If the postings are a little spotty this week, it is because I am in Pennsylvania (speaking for the commencement at Veritas Academy in Lancaster). Everything hinges on whether I get to a computer or not.
Justification By Saying the Right Thing About Justification
If I taste too many more delicious ironies, I think I will become a theological diabetic. The latest one is the way in which John Robbins has taken to denying justification by faith alone. Justification by faith alone is not accomplished by asserting justification by faith alone. Justification by faith alone occurs when a sinner …
The Hatred of God/Psalm 5
In this psalm, we find the psalmist crying out to God for deliverance, but also for more than deliverance. The desire is for God to vindicate His name and character as He destroys those who oppose His righteousness. “Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation. Hearken unto the voice of my cry, …
Covenant Mirrors
A certain father did not really understand the principle of covenantal permission. He was very concerned with issues of reputation, so he was very careful not to set a poor example for his children, particularly his sons. And this is why his sons grew up in a home that was morally tidy. But I am …
War Psalms
You have heard many times that our culture is disintegrating around us. You have seen for yourself that this is so. You have heard that all evangelical attempts at political lobbying are like putting a band-aid on cancer. What shall we then do? You know generally that the answer lies in reforming the worship of …
Covenantal Presence
The apostle tells us that all the Jews in the wilderness drank the same spiritual drink. They all drank from the same spiritual Rock that followed them, the Rock that was Christ. But with many, he says, God was not pleased. They were overthrown in the wilderness. In the same way, certain members of the …
Cycle of Days
Great God in heaven, heavenly Father, We know that every day that passes by is a gift from You, and that we owe You for every gift You give within each one of those days. We thank You for the week, that cycle of days which You established that has no connection to the movements …
Common Law Wives and Concubines
Just finished reading an outstanding book by Stephen Perks, a British theologian and writer. The book is entitled Common Law Wives and Concubines, and is a collection of essays by Perks on a number of issues relating to covenantal Christianity and the current state of Western culture. It is really a worthwhile read. A couple …
Your Bastard Child
We are nearing the end of the first week of homosexual marriage in Massachusetts. It is easy enough to see the incoherence of this dead end, but hard for us to see where it all started. It is especially hard for evangelical Christians to see where it all began, because it all began with us, …
Common Grace. Uh Oh.
I just can’t stay off this monocovenantal thing. This whole fracas is a real head scratcher, and the word grace appears to be the thing that causes the great game of paradigm bumper cars to begin. But this is highly selective. The fact that I want to use the word grace to describe the unearned …