Imagine a community in which many celibate singles, both same-sex attracted and straight, are taking full advantage of their singleness as they live the life of the kingdom together. Imagine a community in which sex and marriage are seen as good gifts but not ultimate gifts—indeed, things a follower of Jesus can live without. In... Continue Reading

Because when Leithart disses his fellow Reformed church officers here, falsely claiming they believe the Protestant Reformation is the apex of all church history, he knows things he’s not saying. From the time of the Reformation a foundational principle of Reformed Protestantism—the brand of Protestantism Leithart holds formal membership in as an officer of the... Continue Reading

Why does the world not make us happy? And why does my walk with Christ not make me happy? Perhaps the answer is as follows: Double-minded disciples of Jesus Christ, who allow sin to reign in their mortal bodies, are most miserable because they are seeking to hold on to the world with one hand... Continue Reading

Charles Hodge: The organic unity of the Scriptures proves them to be the product of one mind. They were not only so united that we cannot believe one part without believing the whole; we cannot believe the New Testament without believing the Old; we cannot believe the Prophets without believing the Law; we cannot believe... Continue Reading

“As Christians, we thank God for His common grace that has produced the knowledge, medicines, environment, and technology that has not only lengthened so many lives, but also improved their quality. But there’s still much for the church to do in adapting to this new reality of so many living so long and how to... Continue Reading

This is where the four-decade-old controversy now rests. The Reformed community awaits the Orthodox Presbyterian Church’s study on the doctrine of Republication: The members of this study-committee have an exceedingly difficult assignment, given the history of the seminary dispute and the deep-seated divisions which have impacted schools and churches associated with Reformed orthodoxy the world... Continue Reading

“The Reformers never took off the exegetical hat to do ST, and they didn’t take off their ST hats to do exegesis. It was all happily mixed up together. They included historical theology and practical theology in there as well. In fact, they tended to do all of them at once, all together. Our growing... Continue Reading

“In the Presbyterian view, what makes one a Christian is the sign and seal of Baptism.  It puts one inside the covenant in some way which may or may not be finally determinative — I’ll leave that for the FV and non-FV readers to settle in a back alley after school today.”   This is... Continue Reading

Even more concerning is the trend in some quarters that actually raises mercy ministry above the proclamation of the gospel.  Indeed, in some places, mercy ministry is done without any real efforts towards evangelizing or proclaiming the good news of Jesus.  Mercy ministry in these instances has, in one sense, replaced the proclamation of the gospel.  I mentioned... Continue Reading

But let me remind us all, that preserving sex for marriage is not something “conservative Christians” invented to be strict, oppressive to women, or used to point fingers and embarrass those, like me, who have crossed boundaries in the past. Sexuality in marriage between a man and a woman is something God Himself invented.  ... Continue Reading