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“The just shall live by faith”— A Study of the Relationship of Faith to Salvation in its Justifying, Sanctifying, and Glorifying Fulness, part 10
The study in this post is now part of a larger study available online by clicking here: “The just shall live by faith”— A Study of Faith’s Connection with Salvation in All Its Justifying, Sanctifying, and Glorifying Fullness The part here began with the words: The New Testament indicates that Abraham received life when he […]
The Genius of Name-Calling
You pretty well know that your winning the argument, when the other side starts calling you names. That’s when the discussion has descended to the elementary school playground. Name-calling is where it was going to end, when they had nothing to start with. I’m a Calvinist in those “debates,” because it is premeditated that […]
Jesus and the Definition of Marriage
Everybody took their shot with Jesus, the Sadducees among them Wednesday of passion week had their best denier-of-the-resurrection question ready for Him. It probably worked every time with the Pharisees, which had the wrong idea about the afterlife, despite believing in resurrection. The Sadducees spun an absurd scenario based on actual Old Testament levirate law […]
Ought We to Pray to the Person of the Holy Spirit? part 2
This is the second (and last) part of my discussion of whether or not it is appropriate to pray to the Person of the Holy Spirit. Part 1 is here. Owen, in his classic Communion with God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, argues that it is indeed appropriate. Briefly, what Owen affirms is that Biblical benedictions are […]
Why “Blended Worship”?
May as well stay and park awhile. The Shepherd’s Conference and Grace Community Church represent “blended worship.” Many evangelical and now fundamentalist churches are blending their worship. Why “blended worship”? One word explanation: pragmatism. Pragmatism is why evangelicals and fundamentalists blend their worship. “Blended worship” is in fact an oxymoron. It isn’t worship. Worship is […]
Adjusting to a Meaningless World
Maybe your back doesn’t itch, but mine does sometimes, and I’ve got spots I can’t reach. Right hand from below, right hand from above, left hand below and then above, twisting, bending, and finally recognizing I’m not getting there. After a few of those you learn, not every itch is worth going after. What was […]
The Tale of Two Cities: Newtown, CT and West Philadelphia, PA
On December 14, 2012 in the village of Sandy Hook in Newtown, Connecticut at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, deranged sociopath Adam Lanza stole his mother’s semi-automatic weapons to murder twenty children and six adults after having murdered his own mother and then taking his own life. Rightfully so, the national media blanketed this […]
Ought We to Pray to the Person of the Holy Spirit?
There is a significant controversy today among Baptist separatists about the propriety of prayer addressed directly to the Person of the Holy Spirit. There are many arguments that are made in favor of prayer to the Person of the Holy Ghost that are very problematic, savoring more of allegorical eisegesis than careful exegesis of Scripture—the […]
Why Do Orthodox Jewish Women Exclusively Wear Skirts or Dresses?
Orthodox Jewish women would consider themselves to be following the Old Testament. When asked why it is that they wear only skirts or dresses, very often they will refer to Deuteronomy 22:5, and offer an English translation of the Hebrew there: “A man’s item shall not be upon a woman, and a man shall not […]
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