“Our preaching must not be articulate snoring. There must be power, life, energy, vigour. We must throw our whole selves into it, and show that the zeal of God’s house has eaten us up” (Charles Spurgeon, Lectures to My Students, p. 226).
Why Humanism Can Cry Me a River
“Humanism thrives on sentimentality because few religions are more dishonest in their doctrinal expressions. Unable to withstand dispassionate analysis, which would reveal its lack of foundation, it stresses feeling rather than thought. That is what makes sentimentality so vicious. People can get good feelings from almost anything” (Herbert Schlossberg, Idols for Destruction, p. 46).
Is Food a Privilege?
Just a few more comments in response to Green Baggins’ latest. I think we have already covered the basic issues, but a few points really need to be emphasized. The first is that I agree that our inability to get the church in history to correspond name-for-name with the church in the eschaton is not …
Terriers of Orthodoxy
“If we really believe the truth, we shall be decided about it. Certainly we are not to show our decision by that obstinate, furious, wolfish bigotry which cuts off every other body from the chance and hope of salvation and the possibility of being regenerate or even decently honest if they happen to differ from …
They Like Core Values Instead
“Modern humanists are hostile to any notion of law that is external to the legislative organs under human control, and this means that morality cannot be predicated on universal codes” (Herbert Schlossberg, Idols for Destruction, p. 43).
The New Ordinary
Yesterday’s Easter sermon was called “The New Ordinary” and can be found here.
A Big Shout Out to the Pope
One more quick comment on penitential seasons. I do believe it is possible for good, sound Protestants to observe such seasons, provided they redefine everything and do something very different from what gave rise to the historical practice in the first place. But it seems to me this is done with success rarely, and when …
No Going Back
Have a blessed and glorious Easter. He is risen. He is risen indeed. No way to undo it.
Risen Indeed
We have declared it already. He is risen. He is risen indeed. Christ has risen from the dead, and He is alive in a way that makes it impossible for Him to go back again. Death no longer has dominion over Him, and this means that, although He is still fully and completely human, He …
Nourishment and Life
The third blessing that proceeds from the Lord’s Supper, according to the Westminster Confession, is our “spiritual nourishment and growth in Him.” Now nourishment and growth are meaningless concepts to a dead person. If someone has died, it is no part of wisdom to run down to the kitchen to fix them a meal. Food …