March 2026 Archive

The Independent Pulpit And The Bound Conscience: Ecclesiology And The Necessity Of Appeal

by on March 17, 2026
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In the late sixteenth century, as the Reformed churches sought to consolidate their confession amid the tumult of the Counter-Reformation, a central tension emerged that continues to occupy the mind of the church today: the relationship between the binding of the conscience and the liberty of the Christian. It is a tension famously navigated by the Westminster divines, who confessed that “God alone is Lord of the conscience” in Westminster Confession of Faith 20.2, yet simultaneously affirmed the church’s authority to settle controversies of faith and strictly prohibit what contradicts the Word of God. Continue reading →

The Evil Of Envy

by on March 14, 2026

There are a number of grievous sins which will swiftly disqualify a minister from church leadership. Envy is not often considered one of them. But Paul lists jealousy right alongside drunkenness and sexual immorality as a mark of walking in darkness (Romans . . . Continue reading →

Erick Erickson Versus The Theobros

by on March 12, 2026

Yesterday, my family went to church. It was the end of our church’s annual Missions Conference. The guest pastor had led the conference. He had come over from Leeds in the United Kingdom. His sermon, and the whole conference, focused on the . . . Continue reading →

Against the Theology of Glory (Part 2)

by on March 11, 2026

Nowhere in the Gospels, perhaps nowhere in the New Testament, is the union between Christ and believers and its implications taught more clearly than in John 15:1–17. Jesus outlines the truth that he is the vine and those who are united to Him by the Holy Spirit in true faith bear fruit. Jesus says he will consummate this union by laying down his own life for his friends, those whom he has chosen. Continue reading →