Archive for May 2014
Breaking News: Aesthetic Utilitarianism is a Sure Loser
The principle of utilitarianism is usually phrased like this: when facing a moral decision, the right action is the action which produces (or can be justifiably believed likely to produce) the maximal ratio of happiness to unhappiness for the maximum number of people, or for all members of the moral community. Since the days of…
Read MoreThe Christian Must Fight the World, the Flesh, and the Devil
J.C. Ryle thought practically and often about the doctrine of holiness. He knows this will not be a simple or unopposed pursuit; there will be various degrees and types of opposition around every turn. In the following excerpt, Ryle identifies the Christian’s enemies as the world, the flesh, and the devil. Beyond identifying these enemies…
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. And What About Divorce?: By Kevin DeYoung – DeYoung says: “So yes, there are plank-eyed Christians among us. The evangelical church, in many places, gave up and caved in on divorce…
Read MoreThe Lord’s Supper – A means of grace? (Richard C. Barcellos)
The following column is from the new issue of Credo Magazine, “Churchy Gimmicks: Has the Church Sold Its Soul to Consumerism?” If you are like me, you have probably read Reformed theologians on the Lord’s Supper claiming it to be a means of grace for believers and more than a memory. It is what the…
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