When we move forward into the New Testament and the unveiling of the gospel story, we see that this God exists as the fullness of Father begetting his Son eternally, and the Father and the Son pouring out the Spirit eternally. In other words, this a se God is a Trinitarian a se God. He is a God of... Continue Reading

Allegedly, everyone will be with God! In the end, love wins (with a hat tip to Rob Bell). In his deconstructed “Christianity,” Recker reads the Bible out of its historical-grammatical context and depends heavily on liberal theologians and those who hold to non-Christian worldviews.    The phrase, “In essentials unity; in non-essentials liberty; in all... Continue Reading

The Reformed Church, and including Roman Catholics, have upheld the position that there is only one people of God in the Bible—the Church.  The Church includes both Gentiles and Jews. It is made up of all those who look to Christ as Lord and Savior, whether Jew or Gentile from both the Old and New... Continue Reading

Jesus and the disciples were routinely opposed, rejected, hated on and violently assaulted. They were even put to death. The world hates the gospel, and the demons can’t stand Christ. So to be a follower of Jesus means we will also be hated and abused. Even if we do not directly speak out about the... Continue Reading

Trueman recalls the biblical Jonah. Jonah preached his message to covenant Israel, and his reward was to be sent to Nineveh, capital of the Assyrian empire, with a message of doom. “In three days, God will destroy your city.” Something unexpected happened—the people of Nineveh obeyed their king’s command to repent in sackcloth and ashes.... Continue Reading

‘A Heart Aflame for God’ is as good a book as any I have read this year and one I wish I had read last year. It refreshed my understanding of spiritual formation and deepened my confidence that the Reformed tradition has deeply satisfying means for developing, increasing, and moving forward as a Christian.  ... Continue Reading

Policy-making may be useful for cleaning the outside of the cup, but the problem is the inside, the spiritual. We need godly politicians, but we need real preachers far more.   Our world is prone to spiritual slumber. It always has been, and until that trumpet blast at Christ’s return, it sadly shall be. But... Continue Reading

[Antisemitism: What Everyone Needs to Know by David Harris]. Those not familiar with the age-old diabolical curse of antisemitism need to be educated here. And a book like this is just the place to start.   Yesterday I examined the brand-new volume by Hussain Abdul-Hussain: The Arab Case for Israel: And Other Essays from a... Continue Reading

Our culture rejects the Christian idea that the question of man’s significance is directly tied to the question of God. If, as Christianity teaches, human beings are created in the image of God, the two questions are inseparable. According to the Christian view of man, human beings are created, embodied persons with obligations, limits, and... Continue Reading

The joy of ’30 Key Moments in the History of Christianity’ is that it introduces a period of history most Christians know little about. Even Reformed Christians, who tend to put a premium on knowledge of church history, still often skip quickly from the Apostles to the Councils to the Reformation (probably also pausing to cover... Continue Reading