Evangelicalism in the 1970s and 80s—Scripture’s Inerrancy and Errant Evangelicals (Part 2)
Many prominent “evangelicals” today deny full inerrancy. Numerous examples could be offered to illustrate how far they have strayed from what evangelicals once believed.
The thesis that God accommodates erroneous and false beliefs of the Bible’s human authors is attractive to academics…It is most visible among many academics who dispute the accuracy of the Bible’s creation narrative and especially its account concerning the formation of Adam. They regularly contend that Genesis 1-11 has more in common with the creation-flood myths... Continue Reading
Why I Changed My Mind on the Nashville Statement
Or another way to state it: Why I finally decided to publicly endorse the Nashville Statement.
There is a need for well-crafted and clear statements summarizing the Bible’s teaching about sexuality, gender, and what it means to be human. They are needful as means to catechize our children so that they may better resist the spirit of the age and avoid errors that will make shipwreck of their faith. But as... Continue Reading
Thanking God for His Justice
God is perfectly just. He hates injustice and loves to protect the powerless.
When we see evil, when we encounter it personally, when we hear about it on the news, when we see a sign in a hotel lobby that tells us to be aware of human trafficking, we should resist the temptation to wallow in the brokenness of the world. Instead, we must lift our eyes up,... Continue Reading
Battling Pornography
When you flee to your Lord, the trap that the enemy has set (temptation) springs back upon him instead.
There has to be a greater affection than your desire for sin, otherwise, you’ll keep going back to your deepest desires. The moment you begin desiring lust in your mind, long before you ever open up the videos or images, repent for even the desire to sin. Flee to Christ immediately. The need is... Continue Reading
David French and the Future of Orthodox Protestantism
The future for Protestant Christians, and the choices we will have to make, are becoming clearer.
Orthodox Protestants in America can now have clarity on the way forward and the choices that lie before them. The elites are accommodating, as I predicted they would be. And new leadership is now needed, one that understands the exile nature of the church, the inevitable opposition of the world, and the importance of opposing... Continue Reading
3 Ways God Preserves the Human Race
God instituted three guardrails to hold back human depravity following the flood.
The ongoing effects of the Fall are devastating. But when people curse and deny God they are lashing out at the One who sustains them, preserves them, and stays His wrath against them. There are a few verses that show our need for Christ more than Genesis 6:5, “The Lord saw that the wickedness... Continue Reading
Hasn’t Yet Been Tried
The insatiable thirst that people have for power is becoming a defining feature of our political landscape.
A nation as broad and diverse as ours has a great many challenges and a great many divisions…But we do have a system—devised and founded by men who understood the depravity of man and the corruptions of concentrated power—whereby no one faction gets a permanent upper hand, and there are exceedingly few permanent political victories. ... Continue Reading
Nobody Wants to Play by the West’s Made-Up Rules
"The West is no longer able to coherently identify the moral standard they’re trying to impose on the world. So, like spoilt children, they stomp their feet and issue threats because the other kids don’t want to play by their made-up rules."
The West may learn too late that there are only two options before us: Christ or chaos. Once we abandon God, as Dostoevsky warned, everything becomes permissible. And when everything is permissible, we lose, not only any meaningful basis for evaluating the behaviour of other cultures, but any effective means of slowing the moral decline... Continue Reading
A Sad Day in the PCA: Disagreement, Nuance, Or…
Disagreements are not surprising, and they are not un-Christian. No, they are not even un-Presbyterian.
I disagree with his assertions about Overture 15. I leave argument aside. I disagree that concerns expressed in terms of the reform of the church deserve to be greeted as malicious. I leave argument aside. I disagree that mendacity has been the substance of the controversy around Johnson, et. al. I leave argument aside. I... Continue Reading
Lectures to My Students
A Reader’s Guide to a Christian Classic
Spurgeon presents a vision for long-term faithfulness. Lectures on ministerial progress, earnestness, and dependence on the Holy Spirit provide a roadmap for a lifetime of faithful ministry. Many today easily get caught up in church-growth metrics and social-media influence; Spurgeon calls pastors to preach the word, work hard, remain prayerful, and entrust the results to... Continue Reading
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