As Regards Patience
April 13, 2020
Struggling with patience? Welcome to the club. It is a very big club. … More As Regards Patience
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The Choice Of Humility, How To Make It, And The Benefits of Making It
April 2, 2020
I saw a quote from Charles Spurgeon the other day that was posted by some reformed social media account. What follows is a summary. “If someone speaks ill of you don’t be upset. You are far worse than he has said.” This morning in my reading in the Imitation of Christ I read Thomas a’ Kempis’ … More The Choice Of Humility, How To Make It, And The Benefits of Making It
Praying For Marriage and Children Part 2
February 6, 2020
“For the man who does not love his wife but divorces her, says the Lord, the God of Israel, covers his garment with violence, says the Lord of hosts.” Abandoning natural biblical marriage either by never entering into it or by ending it for unjust causes result in both outward expressions of violence and inner … More Praying For Marriage and Children Part 2
Praying for Marriage and Children Part 1
February 5, 2020
This month we are, as a body, praying for two restorations. The first is the restoration of natural biblical marriage. The second is the restoration of a spirit of love for children in our nation. First, what do we mean by natural biblical marriage? In the creation of the world there was a specific order … More Praying for Marriage and Children Part 1
Practicing The Faith: Giving, Prayer, and Fasting
February 3, 2020
What does it mean to walk together? Being unified in Christian belief (orthodoxy) is only half the picture. Being unified in Christian practice (orthopraxy) puts hands and feet to the Church’s existence as a community separate from the world not just on Sunday, but every day. … More Practicing The Faith: Giving, Prayer, and Fasting
On Being A Christian Statesman Part 8 The Civil Ruler: Approver of Good & Terror to Evil Lesson 2
October 25, 2019
In our last blog we discovered that Civil rulers are not free to make up their own version of what is right and what is wrong. Moral law is not in flux but it is fixed. Some may say, “That is well and good for nations with and extensive Christian witness, but what about … More On Being A Christian Statesman Part 8 The Civil Ruler: Approver of Good & Terror to Evil Lesson 2
On Being A Christian Statesman Part 8 The Civil Ruler: Approver of Good & Terror to Evil Lesson 1
September 20, 2019
In our previous blog we discussed the civil ruler’s role as the servant of God who carries out God’s wrath on the wrong doer. The civil ruler, according to the Apostle Paul is not to be “a terror to good conduct, but to bad.“(Romans 13:3a) Those that do good are to receive “his approval, for … More On Being A Christian Statesman Part 8 The Civil Ruler: Approver of Good & Terror to Evil Lesson 1
