The Divine Acceptilatio: God Accepts Your Imperfection
Does an infinitely holy and righteous God accept imperfection from his people? Thankfully, he does. This is a central truth of our Christian living, though in some respects either ignored…
Mark Jones
Christ’s Entrance into Heaven
Have you ever wondered what it must have been like when Christ entered heaven after having ascended? This was a unique moment in redemptive history, and one that we should…
Responding to a Lutheran Critique (updated)
I’m off to South Africa tomorrow for a few weeks, then to North Carolina and South Carolina, then to the China, and then to Hong Kong, all for teaching and…
New Catechisms, Theological Progress, & Man’s Chief End
Pastors writing their own catechisms was standard practice in the Reformation and Post-Reformation eras. Luther, Calvin, Bucer, Beza, Ursinus, Ussher, Owen, Fisher, Cotton, Baxter, Ball, among many others wrote catechisms.…
How to Appreciate the Two Natures of Christ
Appreciating both Christ’s divinity and his humanity is not easy. What does it mean to be both God and man? Looking at Christ’s two natures helps us to understand not…
Do some pray more effectually than others?
Do all professing Christians pray with the same efficacy? Does our godliness or lack thereof affect our prayers in terms of the influence they have on God to answer them? …
Privately Criticizing Those You Publicly Praise
Social media has brought about many interesting phenomena. Some of them are quite irritating. Someone can be privately critical of another person, but still praise that same person publicly. I’ve…
Critiquing Westminster Shorter Catechism #1
The Westminster Shorter Catechism on Q. & A. is wrong-headed, in my view. Almost everyone in Reformed circles knows the following question and answer by heart: Q. 1. What is…
Christians Watching the Super Bowl?
This is not a post that will gain me much popularity, with accusations of legalism bound to happen. If there’s one thing I know from attending a Big Ten school…
A Roman Catholic at Death (with Luther near by)
My wife’s step-father has attended a Roman Catholic church his whole life. But he has just been moved to palliative care, and likely has days or weeks to live. He…