Archive for September 2013
What is Moralistic-Therapeutic Deism?
From Ligonier Ministry: The goal of life is to be happy and to feel good about oneself, and good people will go to heaven when they die. Some who profess this creed also profess to be Christian. Michael Horton explains how biblical Christianity has been replaced by this vacuous moralistic and therapeutic deism.
Read MoreA Pastoral Ministry Grand-Slam from Christian Focus Publications (By Timothy Raymond)
I love it when I find a book publisher I can trust. I turn again and again to Crossway, P&R, and Matthias Media because I know they consistently publish high-quality, biblically-faithful, theologically-orthodox, local church-focused, practically-relevant books and resources. Even if I don’t recognize an author’s name, if it’s published by one of these publishers, I…
Read More“Preparing the Way” – A Pastor’s Thoughts on the Gospel of Mark (Matthew Claridge)
The book of Mark is the fifth wheel of the four Gospels. Only in some touch-and-go detail does it provide information missing from the other Gospel accounts. Mark lacks the kind of theological exposition and blocks of teaching found in his larger cousins; and Mark’s focus on narrative over exposition can make preaching from his…
Read MoreCredo’s Cache
Each week we will be highlighting important resources. Check back each Friday to see what we have dug up for you. From this week’s cache: 1. A Warning Against Division in the Church: By R.C. Sproul – Sproul notes: “What is it Jesus sees here in John? It is a spirit that is contrary to…
Read MoreIs God Anti-Gay? Sam Allberry Answers
Interview by Matthew Claridge– Ready or not, cultural acceptance of homosexuality is here. What challenges does this new situation pose for the church? How should the individual Christian respond when confronted on this issue? The worst part of it is, it seems the homosexual community always holds the moral high ground and Christians come across…
Read MoreListening to the Past: Peter A. Lillback shares wisdom from the life of George Washington
In the new issue of Credo Magazine, “Born Again: God’s Sovereign Grace in the Miracle of Regeneration,” Peter Lillback answers three questions concerning George Washington, the seminary and the local church, and a fantasy dinner with Washington and Calvin. Lillback is president of Westminster Theological Seminary, and author of George Washington’s Sacred Fire. Here is…
Read MoreGod, both Impassible and Impassioned (Paul Helm)
We saw in the earlier post that Rob Lister in his newly-published God is Impassible and Impassioned: Towards a Theology of Divine Emotion (Crossway/Apollos), adopts a “duality model” of the divine nature and activities. God apart from creation is timelessly eternal, but upon creating the universe he “enters” our universe and becomes temporal, in the…
Read MoreJohn MacArthur gives advice on preaching
One of the greatest (some would argue the greatest) expository preachers of our own day is John MacArthur, the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, as well as an author, conference speaker, president of The Master’s College and Seminary, and featured teacher with the Grace to You media ministry. In the following…
Read MoreWisdom and Sex: Proverbs 5:1-23 (Thomas Schreiner)
Some time ago the CNN website featured a woman who lived a promiscuous lifestyle for many years. She had many illicit relationships over the years and reflected on them at 40 years of age. It is clear in the article that the woman who wrote the article isn’t a Christian. She doesn’t fully understand what…
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