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What’s Worse? This Kind of Bad or That Kind of Bad
Our book, A Pure Church, which you can order here (no longer pre-publication price) by clicking on either of the BUY NOW buttons, or use the link in the sidebar on the right, arrived and we already sent out the pre-publication copies. If you ordered and you haven’t gotten them already, they are definitely in […]
Were the Reformers Heretics? part 2
Please note that the entire series entitled “Were the Reformers Heretics”? can now be viewed by clicking here as one complete essay. The post below originally went from the sentence “John Calvin likewise taught that baptism was a means of regeneration and salvation” to the sentence: “The ordinance is indeed a sign … .”
A Grab Bag on Goodness
We start by seeing a way of life divide into what is true, is good, and is beautiful. We discuss the second of these, what is good. Let’s assume, for the sake of the discussion, that all goodness is found in Jesus. He said there is none good but one, that is God. Every good […]
Serious
Recently at another site, someone wrote this comment in response to a recent post of mine here that dealt with modesty. Let’s not discuss something as important as modesty with people as unserious as Kent Brandenburg. So it does make one think. Who is serious? Seriously. We could make “serious” mean almost anything we want […]
Cult-Like Tendency in Modern Evangelicalism and Fundamentalism, part one
One common feature of cults, a major one, is a belief in a total apostasy. They justify their existence with the fiction that they represent the original, divine teaching, when the truth is that they’ve invented new doctrine not found in Scripture. If it’s new, it really isn’t true. Paul said that some would depart […]
Were the Reformers Heretics? part 1
Please note that the entire series entitled “Were the Reformers Heretics”? can now be viewed by clicking here as one complete essay. The post below originally went from the “Introduction” to the sentence: “Luther lived and died believing that baptism was essential for the receipt of the remission of sin.”
Were We Wrong, Can Something Like This Change, or What? pt. 1
Can things that were wrong now be right? Can certain practices be wrong at some point in time, but then change to be acceptable? Could there be, for instance, a curse word that moves to an acceptable word? Could music that was wrong for a Christian, now be acceptable? Can standards of modesty change? […]
You Should Vote for Romney, the Basic Argument
Your vote in a presidential general election is very much like making a choice for a purchase. You don’t always get what you want, but you try to get the best that you can. Sure, if you had the money, you might buy a Mercedez, but you don’t have the money, so you can’t. There […]
Updated Music Resources at the “Theological Compositions” website
I wanted to make you aware that here, in the “Ecclesiology” section of my website, I have relatively recently added a goodly number of valuable resources relating to godly worship and music. These include: 1.) The Scottish and Genevan Psalters. Do you prefer e-resources, or do you feel like you too poor to pay the $15 […]
When An Exegetical Fallacy Becomes a Translation and then a Philosophy
Before I get to my post, I reiterate that I’m going to do a series before the election on how I’m going to vote and why. Bobby Mitchell’s good church in Brunswick, ME has a new website, thought I’d share that with you. He’s got lots of good stuff to read and listen to. I […]
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