Anthony Burgess was one of the delegates to the Westminster Assembly, and was one of the men who helped to write that puppy. A very helpful correspondent wrote in to me to note that in his defense of the covenant of works, Burgess repeatedly denies the idea of merit. He put it this way — …
Tired Nations of Christendom
It was a week later and the Susquehanna had been tied up in Jamestown for almost the entire time. A crew had spent the first several days repairing damage to the ship, which was slight. The prize merchant had made it safely back to port before them, and Capt. Monroe was now the toast of …
Pea and Shell Exegesis
“If those who hate the Word of God can suceed in getting Christians to be embarrassed by any portion of the Word of God, then that portion will continually be employed as a battering ram against the godly principles that are currently under attack. In our day, three of the principle issues are abortion, feminism, …
Covenant Bastards
“When our Supreme Court made its infamous decision to allow the slaughter of infants, the Christians of our nation were so covenantally blind that we did not see it for what it was — the abortion of the covenanted family. This is not to minimize in any way the horrific nature of the abortion carnage …
Oily Rags
We are considering verbal strife. Scripture teaches that such strife has certain preconditions. “Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth. As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife” (Prov. 26:20-21). The fire department tells …
The Bread and Wine of Grace
As the Lord Jesus taught His disciples on the Emmaus road, He showed them many glorious things out of the Scriptures. But before He did this, He rebuked them with the words “fools and slow of heart to believe.” He then went on to show that the entire Old Testament was talking about Him. This …
A Steep Staircase
The staircase down to Hell is steep enough as it is, but many insist on going even faster, lunging and clattering down as rapidly as they can. They industriously work at damning themselves, and what they receive at the end of their efforts is simply and solely a wage. They arrive at their destination by …
Baptismal Water Is Thicker Than Blood
“Jesus Christ has purchased men from every nation and tribe with His own blood, and His blood necessarily provides a stronger bond than ours does” (Black and Tan, p. 38).
The God in the Ceiling
“Another such god is the god of the republicans and an occasional renegade democrat — the god of civic religion and prayer breakfasts. This god would have been happily served by a pragmatic pagan like Cicero. This is the god to whom some want to offer prayer in the government schools. Such prayers would not …
Marriage As Manifest Glory XXXII
INTRODUCTION: The messages this week and next have perhaps been implicit in what has been said thus far, but there is still a need to make it explicit. This week we need to address the truth that men are stupid, and next week consider the corresponding truth that women are stupid. A more biblical way …