There is the difference between restraining grace and renewing grace. Restraining grace keeps you from sin out of fear of cultural ramifications. Renewing grace keeps you from sin out of fear of God.
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As the tributes to Tim Keller continue to pour in, I was struck by a comment my wife Melissa made recently in a podcast with Collin Hansen. As they discussed Tim’s ministry, she made the observation that Tim had the ability to make a person feel ‘seen’…
Another well done video about how Turkey became Muslim. Originally the land what is known as Turkey today was mostly Greek – Part of the Byzantine Christian Empire. It was not “Turkey” in NT days nor in church history until … Continue reading
The Southern Baptist Convention is an associational structure of churches. Is purpose is to carry “into effect the benevolent intentions of our constituents, by organizing a plan for eliciting, combining, and directing the energies of the whole denomination in one sacred effort for the propagation of the gospel.” The assumption behind the union was that […]
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Dr. Gavin Ortlund is right; and he provides evidence and reasoned argumentation on his position on the Canon of the OT (Apocrypha books, so called “Deutero-canonical”) vs. the Roman Catholic position and against the argumentations of Nicea 2 (787 AD) … Continue reading
By now, you have heard the sad news. Tim Keller has just passed away.
I still remember the first time I heard a Tim Keller sermon. It was the mid-90’s, and I happened to be in New York City. Having just graduated from seminary, I had heard all th…
From the Strange Fire Conference in 2013, Steven Lawson speaks on what John Calvin thought of regarding Calvinists who were Charismatics.
I have submitted the following resolution to the 2023 Resolutions Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention for adoption at the annual meeting scheduled for June 13-14 in New Orleans, Louisiana. My hope is that the committee will recommend it to the convention and give the messengers an opportunity to vote on it. From their beginning […]
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In one sense, it is too late to prepare for artificial intelligence (AI). It is upon us and has been a part of our daily lives for years. Every time you open your smartphone with facial recognition software, every time you look at the recommended shows on Netflix, every time you scroll through your twitter […]
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Reintroducing George Smeaton and Abraham Kuyper Writing on different subjects, in different language, but at roughly the same period of time, George Smeaton and Abraham Kuyper used synonymous language to describe Christ’s reign over the earth. In our first post, we introduced them; today we will compare and combine their statements to give a more […]
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My interest in the origins of the New Testament canon began probably 30 plus years ago. At the time, there was a general interest in the subject, but it was still pretty niche. One had to dig around to find works on the canon that went beyond the well-…
It has been a long time since I shared any kind of music on the blog, though I have shared some on social media. There have been some good songs that have come out over the past few months in the area of worship and other genres, but I wanted to take t…
Solomon advises us that there is nothing new under the sun. Indeed, in the history of Christian thought, one would expect that under the Lordship of Christ and his church, the essentials of the gospel would remain consistent over time. Thus, while they need repeating in every generation because slippage is always a threat, there […]
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The book of Psalms is one of the most popular books of the Bible and perhaps the most read book of the Old Testament. Some have called the book of Psalms, “God’s songbook” or “God’s Hymnbook.” Many of the Psalms, if not all of them, have been conv…
The first four books of the New Testament are commonly referred to as the gospels. These four books give us the account of the earthly ministry of our Lord Jesus, yet they are not an exhaustive biography on the life of Jesus. Some of the books tel…
The first four books of the New Testament are commonly referred to as the gospels. These four books give us the account of the earthly ministry of our Lord Jesus, yet they are not an exhaustive biography on the life of Jesus. Some of the books tel…
Pastors are leaders of the church, and they are called to shepherd the flock of God so they may live godly lives in a world that is hostile to God. Pastoral authority comes from the Scriptures as they proclaim God’s truth to equip the saints for works …
