It is very easy for modern readers of the gospel of John to assume that he sometimes falls into the role of a chatty tour guide, telling us the meaning of certain words in two languages, and that he does so for purposes of amusing us along the way. “And on your left, you may …
Arguments Like Ephraim
“Perhaps at the outset I may be able to reassure the baptist reader by saying there will be no ‘babies of the Philippian jailer’ arguments . . . Arguments from silence not only do not establish the point they seek to establish, they do help establish the reputation of paedobaptists in making desperate and valiant …
A Trailer for a Film for a Book
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Parents May Always Trust
“When it comes to child-rearing, between the Old and New Testaments there is total and complete continuity on the subject of godly parenting. There is no discontinuity. It needs to be emphasized again that there is continuity in the promises of God with regard to parenting. Not surprisingly, this has ramifications for the subject of …
Click On Through
Years ago, when I was first checking out the whole Reformation thing, I went into a Christian bookstore and asked if they had a copy of Calvin’s Institutes. Oh, the nice lady said. Is that a new title? Lots has happened since then . . . And now here I am, pleased to announce that …
Now That’s Pauline
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #38 “For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me” (1 Cor. 4:15-16). …
Of Course Not
“It is important for biblical paedobaptists to attack publicly the various errors that have grown up around the practice of infant baptism . . . we need to get to the point where no one would dream of accusing an evangelical paedobaptist of holding to the false and destructive doctrine of baptismal regeneration” (To a …
Because We Are Becoming Someone, Not Cramming for a Test
“So one can get spiritual, mental, and moral help from a good book, although he may not remember anything in the book a short time after he has read it” (Macartney, Preaching Without Notes, p. 85).
Seven Memes for Keeping Christians in their Place
Among other things, a meme is a little bit of a verbal virus that gets passed around in a culture, like the common cold. After it gets passed around enough, people start to think it is the received wisdom. That said, here are seven memes that are common in our culture, and which have been …
Guys On Little Motorcycles
The clownish foray of Donald Trump into presidential politics reveals some things to us. First, as with so many other things, giraffes, for example, it teaches us that God has a sense of humor. Second, it illustrates the dearth of real leadership available to the Republican party. Third, it shows us how respectability squelches don’t …