THEONOMY. Perhaps there is no word more beautifully deceptive than this. Literally meaning God's Law (theos: God, nomos: law), it sets forth the proposition that our civil magistrates must adhere to God's standard and that our earthly laws should reflect His moral law. Keeping this in mind, it's easy to see how the Christian might... Continue Reading →
Against Christian Hedonism
Two men set out on a journey. They walk at the same pace, and profess to have the same destination - due north. However, one thing separates the friends: one of their compasses has a defect. It's just slightly off, pointing one degree away from north. The man with the good compass has a sharp... Continue Reading →
Sin Written on the Heart?
As a Particular Baptist, I'm very familiar with Jeremiah 31:31-34. Its a commonly used verse in polemics against Paedo-baptists (as it teaches members of the New Covenant must be regenerate). However, today's article is not written against the views of our Paedo-baptist brethren, but instead those of the Pelegians and synergists. I was listening to... Continue Reading →
Leighton Flowers and ReCalvinizing 1 Corinthians 2:14
The professional anti-Calvinist, Leighton Flowers, has made it his life's work to prop up the autonomy of man against the absolute sovereignty of the God "who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will" (Ephesians 1:11). But this is no easy task; the complete inability of man in the face of an all-powerful... Continue Reading →