Proto-Protestantism

With bitterness any Constantinian will be forced to admit the New Testament says absolutely nothing about their vision of society. There...

As strangers, pilgrims and exiles we view the state as something that is wholly other or outside the Kingdom realm to which we belong. ...

(This is a re-post from 2011. The title and context have been changed.) (Editorial update July 2018) The Pharisees employed a literalis...

There are stories beginning to circulate in Christian circles of a private Christian school in the United Kingdom which is risking the loss ...

I spent some time with the Amish this afternoon. I had to make a trip out to purchase some rough-cut lumber. There are several groups in the...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdkGZHxxT4g These types of videos always remind me of Huntington's Clash of Civilizations thesis. Hun...

Woe and lamentation. Numerous reports have come out that there are many Christians involved in and in some cases leading the protests in ...

I've worked for and mingled within upper class circles at many points in my life. The funny thing about the wealthier class is that the...

Idelette de Bure was an Anabaptist who married John Calvin. On more than one occasion I've heard Calvin praised for his graciousness an...

We've reached a point where we have to start thinking a bit differently about money and how we live. I'm speaking to society as a wh...

Don't trust the metrics. Statistics can be and often are manipulated. The Clinton era economic boom of the 1990s was a time of prosper...

Interestingly the Reformation largely failed to achieve the goal of liberating the church from the state. On the continent of Europe, the ...

Recently I've been listening to some seminary lectures from 2009. This was a big year for Reformed people because it was the 500 th a...

(Answering Questions #23) Q. Regarding your post on Denominations- If the unity is found in the Spirit, how are denominations a hindrance...

If it's all just a game, a big scam, then shouldn't we work to beat the system and lessen our tax burden? We certainly don't w...

When I work for financial advisors and investors I like to get them talking. It's not hard to do. I do the same when I'm with bank...

Not long ago I was having a conversation someone and the topic of money and business came up. It was an aside to a larger discussion, but we...

I've mentioned it before but I wish to briefly revisit the question of the Sabbath and the mandate regarding six days of labour. There ...

Allegiance to an idea or allegiance to a brand, take your pick. These seem to be the options that are given to us in American society. Th...

Many lament the state of divided Christendom. Not infrequently are we reminded of the thousands of denominations which exist today. It i...

For many Christians 'Quiet Time' is an important part of their spirituality. They take some time out of every day to read their Bib...

Localism, Power and the Technological Society in an Age of Total War Some time ago I listened to an interview with former senator Jim DeM...

I recall when I was younger many Christians were critical of CS Lewis' Narnia due to perceived pagan elements and intrusions. Recently ...

We read in 1 Kings 2.4 'If your sons take heed to their way, to walk before Me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul,...

Speaking of Moral Logic let us consider another of Mohler's moral judgments. Why Mohler? Well, he's considered a respected leading f...

In retrospect it's fascinating to me that while I was growing up as a Dispensationalist during the Cold War one of the great fears was ...

Over the past few weeks I've received numerous emails and 'shares' related to the 'weakness' of Obama especially vis-a-v...

In the recent piece on the Gates of Hell I mentioned how the Postmillennial hermeneutic struggles with the imagery of the gates and how they...

For those that haven't already noticed I have put up a Feed Widget immediately to the right which lists the current posts over at The ...

Reviewing some old Theonomy leaflets and other writings I stumbled across a paper that vigorously defended Postmillennialism by appealing to...

To put it simply, the main problem with the Watchtower Society is that their views are not based on Scripture. Despite their claims to the c...

Some time ago I finally received an email regarding an earlier post wherein I talked about how Wayne Grudem believed that Christians should ...

For some readers this is revisiting old ground. But some find it helpful to continually revisit these basic themes. These two posts are res...

For some readers this is revisiting old ground. But some find it helpful to continually revisit these basic themes. These two posts are resp...

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