This Hideous Complaint
Only one person has truly understood the words that Christ said on the cross: “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?”, that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Matt. 27:46). That person was Christ himself. The rest of us…
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Surprises and Fallacies about the Book that Changed Our World
To call a book “the most important printed book in the English language” is a very bold claim indeed, yet it is what the British Library called the book whose five hundredth anniversary is being commemorated this year. That…
Responding to Racism in the Church, Part 2
This is part two of a series of articles responding to the arguments of those who claim to be Christians and appeal to scripture to support racist views. In part 1 I highlighted how Kinists twist scripture and apply foreign…
From Marching to Murmuring
If we were reading the Gospels for the first time, what might we expect to happen immediately after the baptism of Jesus? It is a breathtaking moment. The heavens open, the Spirit descends like a dove, and the Father declares…
What Does Same in Substance but Different in Administration Mean?
Reformed covenant theology is known for seeing greater continuity between the Abrahamic, Mosaic, and new covenants than that of older theological systems, such as Socinianism, Anabaptism, and English Antinomianism, as well as newer ones like Dispensationalism. Moreover, Reformed covenant theology…
Responding to Racism in the Church
It cannot be denied that there has been a small, yet growing trend in the church in recent years for some young men to embrace racist views. They go by various names: Kinists, Racialists, Race Realists, Familyism and use terms…
Conference Clickbait
At a recent talk at the Shepherds Conference, Paul Washer spoke of his meeting with John MacArthur at MacArthur’s home some months (4?) before his death. Washer said that he spoke in a manner that ought to be done far…
Cutting Off is the New Coming Out, and Parents are the Invisible Casualties
In 2014, Susan Stryker, an MTF transgender Professor Emerita of Gender and Women’s Studies from the University of Arizona, published an essay entitled “My Words to Victor Frankenstein above the Village of Chamounix: Performing Transgender Rage.”[1] In it, Stryker…
How Deep Is the Father’s Love?
Stuart Townend’s hymn, “How deep the Father’s Love for Us,” says that the Father’s love is beyond all measure. Nevertheless, if we were to attempt to measure it, how would we go about doing that? We use a thermometer to…
On Taking Toys R Us Literally
Doctrine and theology are one thing. Political and cultural policies are another. Are they united? Yes, but their union allows those who know Scripture to distinguish them from each other and not blur the lines of distinction so that you…