So in the Sermon on the Mount, we see Christ speaking of just how radical his redemptive kingdom looks to the outside world. And yet, Christians are also citizens of his common kingdom justly ruled by the sword. While we always have awareness of our status as citizens under God’s redemptive kingdom of grace, we... Continue Reading

So, are we “unburdened” from the curse of the law by the wonderful work of Jesus Christ? Praise God, yes! This is right doctrine. But in Tullian Tchividjian’s post he posits it from the wrong text. That text—1 John 5:3—says that we who are unburdened are also blessed—blessed to be the born again sons of... Continue Reading

“How ironic that the persecutors this time around are the so-called intellectuals. They claim to be liberal while behaving as anything but. The touchstone of liberalism is tolerance of differing ideas. Yet this mob exists to enforce conformity of thought and to delegitimize any dissent from its sanctioned worldview. Intolerance is its calling card.”  ... Continue Reading

“Indeed, in many churches there is very little reading of the Bible in worship, and sermons are marked by attention to the congregation’s concerns, not by an adequate attention to the biblical text. The exposition of the Bible has given way to the concerns, real or perceived, of the listeners. The authority of the Bible... Continue Reading

“Moore said these folks “are, in many cases, not to the left of their parents and grandparents, but theologically speaking, to the right of their parents and grandparents. Many of them are rejecting a style of preaching that they heard in the seeker-sensitive movement of the 1970s, ’80s, and ’90s that essentially turned the biblical... Continue Reading

“What I mean by this is that we often doubt God, but it is not really the God of the Bible we are doubting. We assume characteristics about God that are not true. We imagine that God is supposed to protect us and our family from all physical harm. When he does not, we begin to... Continue Reading

“Now Calvin made his comment at this point, he says, “Where God closes His holy mouth, I will desist from inquiry.” I’ll say that again, “Where God closes His holy mouth, I will desist from inquiry.” Now to translate that into modern nomenclature, we would say something like this, “The hidden will of God is... Continue Reading

It is better to be involved, dialogue, and work towards good ends rather than agitating to leave the denomination. The PCA is not at, or even extremely close to, a point where I am wanting to leave. This is not to predict the future that such a time may come in 5, 10, 20 or... Continue Reading

One of the primary lies spun to women, is that perfect beauty can be attained.  And if it is not, we are destined to be miserable. As Carolyn Mahaney observes in her book, True Beauty, Satan is in charge of a master-mind plan, intended to distort our beauty-reality.  Placing trust and hope in our physical... Continue Reading

The teaching that Christ’s church disappeared for a time is an unbiblical, unchristian teaching that contradicts God’s decree, his love, Christ’s work as Savior, and the Spirit’s work as sanctifier and preserver.  Thankfully, Christ will even defend his church from being destroyed by heresy, as the hymn “The Church’s One Foundation” says: The church shall... Continue Reading