Do As They Say
Their bad motives, their sinful use of the gospel-preaching to try and get at Paul, doesn’t falsify their gospel.
In a time when more than a few favored teachers sitting in the chair of Moses have taken a moral tumble, or have had their fleshly motives exposed, it’s worth remembering that neither morals nor motives actually make what is true false, any more than the good motives and sterling behavior of an Arian makes... Continue Reading
Biblical Fathering: On Being Fair
Fairness is an essential step in biblical fathering that demonstrates to our kids how they should treat others.
Fairness encompasses each of these areas, so we must examine each to ensure we do not unfairly provoke our children to anger. When fathers find the proper balance in these areas, we demonstrate the kind of behavior that allows us to teach our kids the biblical principles behind them… Not only does it make life... Continue Reading
How to Find Hope When Hope Has Perished
With the author of Lamentations, we must return to the theme of God’s steadfast love.
His steadfast love is the grounds for our hope; his Son Jesus has secured our hope. While the author of Lamentations felt the judgment of God personally for his transgressions, Jesus felt the judgment of God personally for our transgressions. Jesus suffered, cried out, and waited on the Lord—all for us. He hoped that God would raise him... Continue Reading
Hope Makes a Broken Heart Bigger
The day is coming when the glory of Christ will rush upon our sad world like the roar of many waters.
In Jesus Christ, we have tasted a love that cannot lie. This love, poured into our hearts like a river, flows to us from Calvary’s fountain, where “while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly” (Romans 5:6). And if Christ’s love found a way to forgive all our sins,... Continue Reading
Infant Baptism and the Future of the Church
When we bring a child for baptism, we are watching, claiming, believing into the faith of Abraham and Jeremiah.
I believe that, unless Jesus comes back first (Lord, come quickly!), the next generation will be full of glorious stories of redemption. It will be full of stories of those united to Jesus Christ and washed in His blood. I believe that the church will suffer in ways that echo the longings of Abraham and... Continue Reading
A Trustworthy Statement
We all struggle here at some point in our walk, but there are a great number of professing Christians who are not genuine.
What does it mean that even though many professing Christians are actually faithless, but Christ is faithful? He is faithful to save all those who truly believe (John 3:16), He is equally faithful to judge all who do not (John 3:18). This is Christ’s faithfulness to Himself. He is Holy and immutable and will be... Continue Reading
Fighting Atrophy
Necessarily the pandemic and the various restriction we have been living under mean that many areas of service have been restricted.
Some of us we haven’t felt comfortable serving, and if we’re honest we’ve secretly enjoyed the rest. I wonder if that’s telling us something to us about overwork and managing workloads for those who serve going forward as a church, but that’s another post for another time. For now we need to recognise that many... Continue Reading
The World’s Most Amazing Camera: Part 6 – Variations on a Theme
Each solution is well-designed, and we do not find any “in-between,” partially functioning eyes as if they were evolving.
Sighted organisms employ a wide variety of different designs for their visual system. But each system functions only if all its essential components are intact, without a trace of evolution. There is also evidence of the fall of man. Though neo-Darwinian evolution is not seen, evidence of “devolution” and degradation is abundant. Some animals have... Continue Reading
The Romans Road to Salvation
The word “gospel” literally means good news! The reason it’s good news is that there is bad news.
The question is often asked, how do I know if I’m saved? The simple answer is that if you have truly believed in Jesus Christ and put your faith in Him, God will transform you. The old ways of sin that you used to relish are going to fade, and the new life you live in... Continue Reading
Russell Moore and the Canaanization of the SBC
Moore was writing a Parthian shot public statement that there is a significant cancer of wickedness, racism, and abuse within the ranks of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Russell Moore’s recent actions highlight a major problem within the SBC, we have been Canaanized. As Israel during the time of the judges, many want to do what is right in their own eyes. This Canaanization runs deeper than we think. Remember, Moore was the head of the ERLC. In the SBC system, the church messengers ultimately appoint... Continue Reading
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