A wife cannot carry a marriage by herself. Marriage is a two-person covenant. Both have duties. Both have sins. Both need grace. But a wife can build what she can build. She can become the sort of woman who does her husband good and not evil all the days of her life.   When marriage... Continue Reading

If resignation or receiving into a new body exempts an individual from church censure, the Church abdicates half of the keys of the kingdom. Such a policy implies the ability to remit sins but not to retain them, violating the principles outlined in WCF 30.   The impetus for this piece is this statement from the PCA’s Central Florida Presbytery. Imagine... Continue Reading

As do many governments, Finland claims to guarantee freedom of speech and religion. But the recent decision of the Finnish Supreme Court to convict Dr. Päivi Räsänen and Lutheran Bishop Juhana Pohjola of “hate speech” calls into question the meaning of such traditional freedoms in the West…Räsänen authored a booklet in 2004 on the Bible’s... Continue Reading

Children are to be brought up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.” (Ephesians 6:4) This isn’t accomplished easily or quickly but involves years of conscientious effort.   So, you’d think I’d be telling you how to accomplish more, faster. And believe me, if there’s a faster way, that is a good way, then... Continue Reading

The war against Iran, like all the other preemptive wars of choice, will likely result in little or no gain for America or Israel, and it will almost certainly cause tremendous pain to many of our allies in the Gulf region and beyond. What’s worse, it will undoubtably have the unintended consequence of benefitting both... Continue Reading

If you are discontent with that, you are discontent with the gospel that God himself has given you and for which Christ died. And if you are embarrassed by the simplicity of that, you are embarrassed by God’s preeminent concern for man. Are you wiser than God? Have you more of his Spirit than his... Continue Reading

Our rhythms across seasons of life—and seasons in sport—should clearly communicate to our children: We belong to Christ, and belonging to Christ means belonging to his people. The end goal isn’t just attendance in a building. It’s faithfulness to God and his people.   Eric Liddell toed the starting line at the 1924 Olympics as... Continue Reading

Moments like this do more than stir debate. They reveal what we love, what we fear, and what we trust. If the reaction to a clear testimony of repentance and faith is scorn, then the issue is not merely cultural drift or poor judgment. It is that we do not believe the gospel as much... Continue Reading

It is wrong to weaponize the ethos. It is wrong to shame and blame those with whom we disagree. Criticism is not contention and disagreement is not disunity. To critics of the Plumb Line we would simply say: We love the EPC as much as you do. In all that we have written in the... Continue Reading

If you are aware of a conflict in a church, someone else’s or your own, it is imperative that you follow biblical guidelines and principles as these. If all church members did so, the peace and purity of the church will be maintained despite the conflicts that will inevitably come.   We’ve all had it... Continue Reading