostles, situated within the ordered household of God, and qualified according to the pastoral epistles. To depart from that understanding requires not appeal to contemporary social norms, but sustained exegetical and theological demonstration that the covenantal and... Continue Reading

In many contexts, “system subscription” has functioned as a kind of theological minimalism. It has been an appeal to broad doctrinal agreement while allowing quiet divergence on particulars. It can, at times, shift the point of authority from the church to the individual. But the PCA’s approach resists that move. The “system” is not self-defined... Continue Reading

The stronger man is not the one who keeps that fact out of his mind. The wiser man is the one who lets it drive him straight to Christ. Not to borrowed language about faith. To Christ crucified for sinners. A Christ who fulfilled all righteousness. To Christ who took away sin and who will... Continue Reading

People can often make a good guess about what close family members or long-time friends are thinking. Similarly, the devil watches patterns, notes habits, and listens to what we say. He sees how we respond under pressure. And over time, he learns. He doesn’t need to read minds to recognize familiar weaknesses—how pride follows praise,... Continue Reading

Color-blind justice—treating every citizen as an image-bearer of God, equal before the law—best honors Scripture and the Constitution. It also equips and encourages the church to carry out Christ’s ministry of reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:18-19) rather than spending time and energy seeking out often imaginary hidden racial sins or lecturing congregations about the bitter fruit... Continue Reading

We must wage war against the bitterness and unforgiveness growing in the crevices of our broken hearts. There is also the battle to love difficult people, and the battle to surrender something good that God has asked you to release.  In every battle we win through God’s power, we must battle against pride. Victorious people... Continue Reading