Let me begin this by noting that I am a six-day creationist, so nothing in this comparison should be taken further than a simple illustration. In the Scopes monkey trial, the State of Tennessee won, and the creationist position was upheld. But the creationists had the misfortune to have H.L. Mencken in attendance, filing regular …
Ordination to Ministry
This morning, we will have an ordination of Douglas Jones to the ministry, right after our reading of Scripture. Doug has been an elder in our church for many years, and so this ordination calls for a little explanation. Our local church polity follows the pattern of Calvin’s Geneva, and is called the “four-office view.” …
Down in our Hearts!
This is a comment I made over at Green Baggins: And I claim no special knowledge of things BCO. What I do claim to know is that Steve Wilkins is a minister in good standing in the PCA, and hence his bad standing in the PCA cannot justly be used against Louisiana Presbytery. That doesn’t …
As Presbyterian As Britney Spears
I tried to make this point in the comments section over at Green Baggins, but it got lost somewhere in cyberville. So I’ll just amplify it, and make the point here. There is a very deft move being made in the strategy against Louisiana Presbytery, and I would like everyone to be looking at it …
The Other Side of the Needle
This is one of the most famous incidents in the Bible, if only because of the memorable nature of Christ’s comment about the camel and needle. But there are depths in this passage which we must carefully consider. “And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, …
A Terrible Broadsword
“A holy minister is an awful weapon in the hand of God” (Charles Spurgeon, Lectures to My Students, p. 8).
Limbo Off To Limbo?
Check out Tim Bayly on how Rome is positioning itself to send Limbo off to Limbo. Right near the end of this fun article, Tim asks this question of the FV: Remembering that the Federal Vision is “all about the children,” I’d like to see F-V proponents critically engage the Commission’s report. For instance, would …
What God Has Joined
We now come to the beginning of the Lord’s ministry in Judea (v. 1). As in Galilee, it is characterized by teaching the people. The first subject to be addressed in this section is the much-troubled question of divorce and remarriage. We see here, as elsewhere, the close connection between the two great commandments. “And …
Keeping the Edge
“Every workman knows the necessity of keeping his tools in a good state of repair . . . we shall usually do our Lord’s work best when our gifts and graces are in good order, and we shall do worst when they are most out of trim . . . We are, in a certain …
Crucified Law
Green Baggins has moved on to Chapter 20 of RINE, in which I argue that the law of God was crucified in the death of Jesus, and raised to life again. Lane does not appear to have a problem with the chapter at large, but is not convinced by my handling of Colossians 2:13-17. He …