It’s hopelessly anachronistic to expect Jesus to directly address all our contemporary concerns. Jesus never said anything explicitly about child abuse, domestic abuse, bestiality, abortion or dozens of other sins. He never preached a sermon on homosexuality because no one in his circles by any stretch of the imagination would have approved of homosexuality under... Continue Reading

Scripture is sufficient for Christian practice. At the level of behavior, Scripture offers principles which guide believers in their day to day lives. This can be a complicated area: the advent of Christ demands that the Old Testament law codes be read in the light of his person and work, and this issue is beyond... Continue Reading

Jesus said to pray for those who “mistreat you.” I don’t think forgiveness means you have to endure injustice or abuse. I don’t think being a Christian means being a doormat over which evil people can walk all over you. But I do believe that, at the most basic level, we should pray for those... Continue Reading

The world seems to have gone full circle. It was the West, through its Christian missionaries who taught us decency and propriety but now Western society is walking around half naked. It was the missionaries who taught us that marriage comprised one man and one woman for life, but now their own kith and kin... Continue Reading

When it comes to describing the PCA the conventional wisdom is we are hobbled by our contentious nature. We were started by men who like to fight and we just can’t stop. Staying in perpetual conflict is part of the warp and woof of our church. The conventional wisdom is at best simplistic and likely... Continue Reading

2kers believe they have figured out a way to retain the truths and practices of the Reformation while also living in good conscience in the modern world. The way to do this is to recognize that the church, her truths, and ways are spiritual and do not bend to the logic of modern societies….Anti-2kers also... Continue Reading

I agree with Rev. Ross that we need greater love for Jesus, but we also need to express love in the manner Jesus prescribed. The histories of the mainline denominations show us that without proper discipline, we will be left with nothing but politics. Biblical discipline may be hard, but it is an expression of... Continue Reading

Holiness testifies to the workmanship of God’s life-changing grace in our lives.  It also testifies to the world that we belong to a holy God, purchased by a holy Son, and are indwelt by a holy Spirit.  Holiness is a calling card of the gospel, a truth the world needs to hear.   Among the... Continue Reading

There may be a scenario a thousand times more to be feared. That situation comes when the people being governed themselves no longer own the kind of moral compass that helps them judge between good and evil. That may be because they simply no longer care, and have become numb to such distinctions. Or it... Continue Reading

Pray for your haters, ask God to help you love them, and take every opportunity to do them good. Don’t avoid them and don’t take sneaky swipes at them from the pulpit. One of the wonders of the gospel is that God can make the worst of enemies the best of friends. View this as... Continue Reading