EPC Teaching Elders: Church History’s Inconvenient Truths
The church needs to be careful not to approve an open door to ordaining same-sex attracted individuals.
Why do I raise this issue? Because of a current issue facing the EPC denomination. Like so many decisions in church history, the current critical issue facing the EPC is a watershed issue. Be assured it doesn’t relate to violence, tortures, or murders. However, it may and could relate to false teaching, compromise, regarding homosexuality. ... Continue Reading
A Consideration of Certain of the Pope of Rome’s Remarks on Palm Sunday
There is an important difference between desiring peace (as is every Christian’s duty, Heb. 12:14) and preaching the modern ideology of pacifism.
It is true that we should seek peace. We should especially pray for protection for fellow believers in war zones, for justice to prevail, for conflicts to end or never begin, and for Christ’s coming that will usher in eternal peace (Isa. 2:4). But we ought to recognize that seeking peace will not always preclude... Continue Reading
Conspiracy and the Christian
What motivates belief in conspiracy theories?
Our finitude and fear will never be assuaged by trusting in secret knowledge and shadowy actors. Our hearts will find purchase only in the truth of the God Who reveals Himself in grace. I was in college when I encountered my first real conspiracy theory from a real person who really believed it. It... Continue Reading
To What End?
Unless we know what we are hoping to gain, it is difficult to know whether we should do anything at all.
It’s important to know not only what we’re aiming for but whether the aim is credible and what the ramifications of getting there will be in reality. It usually pays to ask, to what end? It is a simple, but significant, question. To what end? There is no end of things to be done.... Continue Reading
The Question of Imitable Faith in Ordination
The church is increasingly confronted with questions about whether a man who identifies as same-sex attracted, though professing celibacy, meets the biblical qualifications for gospel ministry.
A leader whose life reflects an ongoing identification with desires that Scripture calls “contrary to nature” presents a confusing model for the flock. Even if celibate, the outcome of such a way of life may fall short of the progressive sanctification that Scripture holds forth as normative for believers, and especially for leaders. “Remember... Continue Reading
To PCA Presbyteries: Vet for Antisemitism with Larger Catechism 191
Presbyteries and other church courts must stand upon the word of God and denounce antisemitism.
The theology of the Westminster Larger Catechism is antithetical to antisemitism. It reflects a profound and hope-filled Christian view of history. It is potent with hermeneutical and missiological significance. It is critical for our present moment. Taking an exception to Larger Catechism 191 on this point does not mean that a candidate is antisemitic. But... Continue Reading
The PCA Must Stop Trifling with Sodomite Lust
The latest public disgrace of a sodomite-attracted minister confronts the PCA with the urgency to cut off all sin
I hope PCA congregations and agencies will learn from Allberry’s tragic fall and disgrace: do not platform those who seek to build their credibility or brand on the basis of their sinful desires. Stop exposing young people to such men. It is time PCA officers, congregations, and agencies take seriously both our Constitution and the... Continue Reading
A 250-Year Celebration Under a Secular Constitution
This summer the United States will celebrate 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence; I plan to celebrate, albeit, with great reservation.
I am thankful for the United States of America. I will celebrate 250 years of blessing on our nation. I will watch Trump’s parades in Washington, D.C. However, I am very concerned that with the decline of Christianity, with a secular Constitution being weaponized against us, and with the rise of false religions in the... Continue Reading
Random Thoughts about Preaching and Being Preached To
Both pastors and congregations should think about preaching often and well!
“A concert audience does not come to watch the conductor but to listen to the music; a church congregation should not come to watch or hear the preacher, but to listen to God’s Word. The function of the conductor is to draw the music out of the choir or orchestra, in order that the audience... Continue Reading
Thoughts on “What Kind of Church Are We Becoming?”
Any serious attempt to talk about the “mood” of the PCA over the last few years has to reckon honestly with what those years actually were.
What changed was not that a brand new theology suddenly appeared. What changed was that many elders and churches who had long held these convictions, but had less cultural influence in the Assembly, the committees, and the nominating process, finally came forward in greater force. Their views were not new. They were simply no longer... Continue Reading
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