Proto-Protestantism

In the mid 17 th century there were Baptists remaining in Massachusetts that had not ventured to the newly founded safe-haven of Rhode Isla...

By using the law (the threat of violence) to force people to become Christians and act in Christian manner means that instead of making dis...

Though many churches elevate Scripture as God's Word and many profess to follow Scripture Alone, the reality is far different. We are su...

For those of you who haven't heard of Hengstenberg he was a German theologian and professor who in the midst of the Higher Critical mov...

The issue of Bible translations has proven to be a very confusing one. Christians are rightly concerned for the text of Scripture and there ...

Taking on this status allows organizations to collect money and yet be exempt from many of the normal tax requirements. The monies are used ...

Recently I've been listening to some podcasts put out by Dallas Theological Seminary which if you don't know it already is usually...

It depends on what you mean by a 'Church' building. If you mean are we opposed to a body of believers meeting under a roof, then the...

One of the oldest and perhaps greatest of theological questions is how do the Old and New Testaments relate to one another? Is there total d...

These essays are providing quick summaries of our position. They're not exegetical papers. We're not trying to make the Scriptural c...

The term fundamentalist has unfortunately been abused and largely hijacked. While we share the concerns of the early Fundamentalists in comb...

Creeds are helpful as guides both to the past and to the issues which we must wrestle with when approaching Scripture. We cannot divorce our...

Following the pattern of the Early Church when it largely met in homes our meetings our informal and yet not casual. We seek simplicity and ...

To answer simply we would have to say both Yes and No. Of course there is also the problem of the many definitions of this term. Not everyon...

On what basis do we approach God? On what basis do we petition and praise Him? How do we enter the Throne Room so to speak? What gives us t...

I find it interesting that some conservatives are unable to grasp the issues behind the recent racial upheaval. I've seen some are posti...

How does he fit into the spectrum of Reformed Theology and the ideas you are presenting? I've actually written about MacArthur be...

The Burning of the Books in Ephesus Is this an example of cultural transformation? It points to transformation but it's not the same...

Isn't this an example of a Christian holding public office? Yes it is. Paul mentions Erastus the oikonomos of the city at the end of...

Can Christians embrace a form of Anarchism? Jacques Ellul thought so, and he's by no means alone. There's a spectrum to Anarchism. H...

A lawsuit is a petition to the court, calling on the court to address your grievance. You're saying that someone has violated a law, or ...

I own a few guns but I haven't fired them in many years and have seriously considered getting rid of them. I'm not sure how. For dif...

When the Church shifted and was transformed by Constantinianism, many old values and ways of thinking had to be abandoned in order to create...

Speaking of terms and terminology it is worthy to note how the term 'stewardship' is used in such radically different ways. Every...

Over the years I have encountered numerous Missouri Synod Lutherans who continually rail against Pietism. I mean they really have very stron...

The technology has brought us to a point where we have to ask these difficult and sometimes impossible questions about how far do we dare to...

Recently there's been a great deal of secular and Christian news coverage, regarding a woman in her late twenties that is planning to ta...

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...