Have you heard this argument before? "Sure, the Bible may be infallible, but are you infallible? If you're not infallible, how do you know your interpretation of the Bible is correct? An infallible Bible isn't helpful without an infallible interpreter, and therefore we need the infallible interpretation of [insert authority here]!" In most cases, the... Continue Reading →
JESUS: That Sweet Name Above All Names
My heart is inditing a good matter... my tongue is the pen of a ready writer (Psalm 45:1). In a world full of darkness, error, and confusion, the Christian seems to constantly be engaged in a war of innumerable fronts. Satan's legions are wide and varied, dawning many different uniforms under many different generals, but... Continue Reading →
Is the Constitution the “Powers that Be” of Romans 13? COVID-19 and Assembling for the Lord’s Day
Retraction: The author still stands with the substance of this post, but has developed in his thinking on this topic throughout the pandemic. The end of this post implies that it is acceptable for a church to treat the government's mandates as a "providential hindrance" so long as the mandates only continue for a short... 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 →
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