"Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour. Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again" (John 12:27-28). If you will … [Read more...]

The Bayly brothers have rendered us yet another service through this analysis of the contemporary politics of the PCA. I wanted to take a moment to register my agreement with the post generally, and to add a few riffs of my own. Here and there I might demur slightly, hopefully … [Read more...]

"The ordinances are called the ordinary means whereby Christ communicateth to us the benefits of redemption, because the Lord hath not wholly limited and bound up himself unto his ordinances; for he can in an extraordinary way bring some out of a state of nature into a state of … [Read more...]

Faith is the sole instrument by which a person may receive the blessing of Christ's righteousness imputed to him. Now when we say "sole instrument" we do not mean that no other instruments are involved, but that no other instruments are involved in the way that faith is. Faith is … [Read more...]

I mentioned the other day that the Missouri Presbytery of the PCA has cleared Jeff Meyers of all the doctrinal allegations that had been made against him. For those interested in pursuing it, the full report is available here. … [Read more...]

Our friend Jeff Meyers has been cleared on all counts by the Missouri Presbytery. Six doctrinal allegations had been made against him, and he was exonerated across the board. You can read more about it here. … [Read more...]

I have made a great theological discovery. It's a really hot one, worthy, it seems to me, of an honorary Th.D. or something like that. We have many worthy seminaries in a position to grant this honor, and so once I have published it here in just a few minutes, I will wait a … [Read more...]

So here are some true facts in a skewed narrative. The author of this report, Stephen Welch, is lamenting the demise of Knox Theological Seminary, his alma mater. Allow me to provide a bit more perspective. Back in the heyday of Knox being more to the writer's liking, he wants … [Read more...]

Last week I commented briefly on this post by Scott Clark. Since that time I have thought about it some more, and wanted to make some follow-up comments. That the whole thing was about as out of line as it gets was revealed in how Scott Clark has handled the comments … [Read more...]

Curses! Foiled again! What, oh what, can we do when these folks are so clearly on to us? Who among us is the spy for Escondido (2 Kings 6:11)? Who among us hath revealed our most secret stratagems and evil designs? There is is nothing for it now but to pack up and move down the … [Read more...]