“We were fully in the modern age; the primitiveness and squalor of the Middle Ages had been left behind. The poet Swinburne proclaimed, ‘Glory to man in the highest, for man is the maker of things. Whitman sang of himself, and Nietzsche, a sickly recluse, wrote ecstatically of the Superman” (Harold O.J. Brown, The Sensate …
Certain Religious Sects Notwithstanding
“The Bible does not require pretty girls to wear paper bags over their heads to keep from stumbling all the brethren” (Her Hand in Marriage, p. 48).
Exhibited and Conferred Is Not the Same As “Exhibited and Exhibited Again”
Lane is continuing our conversation and so shall I. I’d like to begin with just a few quick answers and responses, and then spend the bulk of my time on the Westminsterian view of baptism — which is in sharp contrast to that of many American Presbyterians. First, we do believe that the Lord is …
In Time for Christmas Too
Nate has two remaining “advanced reader’s copies” of his latest in the cupboards series — Dandelion Fire. He is giving them away in time for Christmas, and you can go over to his blog to put your name in the hopper. The lot is cast into the lap but its every decision is from the …
Advertising and Flattery
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 158 “A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin” (Pr 26:28).< ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> One of the great problems of business is the strained relationship between truth …
Yay for Having Them
As we continue to consider the government of the church, we come to the matter of personal integrity in the men who lead the church. It doesn’t matter how good the recipe is, you can’t make a good omelet with rotten eggs. We have already considered the need for doctrinal integrity; here we must consider …
Leaving the Gentiles in the Soup
I finished the first chapter of Romans last Lord’s Day, and that sermon is here.
No Such Thing as Poison
Let me begin with the modest observation that there is no such thing as a poison. By this I mean that nothing is harmful to the human body in small enough amounts, and everything is harmful in large enough amounts. Different substances vary in potency, to be sure, so that some things will reach dangerous …
Anybody Keeping Count?
Steven Wedgeworth sent me a couple quotes from A.A. Hodge that I would like to pass on for your general edification. “Now, the covenant of works is so called because its condition is the condition of works; it is called also, and just as legitimately, the covenant of life, because it promises life; it is called …
Yeah, But the Incoherence Is HD on a Plasma Flat Screen
“The governments of Western countries do not have propaganda machines like Dr. Goebbels’, but all of Western culture is permeated by mass communications and round-the-clock entertainment. Whole populations are effectively anesthetized; independent thinking becomes rare; slogans replace thought; and logical analysis virtually ceases to exist” (Harold O.J. Brown, The Sensate Culture, p. 115).