“The sayings of uninspired men, recorded in Scripture, ought not to be used as texts unless we know from other teachings of Scripture that they are true, or unless we propose to find instruction in the fact that those men made the statements given. Many such sayings found in the Bible are in themselves utterly …
11 Theses on Believing God
1. Born as we are in a fallen race, we need to begin with the recognition that unbelief is our default setting (Matt. 13:58). Unbelief is abnormal, but not really unusual. 2. This means that we are in a state of perpetual tension, because everything in the world around us declares the faithfulness of God …
Means and Ends
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #104 “And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as …
Symphonic Creation
God considers us to be worth more than many sparrows (Matt. 10:31). As Joe Rigney reminds us, or will remind us when the book comes out, this is an exhibition of what philosophers call proportionate regard. God cares more for how we are decked out than how the lilies are (Matt. 6:30). At the central …
Not a Good Idea
“All his scruples were wound tight around his axle, and the more he gunned the engine, the more things were starting to smoke deep inside his head” (Evangellyfish, p. 80).
Go Everywhere
[On text selection] “Do not habitually neglect any portion of Scripture” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 47).
Your Average Evangelical Squish
Chesterton says somewhere that a courageous man should be willing to attack an error, however ancient it is, but he goes on to add that there are some errors too old to be patronized. This observation comes to mind this morning as I read about the resignation of Pope Benedict. As a classical Protestant, there …
All the Condemnation You Could Ever Want
In a fallen world, there must be an antithesis. But since the devil is the accuser, we should therefore see that his power rests in accusations that misplace the antithesis. Seeing this is the heart of all spiritual wisdom, and the beginning of all spiritual life. The only liberation from accusation is to accuse the …
Wisdom From Above #4
INTRODUCTION:The devil is a moralist. The devil is self-righteous. The devil is an angel of light. The name Lucifer means light-bearer. Who could be against that? The devil is censorious. The devil disapproves of us, and likes it when we disapprove of one another. The devil is a Pharisee. The devil is the accuser of …
What Else Was Broken?
The words of institution say that this bread is the body of Christ, which is broken for you. But that is not the only thing that is broken. Scripture says, “We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one” (1 John 5:19, ESV). When Christ …