If there is a single doctrine that both excites and divides Christians, it’s the ‘rapture.’ The doctrine of the ‘rapture’ deals with a future event where the church is said to be taken off the earth in one of five different times related to a seven-year period described as the Great Tribulation: before (pre-trib), at […]
The Trinity: Calvin’s Institutes Family Devotional Edition (Lesson 12)
Calvin’s Institutes — Family Devotional Edition Lesson 12 The Doctrine of the Trinity When the Apostle calls the Son of God “the express image of his person” (Heb. 1:3), he undoubtedly assigns to the Father some subsistence in which he differs from the Son. Because the Father has expressed himself wholly in the Son, he is […]
Presbyterians celebrating Roger Taney and Dred Scott: A Retrospect
Gracing the forefront place in the first Issue of the 26th Volume of the Southern Presbyterian Review (SPR), 1875, appeared a seemingly out-of-place contribution: a book review of a memoir of the late Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Roger B. Taney (1777–1864). What this article says about the moral compass […]
The Folly of Images: Calvin’s Institutes Family Devotional (Lesson 11)
Calvin’s Institutes — Family Devotional Edition Lesson 11 The Folly of Images Scripture, in accommodation to the rude and gross intellect of man, usually speaks in popular terms. So, whenever its object is to discriminate between the true God and false deities, it contrasts him in particular to idols so that it may better expose […]
Stumblingblocks and the Kingdom (Luke 17:1–10)
Jesus v. Jerusalem: A Commentary on Luke 9:51–20:26 9. “Faith and Faithfulness” (Luke 17:1–10) Immediately after the interruption by the Pharisees, Jesus turns back to continue His discussion with the disciples. We should notice, then, that Luke 17:1–10 belongs to the same scene that began all the way back in 15:1. There Jesus began addressing […]
What’s being missed in the outrage over school sex orientation mandate
A memo put out by the Orange County [CA] Board of Education has made its rounds on social media, alarming Christians and conservatives with a mandate that children be subjected to “instruction” in “gender, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation” with no allowance for being excused. While homeschoolers obviously find further reason for our […]