Inside the weird world of the pastor’s mind
I saw the following post over at LeadingChurch.org. There is a lot of unsettling truth in this post: I have a friend who is a pastor and his father is a doctor. He told his son “I feel sorry for…
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Blog 137: 3.18.6 – 3.18.10
Calvin continues to address objections to the doctrine of justification by faith alone. I want to focus on two points of interest in Calvin’s teaching here: first, the relationship between God’s promises and his righteousness; second, Jesus’ answer to the…
“Why Christian Institutions Are So Easily Lost”
Listen to an excellent discussion on the Al Mohler radio program of why so many institutions that were once evangelical have become liberal or completely secular. This is one of the reasons why I am thankful for the leadership of…
“Broken-Down House”
The Discerning Reader has posted a helpful review and recommendation of Paul Tripp’s new book “Broken-Down House.” Paul David Tripp, whom I readily disclose as one of my favorite Christian authors alongside John Piper, puts the Christian-life-as-a-house metaphor to effective…
The Deceitfulness of Sin
“Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God. But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you…
Blog 136: 3.18.1 – 3.18.5
If we are justified by faith alone apart from works, how are we to understand the Scriptural (including Pauline) teaching that we are judged and rewarded according to deeds? It’s important to note at the outset that Calvin believes (rightly in…
Recommended Reading
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Blog 135: 3.17.11 – 3.17.15
As Rick noted at the close of last week, it is amazing how relevant Calvin’s arguments remain today. Unfortunately, the same errors that he addressed continue in our time. Hence we may profitably learn from Calvin as we seek to…
“Christianity and Liberalism”
From Al Mohler: On November 3, 1921, J. Gresham Machen presented an address entitled, “Liberalism or Christianity?” In that famous address, later expanded into the book, Christianity & Liberalism, Machen argued that evangelical Christianity and its liberal rival were, in…