Though the wicked foolishly live as though God has not seen what they have done and that there is no justice coming to them, God has seen and will repay them to their face for every evil act and even every evil intention of their heart. As the psalmist concludes his song, “He will bring... Continue Reading

To call suffering “wrong” is to invoke a framework in which “ought” and “ought not” have real purchase, and that framework does not come free of charge with materialism. The atheist does not merely borrow the word. They borrow the entire architecture that gives the word its force. Injustice, violation, the conviction that things have gone... Continue Reading

For the critical theorist, culture was front and center, after economics and traditional Marxism. For critical race theorists, clearly, race is front and center, and that was not a particularly big emphasis for the critical theorist, with one exception—Herbert Marcuse.   Downstream from Critical Theory How should we think about critical theory as compared to... Continue Reading

The Gnostic Jesus, like the Buddha, Lao-tse, or Sufi masters, offers deep teaching on esoteric spirituality—techniques that quickly become salvation by works. What attracts me to the biblical Jesus is that he came not just to teach but to accomplish a task I cannot accomplish myself. By his actions alone, in obedience to God his... Continue Reading

Why do Jews today fail to see Jesus as the promised Messiah? Doesn’t this show that Jesus is not clearly portrayed in the Old Testament as we think he is? While differences in interpretation and tradition certainly shape how people read these texts, I would like to argue that, in cases like this, the reason... Continue Reading

“Qatar is today a leading funder of Islam in Europe,” Malbrunot said in an interview with Swiss television RTS in 2019. He said Qatar was doing this through a network of connections close to the Muslim Brotherhood. At home, however, Qatar has a completely different policy towards Christians. Islam is Qatar’s state religion, with the country’s... Continue Reading

When Jesus died on a Roman cross, he had just a few dozen followers. He’d claimed he was the great King whom God had promised to send to the Jewish people. But instead of being crowned, he’d been killed. A reasonable observer might have thought this little Jewish sect would fizzle out—extinguished like a cigarette... Continue Reading

I appreciate what Leeman sets out to do in ‘Using Authority Well’ and I think he does it well. He aptly explains why authority is so important to the home, church, and wider society, warns of both the costs of failing to use authority and of using it wrongly, and explains how men can embrace... Continue Reading

Hearing is a natural faculty that all mankind still possesses, but the Fall bent our hearing toward idolatry. Idols are lies, and fallen mankind naturally trusts the lies. Yet when we hear the Word, God is able to open our ears so that we may receive new life. God ordinarily works through means. If we... Continue Reading

God has limits for nations. This is clear from passages such as Gen. 15:16 and Dan. 8:23. Indeed, there will be a day when “the fullness of the Gentiles has come in” (Rom. 11:25). The church age will end and, with it, God’s special outpouring of grace upon the Gentile nations, which has gone on... Continue Reading