Over the last few years there has been a growing movement that encourages Christians to deconstruct their faith, essentially with the process not allowing for one wall of belief to stand tall and to be sure that not even that stubborn foundation of belief remains! Only at that point can the “Christian” (perhaps De-Christian would... Continue Reading →
The Assumptions of Jesus
I remember listening to a sermon by Kevin DeYoung at the The Gospel Coalition Conference 2019 where he preached from Luke 4:10-30 and warned about the danger of being “too familiar” with Jesus. “Familiarity can breed unbelief” was the gist of his cautioning. In a similar line of thought familiarity can also cause us to... Continue Reading →
The Voices of Other Cultures and Biblical Interpretation
One of the books that I am currently reading through is Timothy Keller’s book Preaching. In his chapter Preaching Christ to the Culture he discusses the idea that the Bible, as God’s revelation of himself, transcends all fallible human cultures and therefore it is expected that every culture is going to be offended by something... Continue Reading →
Christian Don’t Try to “See” Jesus
In some circles (typically within Pentecostalism) there is an idea that a Christian, perhaps only a true Christian, can “see” Jesus. A group of people may be told to close their eyes and picture Him, inviting Him to show Himself and to guide or comfort them through this type of vision. It is generally understood... Continue Reading →
What Prevents Me From Being Baptized?
Recently, I have been hearing more and more comments by Christians in regards to the need for “sufficient evidence” to be displayed by a professing believer prior to them receiving the sacrament of baptism. One devout elder I was in discussion with even said that, if he could, he would keep people from being baptized... Continue Reading →
The Adulteress Woman Needs To Go
Does anything sound less holy than saying, “I’d tear that right out of the Bible if I could!”? I confess that those words have come out of my mouth. But wait, if you’ve been reading my blog, surely I’m a conservative orthodox reformed evangelical who supports both Sola Scriptura (Scripture alone) and Biblical Inerrancy, so... Continue Reading →