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Saturday, May 30th, 2009The Westminster Confession of Faith, speaking of the unity of the Covenant of Grace from the time immediately after the Fall and forever thereafter, states, “This covenant [of grace] was differently administered in the time of the law, and in the time of the Gospel” (WCF 7:5). In this brief summation, we may observe two [...]
Christ the Breath of Our Nostrils
Monday, April 6th, 2009The breath of our nostrils, the LORD’s anointed, was captured in their pits, of whom we said, “Under his shadow we shall live among the nations.” Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz; but to you also the cup shall pass; you shall become drunk and [...]
On the Birth of Our Daughter
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008At 10:32 P.M., on Labor Day, September 1st, 2008, God interwove his covenant faithfulness and mercy with the miserable effects of the ancient curse on the woman (see Genesis 3:15-16), and miraculously changed the tortured cries of birthpangs into the joy and triumph of new life. This was both a shadow-reminder of what he had [...]
Difficult Questions, Certain Answers
Monday, July 7th, 2008Difficult Questions Why is there such violence and suffering in the world? Why is life so unfair? Whether I’m watching the news or observing the people in my own workplace and community, I see a world filled with brokenness, misery, chaos, self-centeredness, oppression, and injustice. It seems obvious that the world is not right – but [...]
A Call to Revolution
Saturday, May 17th, 2008It is the year 2008. The gospel has been spreading and the Kingdom of Christ has been growing for nearly two thousand years. But not without setbacks. For almost a thousand years, in the middle ages, the gospel was slowly obscured by the corruptions of a satanically-influenced medieval church. The light was almost entirely extinguished. [...]
A Personal Manifesto
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008Part One: Principles by Which to Order My Life 1.Life is short, and comprises the only time I have to labor for eternal results. Psalm 90:10; Ecclesiastes 9:10 2.After the brief duration of my life, I must stand before the judgment seat of Christ, and give an account of how I used my time. Hebrews 9:27; 2 [...]
The Threat of Christian Zionism
Monday, March 24th, 2008If the phenomenal success of the bestselling Left Behind series indicates anything about the prevailing eschatological mindset across a wide swath of the evangelical landscape in modern America, then we would do well to pause and consider. Where is this fascination with the sensational, and frequently outright bizarre, interpretation of the significance of current events [...]
Coming to Christ
Sunday, March 16th, 2008Before I saw Christ, oh, how I feared to come to God! He was holy and I was sinful. He was righteous and I was guilty. He was wrathful and I was a child of wrath, deserving of every eternal torment. But then God’s merciful Spirit opened my eyes to the King of Glory, and [...]
The Superiority of the New Covenant Blessings Consists Entirely in the Coming of the Son of God
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008In his letter to the Hebrews, the author goes to some lengths to describe the superior position, and the many greater blessings and assurances, that God’s people enjoy today, which their fathers did not possess to nearly so great a degree; and everywhere throughout the letter, he makes considerable effort to show how that superior [...]
How the Doctrine of the Trinity Shapes the Christian Mission
Friday, December 21st, 2007In any discussion of Christian theology, it is virtually axiomatic that the doctrine of the trinity is the foundational doctrine which distinguishes a peculiarly Christian theology from the theology of any other religion, especially of the other great monotheistic religions. Likewise, in any discussion of Christian missiology, it is virtually axiomatic that the core pursuit [...]
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