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It’s Too Easy To Think The Worst

The importance of Christian charity was first impressed upon me in university by a friend named James.  He was the older brother of a close friend, doing graduate studies in history.  We were involved together in an evangelism project on our university . . . Continue reading →

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Tennessee Valley Overture On Christian Nationalism

Whereas, the duties of Christian citizenship are often disputed and prove perennially difficult for both elders and church members to discern; and Whereas, confusion exists about the proper relation between church and state; and Whereas, due to recent movements, publications, popular teachings, . . . Continue reading →

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Machen Was Right

The old mother kirk of American Presbyterianism holds treasures of the mind and heart that few have ever seen. She has lived through a Revolution with England; divided over Black slavery only to be united again; welcomed seceding (Associate and United) Presbyterians . . . Continue reading →

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Must We Forgive The Impenitent?

Forgiveness is one of the most difficult things required of us. You might almost say it goes against human nature. “To err is human; to forgive, divine.” That was Alexander Pope’s conclusion in “An Essay on Criticism.” [1] Christians generally know they . . . Continue reading →

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The Rise Of Moralism In Seventeenth-Century Anglican Preaching: A Case Study

The twenty-first century is not the first to witness English-speaking theologians in the Reformed tradition expressing dissatisfaction with the Reformation’s doctrine of justification through faith alone on the ground of Christ’s righteousness and sacrifice alone. Continue reading →