The last week of April, The Satanic Temple (TST) tried to set a Guinness world record for the largest gathering of satanists during the 10th Annual SatanCon with its “Witches Night” theme in Downtown Boston (reportedly packing hotels throughout the…
What is the preacher to do with hell and eternal punishment? In our day and age these truths strike some as comical and others as cruel. To some, hell is a joke. It’s about little devils in red tights (so…
18 years ago, I heard a sermon on Matthew 27:46–Jesus’ cry of dereliction on the cross, “My God, My God, Why have You forsaken Me?” At one point, the minister who was preaching this message said, “Jesus wasn’t really forsaken;…
As 2018 winds to a close, we want to express our deep and sincere gratitude to the many faithful readers of Ref21. We continue our commitment to call the church to a reformation that recovers clarity and conviction about the great…
I was recently reading John Murray’s profoundly enriching sermon, “The Father’s Love“–in the newly released volume of his sermon, O Death, Where is Thy Sting?–and was struck afresh with the wonder of the mystery of the commingling of the Father’s…
While preparing talks for a forthcoming Reformation Conference, I happened across Heiko Oberman’s outstanding 1961 Theology Today lecture, “Preaching and the Word in the Reformation,” in which he set down what he believed to have been the three most important…
Of the twelve affirmations that constitute the Apostles’ Creed — perhaps the most regularly recited statement of basic Christian doctrine in the western Church of the last 1500 years — none has caused greater uncertainty and debate over the centuries…
Over at Ref21, I have posted the following list of resources on the doctrine of Hell. Articles:The Importance of Hell by Tim KellerPaul On Hell (pdf) by Douglas MooFrancis Turretin on the doctrine of Hell Hell by Thomas BostonHell and…
Let’s face it. Hell is not a subject that most of us love to preach about. But preach we must. Jesus warned of the coming judgment and Hell more than anyone in the New Testament. To not follow his example…
ii. The end of God’s appointing this day is for the manifestation of the glory of His mercy, in the eternal salvation of the elect; and of His justice, in the damnation of the reprobate, who are wicked and disobedient.…
