A diluted gospel is one that is robbed of its power. The irony is that, in their concern to treat the symptoms of sin, the Evangelicals “of the Left” fail to deal with the very thing that produces the symptoms: personal guilt. When they have finished their treatment, the parasite is still alive and well.... Continue Reading

Job was as good as dead, but he was not left in his grave. The Redeemer lives, and he vindicates the suffering Job against the accusations of his friends and raises Job to new life. Though many accuse him, Job 19:25–27 succinctly shows that Job holds fast to both vindication and resurrection hope. This confident hope is... Continue Reading

When we gather for worship, our consciences cannot be bound by the latest cultural fads, complex man-made liturgies, or theatrical gimmicks. We simply gather to read the Word, preach the Word, pray the Word, sing the Word, and see the Word in the sacraments. By keeping worship simple, biblical, and Christ-centered, we worship God exactly... Continue Reading

The “moral weight lies not in what AI is, but in what our use of AI is doing TO US…The pressing ethical question is no longer: ‘Does AI deserve to be treated well?’ It is rather: ‘Is one training oneself to be the kind of person who speaks and acts in a way consistent with... Continue Reading

Machen helped found a denomination shortly before his death whose order and standards in no way encouraged racist, segregationist, or ethnonationalist views. Machen is not the hero modern kinists, racists, or segregationists are looking for; his own writings and his all-too-short life as a churchman make that clear. Machen changed, and so can we.  ... Continue Reading

I saw a clip a while back of AC/DC playing in front of a huge crowd at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. As the band launched into the chorus of their mega hit, “Highway to Hell,” the crowd joined in lustily, treating damnation like a punchline. With smiles on their faces and hands... Continue Reading

Don’t let your emotions lead your down a dangerous path. Let God’s word be a lamp to your feet and a light to your path (Psa 119:105). Let your convictions spring from God’s word, and not from sentimental feelings about your kids, or the culture, or etc… Our hearts are fickle, but God is the... Continue Reading

Each ordained officer has vowed, “Do you approve of the form of government and discipline of the Presbyterian Church in America, in conformity with the general principles of biblical polity?”…We must not strike at Christ’s structure or remove the officers He has appointed.   As I continue to unpack my arguments for why I believe my... Continue Reading

Over the course of Church history, and 1,000 years of Jewish tradition before that, at least six different popular views on the meaning of Proverbs 22:6 have been proposed. This has been a great source of confusion and frustration for the average Christian reader. Train up a child in the way he should go: and... Continue Reading

We got the Canons of Dort through persecution, political upheaval, ecclesiastical controversy, and a major international synod. The Canons were born in a fight over grace. That is why they still matter.   On May 6, 1619, delegated pastors and professors from across Europe processed through the streets of Dordrecht to the Grote Kerk, the... Continue Reading