“According to the historic Reformed faith, the elect of God cannot fall away. This is not because they are made out of stainless steel—they are as frail as the non-elect and can in fact be broken. But the Word of God cannot be broken” (Papa Don’t Pope, p. 21).
And Good Either Way
“If Rome was cut out [of the olive tree], she can be grafted back in. If Rome was not cut out, but only radically cut back, she will flourish and bear evangelical fruit once again” (Papa Don’t Pope, p. 7).
But We Don’t Understand
“Many complaints about the ‘disunity’ of the Church are actually complaints about how God knits in the darkness of the womb” (Papa Don’t Pope, p. 7).
Stands to Reason
“A shepherd who tolerates wolves is a shepherd who hates his own sheep. A shepherd who loves his sheep is one who fights the wolves” (Papa Don’t Pope, p. 6).
And Who Doesn’t Want True Catholicity?
“True catholicity begins with defining catholicity” (Papa Don’t Pope, p. x).
So Fret Not
“We do not live in a post-Christian America. We live in a post-resurrection America, and there is nothing whatever that can be done to reverse that” (Same Sex Mirage, p. 259).
So Don’t Tell Anybody
“Losing does not disturb us; it does not unsettle our faith. This is something the Church generally does really well. Speaking frankly, we frequently lose successfully far more often than we succeed successfully. Losing is our secret weapon” (Same Sex Mirage, pp. 258-259).
Post-Obergefell Options
“Either same-sex unions will once again be rejected by all fifty states, with homosexuality therefore returning to the closet, or, second, your decision will stand in all fifty states, and the faithful church in America will go off-grid and underground in various ways, with all that implies, or, third, the Union will come apart ” …
Proud and Blind Both
“It is not a coincidence that all these grotesque parades in our major cities are called ‘pride’ events. I dare say they are, but pride is no virtue, and neither is insolence, arrogance, or conceit . . . This kind of public frenzy is not just something that invites God’s wrath; rather, it is a …