“I do wonder about a couple of matters in this kerfuffle between opposite points on the North American Presbyterian compass. First, we have yet another theological imbroglio among PCA pastors in which the courts of the church seem to have little or no bearing. No one seems to think of this as a denominational problem... Continue Reading

“Proverbs is not just a choice between two philosophies but a choice between two people. It’s a choice between a person who is folly (the devil) and a person who is wise (the Son of God). Proverbs 8 hints at a person in the Godhead who especially embodies the Wisdom of God. But it’s the... Continue Reading

“The researchers conducted three separate studies involving a total of 327 students to reach their conclusions. All students got the same lectures, but some were told to use laptops and others were told to take notes by hand. When it came to learning the concepts in the lectures, the handwriters won.”   “Are you one... Continue Reading

“No confession deserves any respect if it is not thoroughly biblical. A confession, if a faithful echo of what God already says, can guide us and protect us from the disabilities of an age or locale. Confessions that parrot and lightly amplify the soundings of Scripture endure, while also equipping God’s family with strength and... Continue Reading

“Evangelicals who only speak profusely of God’s love have, I fear, too often discarded his holiness. As A. W. Tozer observed more than a generation ago, “we lack reverence—not because we are free in the gospel, but because God is absent, and we have no sense of His presence.” We offer to others a message of salvation... Continue Reading

We obey the commandments, therefore, not in order to merit God’s favor, but out of gratitude for his favor. Don’t forget that the Ten Commandments were given to Israel after God delivered them from Egypt. The law was a response to redemption not a cause of it. We must never separate law from gospel. In one sense,... Continue Reading

In fact, with prayerful, decisive action now to correct some things, the future is still both exciting and promising. But there is substantial reason to suggest it is in the initial stages of apostatizing. The patterns are disturbingly familiar vis-à-vis the former PCUS from which the PCA separated as a continuing church in 1973. Doctrinal... Continue Reading

The ambiguity continued into the Reformation period, when for example Luther interpreted the statement to refer to a literal visit by Christ to hell, while Calvin argued that it referenced Christ’s sufferings in this life and especially on the cross.  The Puritans interpreted the descent clause as a reference to Christ continuing “under the power... Continue Reading

The gospel of Christ must be at the center of reconciliation.  We are exhorted in Psalm 122:6, “to pray for the peace of Jerusalem.”  We must pray for those believers who do forgive because it comes at a cost.  Those on either side who embrace the other side will be shunned and chastised by their... Continue Reading

Presidents have used religious rhetoric to reassure citizens that God rules the universe and loves them as they fought enemies in the War of 1812, the Spanish American War, and World War I and II, as they combated communist aggression during the Cold War, engaged in military action in Korea, Afghanistan, and Iraq, and dealt... Continue Reading