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An Illustration of Repentance
from Benjamin Shaw Jan 24, 2020 Category: Articles
The Westminster Shorter Catechism has an excellent definition of repentance in Question 87: "Repentance unto life is a saving grace, whereby a sinner, out of a true sense of his sin, and apprehension of the mercy of God in Christ, doth, with grief and hatred of his sin, turn from it unto God, with full purpose of, and endeavor after, new obedience."
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Pro-Choice: What Does It Mean?
from R.C. Sproul Jan 22, 2020 Category: Articles
What is the substance of the pro-choice position? If a woman says that she personally would not have an abortion but does not want to deny someone else's right to do it, on what grounds would this woman hesitate to get an abortion? Perhaps she simply wants to have as many babies as possible and doesn't anticipate ever facing an unwanted pregnancy.
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A Unity That Is Evident to the World
from R.C. Sproul Jan 20, 2020 Category: Articles
Jesus prayed that those who would believe on Him would have a unity that unbelievers could see, that they might learn various things.
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Christians Need Not Fear Scientific Inquiry
from R.C. Sproul Jan 17, 2020 Category: Articles
There is a sense in which the Christian should be the most passionate scientist of all because he should be rigorously open to truth wherever it is found. He should not be afraid that a new discovery of something that is true will destroy his foundation for truth. If our foundation for truth is true, all other truth can only support it and enhance it. It can’t destroy it. Therefore, Christians ought not to be afraid of scientific inquiry. This does not mean that we should uncritically accept all pronouncements and pontifications of scientists. Scientists are fallible and may occasionally make arrogant statements that go far beyond the realm of their own expertise.
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Does Christology Matter?
from Sinclair Ferguson Jan 15, 2020 Category: Articles
“We all unanimously teach that our Lord Jesus Christ is to us one and the same Son, the self-same perfect in Godhead, the self-same perfect in manhood; truly God and truly man … acknowledged in two natures, unconfusedly, unchangeably, indivisibly, inseparably … the properties of each nature being preserved.”
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Accepting “No” as God’s Will
from R.C. Sproul Jan 13, 2020 Category: Articles
I am astonished that, in the light of the clear biblical record, anyone would have the audacity to suggest that it is wrong for the afflicted in body or soul to couch their prayers for deliverance in terms of "If it be thy will…." We are told that when affliction comes, God always wills healing, that He has nothing to do with suffering, and that all we must do is claim the answer we seek by faith. We are exhorted to claim God's yes before He speaks it.
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5 Ways to Pray for Your Church Family in 2020
from Erik Raymond Jan 10, 2020 Category: Articles
As we turn our calendars to a new year, we instinctively make plans to give attention to what matters. As Christians, we know that when we think about our priorities, prayer is right at the top of the list. I was reading through Nick Batzig’s helpful post on how to pray for our pastors and thought about how we could pray for our churches. Here are five ways that we can be praying for our own church family and other churches as well.
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The Privileges That Are Ours
from Sinclair Ferguson Jan 08, 2020 Category: Articles
The letter to the Hebrews, as our studies throughout the year have shown, is full of Old Testament language and ritual. Running throughout it is an ongoing sense that as believers we are on the move, on a pilgrimage through the wilderness. This motif echoes in our ears as we turn the pages. We are seeking to reach the land of rest (4:1). Indeed we can already come near enough to see the throne of its King (4:16; 10:19). It is the throne of grace before which Christ our High Priest stands. So we run the race before us with perseverance, our eyes fixed on Him (12:1–2).
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How Do We Know the Bible Is True?
from R.C. Sproul Jan 06, 2020 Category: Articles
The Bible is our primary source of information about Jesus and about all of those things we embrace as elements of our faith. Of course, if the Bible isn't true, then professing Christians are in serious trouble. I believe the Bible is true. I believe it is the Word of God.
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How Did Protestants Think About the Church After the Reformation?
from Nathan W. Bingham Jan 04, 2020 Category: Articles
Up until the Reformation there was only one institutional church in the West. What did Protestants believe after the Reformation, when various denominations began to arise?
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