Proto-Protestantism

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Recently I was visiting a Reformed Baptist Church and the pastor, a graduate of Liberty University continually invoked the name of Jerry F...

Hypocrisy is hardly unusual, especially in the realm of politics. And sadly we must admit it is also fairly common within the larger Churc...

In a recent article referencing history as an interpreter of current events, I said: The lessons and realities of history are on his side ...

The US is bent on overthrowing the Assad regime in Syria. Obama supported this action from its very beginning. From the standpoint of US im...

https://theintercept.com/2018/02/19/a-consensus-emerges-russia-committed-an-act-of-war-on-par-with-pearl-harbor-and-911-should-the-u-s-resp...

Unlike the Theonomists who have chosen to ignore a significant portion of Post-Reformation history, most Protestants and Europeans in gener...

https://www.theaquilareport.com/governor-candidate-andrew-white-two-kingdom-theology/ The retired PCA cleric who authored this piece has ...

In the wake of the California scandal of a 'homeschool' family that was starving and torturing its children there has been a wave o...

In the wake of RC Sproul's death there have been a host of tributes written on his behalf. Recently I encountered an article praising S...

Viktor Orban is at this point all but a pariah to the powers that be in Brussels and Washington. He continues to resist the EU and has voic...

http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-china-42248056/in-your-face-china-s-all-seeing-state Facial recognition software, biometric data, h...

Moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem provides a convenient distraction for the embattled Trump administration. Embroiled in lay...

Recently I encountered (yet again) another example of what I have termed The Presbyterian Fallacy. Briefly by way of context, Episcopal f...

The question of Final Salvation is further clouded by what could be described as Today's Calvinism and the metanarratives it has attach...

In a previous post I expressed some scepticism and ambivalence with regard to the recent spate of harassment claims. The men are indeed bes...

Feminism could be described as being 'kicked into high gear' due to the rash of recent scandals. On the one hand misogynist preda...

But again, isn't certainty eliminated? By no means. Does it become all but impossible to form creedal statements and confessions? Not i...

I write this as something of a sequel to the essay on Salvation and the Question of Works. It's one thing to discuss the nature of sa...

What practical choices do you make that are odds with Middle Class life? How are they perceived? I greatly appreciate the spirit of the q...

Recently I encountered someone bringing a rather novel interpretation to the 'Lord, Lord' passage of Matthew 7. The well-known peri...

The title comes from Simon Wiesenthal's famous work. It's the story of ex-Nazis and fascists with dark pasts blending back into the...

The Septuagint (LXX), the Greek translation of the Old Testament produced in Intertestamental Egypt by Jewish scribes is frequently cited b...

The recent racist incident at the USAF Academy was certainly appalling and is rightfully condemned but I'm afraid I cannot go along wit...

His Critics and Some Comments http://theaquilareport.com/n-t-wrights-long-farewell/ Earlier this summer I offered a few comments on thi...

http://paulhelmsdeep.blogspot.ca/2017/03/augustine-pilgrim.html?m=1 Helm's writings have always been worthwhile, even when I disagree...

https://proto-protestantism.blogspot.com/2011/02/a-concise-apologia-for-syllabic-prose.html This is an older essay that I've chosen t...

Apart from the Scriptural evidence that supports the nonviolent and pacifist position, there is a significant testimony to be found in Chur...

Christ brings division, even among Christians (1 Cor 11)... the peace we seek, is found only in him. False worldly peace doesn't excuse...

Non-violent activism is not pacifist but political, a form of manipulation rather than overt coercion. But it is coercive nonetheless. Once...

Pacifism and Nonviolence are controversial and sometimes confusing topics. This is compounded by the fact that they mean different things t...

It's a minor thing but it continues to gnaw at me. My work takes me to many people's homes and I often get a window into how people...

If you've never been to Princeton, New Jersey I highly recommend it. It's a fascinating place filled with history and character. Th...

I've touched on this issue before but I recently encountered it again and have been meaning for several years to write a small piece ab...

It is one thing to evangelise the lost in other cultures, but this is quickly followed by another question. After becoming Christians, how ...