Why is Heaven Forever?
In a previous post I asked, How do you know that Christ loves you? Pastors and Christians need to do better than just assume this truth. I gave a trinitarian grounding for why Christ must love his people. But what about…
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The Study Committee on Insider Movements Minority Report – Concrete or Abstract?
Editors’ Note: This week, in conjunction with the Jennings/Garner debate, we will be featuring a number of articles on the Insider Movement. While this issue is before the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America more narrowly, it is…
The Study Committee on Insider Movements Minority Report – Concrete or Abstract?
Editors’ Note: This week, in conjunction with the Jennings/Garner debate, we will be featuring a number of articles on the Insider Movement. While this issue is before the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America more narrowly, it is…
Peter Jones on Gender Issues
In his typically well-informed way, Peter Jones has once again demonstrated the importance of thinking Biblically about issues of gender and sexuality.
A New Confession?
What do you think about writing new confessions? John Owen was a big fan of writing new confessions. Ryan Kelly has an excellent chapter on this topic in the The Ashgate Research Companion to John Owen’s Theology, with conclusions that…
Is the Insider Movement Really That Bad?
As I prepare to serve as a commissioner to the 2014 PCA General Assembly, I have been refreshing myself on the Insider Movement/s (IM) debate. I began with the study committee’s report, a powerful case against IM that David Garner…
White Faces: It’s What I See
I plead with you to help. In my opinion it is a matter for which we must fight. If we do not, things will remain the same. Do not get me wrong, consistency is good, but not in this case.…
What do those with disabilities owe those without?
I am a blind person. Admittedly, beginning a piece with such a declaration seems odd. Blindness however plays a key role in my life. It has shaped me in many ways and has forced me to ask questions of myself…
Oliphint Responds to Helm
Dr. Scott Oliphint responds on ref21 to Dr. Paul Helm.
Tolle Lege: A Brief Response to Paul Helm
I have decided, with some reluctance, to respond to Paul Helm’s recent critique of God With Us. The reasons for my minor reluctance are two. First, I consider Paul a friend. I have learned much from him and, for example, wanted…