“That is what the substitutionary atonement of Christ did in history—it made all other sacrifices impotent, precisely to the extent that it was a real sacrifice. That is what penal substitution was for.”
Really New in Fact
The Importance of And
“The real problem, the problem of justice and heaven, is resolved in the cross. Christ died as a blood atonement so that God could be both just and the one who justifies. God could be just and send us all to Hell. He could be the one who justifies and let us all into Heaven on a boys-will-be-boys basis. But in order to be both just and the one who justifies, Christ had to bleed. And that is our final theodicy. Christ is the one who bled.”
Not Even Close to Innocent
“If we were a race of innocents, and some arbitrary and capricious god were flipping coins to determine who would be lost and who saved, then there might be something to talk about. But we are not a race of innocents. Look around.”
Children of Hagar
Introduction: In my book American Milk and Honey (p. 119ff), I presented an argument regarding the covenantal status of the Jews who did not believe in Christ. Following the apostle Paul, as I thought, ...
A Basic Misconception
“In other words, the judgment of God in these matters was not a blind rage, but rather exquisitely just. And the other nations that were wiped out—what were they actually like? We have a controversy with God, and so we assume that they were all peaceful little Canaanites, flowers in their hairs, dancing in green meadows to the music of pan flutes. But that is not what they were like at all.”
The Letters Be Fine
Letter to the Editor: Thank you for your ministry to the body of Christ over the years! I serve as an Elder in my local church and am wondering if you have any thoughts and recommendations ...
The Sacrifice That Hides
“The ‘right’ to dismember a child is touted as an individual right, but it is actually the cornerstone of a particular view of civilization. We have to slaughter millions of children in order to be able to hide from ourselves the fact that we are slaughtering millions of children. We have to shed blood so that we will not come to know that we are a bloody people. Our shedding of blood is a vain attempt to cove up the fact that we are shedding blood.”
Pete Hegseth, the First Amendment, and Me. Oh, and Tucker. And the Swarming Harpies.
Introduction: Last week I had the privilege of bringing the message at a monthly prayer meeting at the Pentagon. I was invited to participate in this meeting by Pete Hegseth, the Secretary of ...
Sheep FIght Because Shpeherds Don’t
“One of the reasons we have so many fights in the church is because the pastors don’t fight nearly often enough.”