The wise pastor Newton doesn’t tell the distressed believer that God has made her able and strong to resist sin’s power. He tells her that if she relies on Jesus, his strength and his grace will be sufficient. God doesn’t put us in possession of a new spiritual power. He puts us in the loving possession of Jesus (Rom. 7:4),... Continue Reading

He may be the most prolific writer during the antebellum era of Princeton Seminary. He wrote general and church history volumes; books for children; works for instruction in preaching; books about systematic theology subjects; numerous reviews including one of a book about Hegel; titles about family devotional practices; a life of David’s son Absalom; an... Continue Reading

The denomination in November charged Ketcham with making extensive online statements on race that violated the third, fifth, sixth, and ninth commandments, according to a charge list.   The Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America’s Presbytery of the Alleghenies on Saturday excommunicated Rev. Samuel Ketcham for his advocacy of kinism, the belief that insurmountable differences between... Continue Reading

The great prophet was merely human, and could be frail, fragile, and fail — yet he was also a righteous man whose fervent prayer was answered by the Lord. Elijah’s heart was in tune with God’s, and he was much used of the Lord.   ‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show... Continue Reading

What Yancey did certainly WAS sinful and evil. It is one thing to sin this way for 8 weeks or 8 months, but 8 years really is alarming. It does show how believers can so easily deceive themselves and think they can get away with murder.   All Christians are sinners, and all can fall... Continue Reading

If there is only one lesson to be learned from the life and ministry of W.S. Plumer, it is from his marriage of sound doctrine with simple brevity of expression for those who want to know the basics of Christian living. This does not mean he was superficial or simplistic but instead capable of teaching... Continue Reading

Luis correctly points out: “Marxist revolutions in Latin America and elsewhere have never transformed lives for the better. As Rosario’s story illustrates, the only revolution that works occurs every time someone becomes a new creation in Christ. He alone changes lives for good here and now—and for all eternity.”   Throughout Luis Palau’s long, fruitful... Continue Reading

As a New Geneva graduate, Dr. Holt brings familiarity with the institution and a diverse background in ministry, having pastored three churches, including a church plant in Wyoming, a church in Marietta GA, and, most recently First Presbyterian Church in Gulfport, MS. Dr. Holt has been active in presbytery leadership, and served on the PCA’s... Continue Reading

In the months following that first confession of my same-sex desires, with help from Jesus, I began the slow and messy process of disentangling those desires from the man he created me to be. When I made my desires and my self a package deal, I couldn’t fight one without feeling like I was fighting... Continue Reading

The Most Rev. Laurent Mbanda, who serves as chairman of the Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (GAFCON) Primates Council, issued a scathing statement last August describing Vann’s election as “an act of apostasy” and “another painful nail in the coffin of Anglican orthodoxy” that necessitates schism.   The first openly lesbian archbishop in Christian history recently said... Continue Reading