The following post was originally published on Ligonier.org here. God’s Word describes death as a fearful consequence of man’s rebellion against God. Even before our first parents’ fall into sin, our Creator warned Adam in no uncertain terms that the consequence of transgressing His holy law is death: “Of the tree of the knowledge of […]
An Old Princeton Precedent for Today’s Reformed Writers
The following post was originally published here on reformation21. It is difficult to argue against the claim that Princeton Theological Seminary of Princeton, New Jersey occupied a—if not the—principal position of influence in shaping American Reformed Christianity in the nineteenth century. The years between its founding in 1812 and the resignation of Dr. J. Gresham Machen […]
The Law of God as a Civilizational Guardrail
The following post was originally published here on the Place for Truth – Theology for Everyone blog by the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals. Note that it is the third in a three-part, multi-author series on the Law of God. God’s law reveals God’s character. By it, we know Him and know what it means to […]
The Troubler of Israel
The following article was originally published on the reformation21 blog of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals at reformation21.org. I always looked up to my dad. From the day of my birth until his death seven years ago, I quite literally looked up to him. He was a big guy at 6’ 2”, and I never attained […]
Screaming in the Face of Death
The following article was originally published on the reformation21 blog of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals at reformation21.org. It is difficult to tell if the countenance is grinning, scowling, or yawning open with insatiable hunger, but it seems that Death’s face is closer than usual as it stares out from the inky shadows at the edges […]
Love for God the Root of True Religion
While preparing to preach through Matthew 6, I came across this insightful commentary on verses 1-18 from nineteenth century German theologian and biblical scholar Johann Peter Lange (1802-1884). Though the language is a bit ornate (as per its nineteenth century origins), the thoughts are profound and useful for self-examination in Christian living. 1. The one […]
