The following post was originally published here on American Reformer. It should be uncontroversial to say that, on the one hand, Christians must be sober-minded—realist, even—about depraved human nature. On the other hand, Christians should be big-hearted for the love of the one true God and all our neighbors. Whether our neighbors (whoever they may be) deserve […]
Of Jesus & Job
The following post was originally published here on the Place for Truth – Theology for Everyone blog by the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals. Christ’s cry from the olive press in Gethsemane has a strikingly similar resonance to Job’s anguished complaint from the ash heap of Uz. The resemblances have led some commentators to identify Job […]
At the Parbar: Ordained Service in the Church
The following is adapted from a sermon preached before the 162nd Stated Meeting of Calvary Presbytery (PCA), held on October 24, 2024, an audio recording of which is available on sermonaudio.com (embedded below). This post was originally published on pcapolity.com. Introduction The “life verse” phenomenon—if we can call it that—is a curious part of evangelical […]
The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy: Article XV
The following article was originally published as part of a series on the Place for Truth blog at placefortruth.org. To read the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy, click here. In formal logic, the logical biconditional is the relation that exists between two statements when they imply – or necessitate – each other. It is usually expressed […]
The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy: Article XIII
The following article was originally published as part of a series on the Place for Truth blog at placefortruth.org. To read the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy, click here. After introducing the theological concept of “inerrancy” in Article XII, the drafters of The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy proceeded to defend the use of this comparatively new term […]
The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy: Article XII
The following article was originally published as part of a series on the Place for Truth blog at placefortruth.org. To read the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy, click here. Having established that Scripture is inspired by God (Articles VI through X) and infallible in nature (Article XI), the Chicago Statement proceeds to defend the Inerrancy of Scripture in all that follows. We have come […]
