The Secret’s Out
Out of Their Reach
“Marriage exists prior to, and independent of, any determinations by any civil magistrate. The magistrate did not create marriage and, therefore, has no authority to define it or recreate it in his own image” (Same Sex Mirage, pp. 61-62).
Common Grace in Odd Corners
“An important part of general revelation is the capacity for getting the creeps” (Same Sex Mirage, p. 48).
As It Says in Leviticus . . .
The responses to my piece from Monday on social justification/social justice have started to heat up, and if you decide to wade through them I would like to ask everyone to keep their eye on the ball. What is actually going on? Remember that social justice is a framework of social “sanctification” that must, of …
The Nature of Nature is Basic
“If we [define] nature as that which is identified by a wise act of naming, then I think it is safe to say that nature is fundamental” (Same Sex Mirage, p. 47).
Tuesday Letters, Once More
Social Justice and Justification: It follows, therefore, that the two predominant systems of social justification must fight a long and painful “religious” war. And, on the pointy end of every stick will be the biblically-distinct Christians. Brandon Brandon, it often works out that way. McDurmon should take his own advice . . . What happened …
Knowing is not the Same as Liking
“So then, we don’t know everything through nature. We don’t know the plan of salvation through nature. But we do know the need for salvation through nature. That knowledge is unsettling, and so we stuff it” (Same Sex Mirage, p. 41).
American Vision and the Word that Justifies
Introduction: Joel McDurmon has written a lengthy explanation of why he could not sign the Statement on Social Justice & the Gospel, and you can find his explanation here. What I would like to do in this space is provide a two-fold response to his explanation. The first is actually not a response, but rather …
For That Does Not Follow
“We ought not conclude anything about the clarity of the lesson from the obtuseness of the students” (Same Sex Mirage, p. 38).
Shouldn’t Have to Ask
