A former pastor of a Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) church in Mississippi was sentenced on March 16 to 30 years in prison, with five years suspended. Christopher Willett, former pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Crystal Springs, Mississippi, was charged in . . . Continue reading →
HeidelQuotes
Seven Reasons For The Second Service
My whole life I’ve gone to church Sunday morning and Sunday evening. My parents took us to church and Sunday school on Sunday morning, and they always took us back on Sunday evening. We even went when the Bears were in the . . . Continue reading →
Christianity Versus Transhumanism
Richard Dawkins displays little knowledge of Christian theology. However, he is spot-on when he summarizes, “Pantheism is sexed-up atheism. Deism is watered-down theism.” It’s interesting that the pioneers of early modern science were orthodox Christians who were especially allergic to occult forces . . . Continue reading →
Warfield: Christ Took The Jewish Sabbath Into The Grave With Him
The Sabbath came out of Christ’s hands, we see then, not despoiled of any of its authority or robbed of any of its glory, but rather enhanced in both authority and glory. Like the other commandments it was cleansed of all that . . . Continue reading →
Fun And Games With Theocracy
Many in Prague were deeply uncomfortable with courting the Ottomans, yet the leadership was seduced by the fantastical scheme of a grand alliance smashing both Poland and the Habsburgs. Scultetus (court preacher to the Elector of the Palatinate Frederick V) did a . . . Continue reading →
Witsius On The Consolation Of The Cross For Suffering Christians
It is impossible fully to express the great consolation which arises from the thought of the cross of Christ to those who are thus earnestly engaged in the crucifixion of the flesh. By his stripes, O Christian, he has sanctified and sweetened . . . Continue reading →
Marshall On Seeking To Obey As The Condition Of The Right And Title Of Salvation
Those that endeavor to perform sincere obedience to all the commands of Christ, as the condition by which they are to procure for themselves a right and title to salvation, and a good ground to trust on Him for the same, do . . . Continue reading →
SCOTUS Strikes Down Colorado Law Threatening Christian Counselors
Kaley Chiles holds a master’s degree in clinical mental health and a state counseling license in Colorado. Ms. Chiles does not begin counseling with any predetermined goals; instead, she sits down with clients, discusses their goals, and then formulates methods of counseling . . . Continue reading →
C. S. Lewis On Roman Catholic Innovations
The Roman Church where it differs from the universal tradition and especially from apostolic Christianity I reject. Thus their theology about the B.V.M. I reject because it seems utterly foreign to the New Testament: where indeed the words “Blessed is the womb . . . Continue reading →
Polanus: Christ Subjected Himself To The law For Us Not To Qualify Himself
Paul supplies the tenth argument in Galatians 4:4–5: “After the fullness of time came, God sent His Son, born from a woman, made subject to the Law, to redeem those who had been subject to the Law, that we might receive adoption.” . . . Continue reading →
Polanus: Baptism Teaches Us The Imputation Of Christ’s Active Obedience
We seek the ninth argument from Galatians 3:27, “Whoever among you who has been baptized into Christ, has been clothed with Christ.” The meaning is that the church is necessary for Christ as to be covered with clothes, and under it to . . . Continue reading →
A New Old Commentary On The Revelation
The third part of [Christ and His Church-Bride: Meredith G. Kline’s Biblical-Theological Reading of the Book of Revelation] is something quite brilliant: a sort of commentary on Revelation by Meredith Kline. In this section, Olinger did the difficult and tedious work of . . . Continue reading →
James Talarico Is Not The Seminarian You’re Looking For
There is no more effective way to destroy an institution than to inhabit it, keep its vocabulary, and gut its definitions and convictions. Politicians have done a great job of this regardless of stripe or creed. State Rep. James Talarico (TX D-50) . . . Continue reading →
What Exactly Does Infant Baptism Mean?
The Reformed doctrine of infant baptism is a stumbling block for many evangelical Christians who are otherwise attracted to joining a Reformed church. But the Reformed face not only the doctrinal challenge of defending the biblical rationale for our practice but also . . . Continue reading →
Church Membership Is Not Arbitrary
The current moment has been dubbed by some as “The Great Dechurching” because about forty million Americans who at one time belonged to a church no longer do (see Davis and Graham’s 2023 book of that title). It would appear that formal . . . Continue reading →
Covenant Theology Is Basic To Your Christian Life
How do you relate to God? Since the triune God is truly transcendent, what binds us to him that we might know that he is near to his people? We long for certainty and assurance to know that our God is with . . . Continue reading →
Non-Heterosexual Identity Declining Sharply Among Young Americans
Last fall, researcher Eric Kaufmann concluded that “trans identification is in free fall among the young.” His declaration was a little premature – his sources measured identifying as non-binary, not transgender, and were not nationally representative. But after digging into the best . . . Continue reading →
In Contrast To 1689, The Old Testament Covenants Apply Christ and His Benefits Proactively
Among some representatives of 1689 federalism, this dialectical tension wherein the covenant of grace both communicated Christ’s benefits and was not administered ends up breaking the wrong direction. Although the covenants of the old economy “carried the promise of another covenant,” they . . . Continue reading →
Disorder Is Not The Answer For The PCA
The issue is actually not about sex; it is about polity and ordination. Yet the bearers of non-standard titles seem to usually be women, not men. Women cannot be (and are not being) ordained in the PCA, though there seems to be . . . Continue reading →
Polanus: Galatians 3:10 Teaches The Imputation Of Christ’s Active Obedience
In Galatians 3:10 the apostle supplies the eighth argument: “As many as are of the works of the law and under the curse. For it is written: ‘Cursed is everyone who does not remain in all things, which are written in the . . . Continue reading →