Interestingly, Christianity asserts that the mendacity of mankind tells a tale. For where error is seen in such horrible abundance, there one will also see how fallen and confused sinful humanity truly is, which serves to illuminate one of the most basic tenets of biblical Christianity: The fallenness of man.   Man is a very... Continue Reading

Today there is an intense debate within the church about this vital issue. The stakes are high—your view of sanctification informs and directs how you understand your new nature in Christ, how you evangelize others, pursue godliness, govern your heart and mind, how you raise and discipline your children, and how you understand and follow... Continue Reading

He is twenty-ish and a capable apologist with his friends. If you spoke with him for five minutes you would be impressed with his spiritual depth and think there is hope for the next generation. But, if you spoke with him for a little longer, you would discover that he has decided not to follow... Continue Reading

That’s the real issue. Should we be governed by whatever each of us believes is right (as in Judges 21:25, when every man did that which was right in his own eyes), or are individuals – and cultures – better off by following what a wise Creator has revealed in His Word about how He... Continue Reading

The repudiation of due process, the determination to recast opposing opinions and those who hold them as evil, the refusal to vigorously defend the free exchange of ideas — these are signs that one of the nation’s great liberal arts colleges, like many of its peers, has lost sight of the aim and operation of... Continue Reading

How did Paul reach such a society? He did so in a way that deliberately went against all of the advice modern-day church growth experts would give. He preached the Gospel, even refusing to use words of eloquent wisdom as he did so. He preached a message that was “a stumbling block to Jews and... Continue Reading

As I look at Dick Gaffin’s main response, I think his point is that there is something artificial about the grammatical-historical method that we all try to master. Even when we’re focusing on how concepts found in the Bible were used in ancient culture, we’re still full of gospel joy and love as we already... Continue Reading

When church members rebel against pastors who plainly preach the whole counsel of God, when church visitors take offense at a church’s public position on homosexuality or the value of human life, when neighbors and co-workers and employers and governments censure Christians for their faithful stand on one issue or another, it is fundamentally a... Continue Reading

In responding to gay marriages, I need to recommit myself to my own marriage. To testify to God’s standards, to seek to uphold the Scriptural standard on marriage requires me to look first inward. To ask hard questions about whether my marriage is living up to God’s standards, which go far beyond male-female heterogeneity.   Perhaps... Continue Reading

When religious persons wax eloquent about the inviolable liberty of conscience, the quick rejoinder is “Yeah, but what if your conscience doesn’t allow you to cover blood transfusions or your religious conscience tells you it’s okay to discriminate against ethnic minorities?” Point taken. The appeal to conscience is not a right to unchecked liberty at... Continue Reading