Reading and writing for my upcoming book on God’s law and cherem, I passed through a section of one of the finest commentaries available: James B. Jordan, Judges: God’s War Against Humanism (1985). At the end of his comments on God’s judgment of Benjamin, carried out by their own Israelite brethren, Jordan concludes with this […]
“Guarding” the Garden of Eden, the way of life
Picking up the second part of Adam’s designed purpose of “working” and “keeping” the garden, we discuss mainly the spiritual foundations of “keeping” the way of life. This includes the mediation of angels and the culmination in the New Adam, Christ. It newly inspires us once again toward the kingdom realities here and now, as […]
New! Paradise Restored by David Chilton, a New Edition!
Brand new and back in Print! A newly type-set, fresh edition of David Chilton’s wonderful book Paradise Restored: A Biblical Theology of Dominion . . . Brand new in Hardback, 352 pages. This book has been the number-one bestseller in the Christian Reconstruction and modern Postmillennial movements for a reason. It is powerful! Readers from all […]
#BHM Special: The Problem of Slavery in Christian America — On Sale all month!
The Problem of Slavery in Christian America is on sale throughout Black History Month. . . . I’ve been meaning to announce this all month, early of course, and then I woke up one day and the month is already half over! Here it is: along with our large batch of free articles on the […]
From Presuppositional apologetics to “Pro Rege!”: Van Til’s judicial-ethical connection
Since my recent debate with an atheist was to cover social ethics and morality, for part of my preparation I reviewed Cornelius Van Til’s great Christian Theistic Ethics. Every Reformed student, pastor, and theologian needs to read and understand this book! It illustrates the vital link between Reformed doctrine and presuppositional apologetics, and more. Particularly, […]
The dishonest attack on homeschooling in the Crocker murder case
A recent headline from a Savannah local paper proclaims, “Experts say homeschooling ripe for abuse; law changes considered after two Effingham children found buried.” What it doesn’t tell you, however, makes it clear the “experts” are being dishonest in blaming homeschooling, and there is an obvious agenda behind this biased reporting. A whole ream of […]
Man’s God-ordained purpose of work
God set Adam in the Garden of Eden with a two-fold purpose: to work and to guard (“keep”) it. Adam’s God-ordained task of work appears in different ways throughout Scripture as both a physical and Spiritual reality. This all culminates in Christ’s fulfillment of it, and in his body’s execution of works as well. This […]
Was Southern secession really over tariffs? Let’s settle this once and for all
Download the free PDF version of this long essay here: Was-Southern-Secession-About-Tariffs? It is among the most enduring myths of the American Civil War. Many pro-southern apologists continue to exonerate the South by saying the War was never about slavery but about tariffs. Not only does this position remain popular for particular audiences and purposes, it […]
The true nature of Bible prophecy
I am really excited about having Paradise Restored back in print. That is in a crisp, clean, new format and cover is only an additional bonus. A Biblical Theology of Dominion it truly is, and much more. You can plop this thing open to any random page and find amazing, even life-changing, teachings. Here’s an example I […]
Three Reasons to Oppose Bible Classes in Public Schools
President Trump tweeting support for instituting Bible literacy courses in public schools has many conservatives and Christians cheering. The idea recalls for many an era when American children read the Bible and everyone was more moral. This is indeed the path to make America great again, many think. While the idea certainly captures the nostalgia […]
Adam as microcosm
Here we discuss Adam and Eden as recapitulations of the creation of the world, types of the temple of God, and their theological significance. We mention Ezekiel’s temple, Jesus at the feast of tabernacles and rivers of water flowing from your bellies—God’s Temple without boundaries . . . and all with a short lesson in hermeneutics as […]
Adam created and redeemed: a treasure in jars of clay
Adam has a dual aspect: he is made of earth and has God’s breath of life in him, the Spirit. Jesus fulfills this for us, according to Psalm 8 and Hebrews 2, among others. Find out why, for example, Jesus breathes on his disciples, and why Paul says we have a treasure in jars of […]
Christ, the sabbath of God, and condemning the guiltless
The biblical theology of the Messiah in relationship to the sabbath appears in many passages, in prophecy, in the Gospels, and in the book of Hebrews. It includes key topics such drawing near to God, salvation by grace, holiness, sacrifice, abuse, and more. . . . The audio-only podcast version is here.
Martin Luther King Jr, the Birmingham Jail, and the Standard of Civil Disobedience
One of the less recognized (among modern conservatives, anyway) aspects of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s stand for civil rights and equal justice is how firmly his civil disobedience was rooted in the classic American, and Protestant Christian, doctrine of nullification and interposition. In this, he reapplied the views of Madison and Jefferson, which were […]
The sabbath of God and the sabbath of man (Genesis 2:1-3)
The work and sabbath of God is the basis for the sabbath and work of man. The pattern for man is reversed: life/rest and then work. Man’s true sabbath is to rest in God, then good works flow from it. This means the Old Law was ceremonial.
The Gillette Ad separates men from boys
The self-appointed last line of defense in the “war on boys” has never looked so fragile, after this Gillette ad about acceptable male behavior has triggered high-pitched shrieks of horror from the guardians of manhood. A few have caught themselves in mid-alto shriek and quickly shifted to grunting to compensate. A great push-back piece from […]
Jihad, war, and the superman: fallout of humanism (part 2)
It would be bad enough if fallacious worldviews stopped merely at theory, but they develop into others areas of covenant and covenant community as well. They affect every area of life, logically, and when followed, practically as well. We have already seen how the foundations of the humanistic / naturalistic worldview are viciously circular, self-contradictory, […]
Fallout of Humanism: relativism and meaninglessness
In the first part of this series, we covered the foundational worldview fallacy of humanism, or naturalism. We saw its inability to escape its own inner contradictions. In this part, we cover points two and three of covenantal thinking: representation and law. Here we will cover the logical fallout of human autonomy in these terms: […]
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