Bible… God ‘Stopped Our Worship’ and Other Lies About the Church’s Response to COVID-19 5 Aug 20225 Aug 2022 “And if I am a master, where is my fear? says the Lord of hosts to you, O priests, who despise my name. But you say, ‘How have we despised…
Bible The Case for a Members-Only Lord’s Supper 10 Nov 202115 Jun 2022 The Lord’s Supper is a solemn topic that has been the focus of serious Christians for centuries. The Reformers in particular spent significant amounts of energy in the consideration of…
Bible Blind Guides: Pharisees and the Religious Leaders of Our Day 2 May 20215 Aug 2022 [This post was initially delivered in the form of a sermon. To listen to the sermon, click here.] Is it ever proper to correct the religious leaders of the day?…
Bible Underrating the New Birth, or, How to Talk About Your Conversion 15 Feb 202128 Feb 2021 If you are repenting of sin and truly trusting in Jesus, I do not doubt your salvation. But I may just doubt your salvation story. To be clear, I don't…
Bible… Unprecedented Times Call for Precedented Measures: Coronavirus and Cancelling Church Services 23 Apr 20201 Aug 2022 [Author's note: The thoughts in this article have been expanded in a recently published book, Essential Service, available as a free PDF download.] "We are living in unprecedented times." If you're…
Bible… Thinking Biblically About the Coronavirus, Pestilences, and the End Times 17 Mar 202018 Feb 2021 [A Spanish translation of this article is available here: "Pensando Bíblicamente Sobre el Coronavirus, las Pestes y el Fin de Los Tiempos."] As of yesterday, there have been nearly 3,500…
Bible… The Lord’s Day: A Pattern to Delight In 16 Mar 202017 Mar 2020 In the 2015 film Concussion, one character makes the following claim: "The NFL owns a day of the week. The same day the Church used to own. Now it's theirs."…
Bible… Don’t Prune the Truth: Lessons from Spurgeon’s Preaching of the Gospel of Grace 25 Nov 201915 Aug 2021 The Gospel of Jesus Christ is a message that humbles the pride of man and exalts the sovereignty, holiness, and power of God. It is a message which tells us…
Bible “Worship” and the Regulative Principle 10 Nov 201931 Mar 2021 There is a lot that can be said about the debate between the "regulative principle of worship" versus the "normative principle of worship." In this brief post, I want to…
Bible… Christian Borders 17 Aug 201911 Nov 2019 Most of the politically-charged immigration talk misses the crux of the matter. There are two key issues involved in immigration: (1) the right to emigrate and (2) the purpose of…
Bible Why Jesus’ Victory Means More False Prophets 23 May 201911 Mar 2021 We may be surprised by many things when we reach heaven. I dare not contend with J.C. Ryle who said that the thing which will surprise us most is how…
Bible The Doctrines of Grace and the Importance of Confessions of Faith 20 May 20196 Nov 2019 Daniel Hyde wrote, "Despite claims that the creeds and confessions are unbiblical, that they are merely Roman Catholic traditions, or that they stifle the Spirit of God in the life…
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