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Do not render to Caesar that which is God’s
“Because we honor justice and the common good, we will not comply with any edict that purports to compel our institutions to participate in abortions, embryo-destructive research, assisted suicide and euthanasia, or any other anti-life act; nor will we bend…
How to Preach in Prison
John Piper recently preached at Angola State Prison in Louisianna. His post on the event gives good insights not only about ministry to prisons but how one should preach to those who will live the rest of their lives behind…
Another Stunning Achievement of Evangelical Narcissism
“By which He has granted to John His precious and exceedingly great promises; that through these John may become a partaker of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust.” (2 Pet. 1:4)…
The Cross as Fulfillment of God’s Law
The cross demonstrates the permanent, immutable nature of God’s law. To save us, Jesus did not go around the law. He did not remove it. Rather, he fulfilled it. Taht is because the law is the eternal standard by which…
Blog 226: 4.17.29 – 4.17.32
Calvin continues his distaste for transubstantiation attacking the notion that Christ’s ascended body is ubiquitous (can be present everywhere in space and particularly in the consecrated sacrament) and invisible (“by a special mode of dispensation”). a) There is no Scriptural support…
Blog 225: 4.17.25 – 4.17.28
Calvin identifies in the polemics of transubstantiation a fatal hermeneutical flaw: interpret the text to fit the theory rather than allow the theory to be governed (in this case, abandoned) by the text. Add to this a suspicion about Scripture’s…
CT interviews Michael Horton
Michael Horton was interviewed by Christianity Today about his books Christless Christianity and The Gospel-Driven Life. What is at the core of the temptation to practice a Christless Christianity? When the emphasis becomes human-centered rather than God-centered. In more conservative…
Ray Ortlund at Gospel Coalition
Glad to see my friend, Ray Ortlund, senior pastor at Immanuel Church in Nashville, Tennessee, is now blogging at the Gospel Coalition. Thankful for his passion for Christ and his Gospel and for revival in this generation.
“Well Acts” and the Loss of Sin
Much armchair and professional psychoanalyzing has gone on about the Major Hasan’s murderous rampage at Fort Hood. What seems to be lost in the hunt for a motive is the reality of human sin fueled by a wicked ideology. Al…