I have been a complete jerk and abused the treasure of which I have been entrusted and am here to apologize. I also know I am not alone in my mistakes. It's not uncommon for a new Calvinist to be so excited and overcome with passion they can do more harm than good. Read more
Those opposed to Calvinism will often point to words like “world” and “whoever believes” as reasons why Calvinism is incompatible with scripture. Read more
One of the most important things people need to understand when contemplating the “5 Solas” is that they harmonically and eternally fit together, as parts of one divine plan for the redemption of God’s people. To illustrate this, let’s use the analogy of sin being a debt we cannot repay. Soli Deo Gloria is the thank you card for the debt-clearing check we’ve received and cashed. Solus Christus is the One who alone can WRITE the check that will pay all our debts. Sola Scriptura is the actual paper on which the check is written (because there are many phony checks out there). Sola Fide is how we CASH this amazingly generous check we’ve been given. Read more
Despite the protestations of the vocal left, arguments that secularization is ameliorating the western world is a blatant logical fallacy; in fact, its slowly smothering it. Read more
The grace of justification is freely given because there is nothing we can do to merit it, and not only do we not merit God's grace, we demerit it by our sin. Read more
4.) If any Christian gives you push back about how you view a particular social issue, call them unloving, hypocritical, judgmental, and bigoted. Read more
Due to the profound effect that select hymns have had on the church’s history, an argument can be made that there are some songs every Christian should know. Read more
As the 500th anniversary of the Reformation marches nearer, it behooves us to examine anew the differences between the Roman Catholic and Protestant doctrine of Sola Fide. Read more
Kevin DeYoung recently penned a short blog post over at The Gospel Coalition expressing how he doesn’t understand how many conservative Christians give Game of Thrones a free pass. He raises an additionally fair question to those of John Piper, who raised a set of rhetorical questions to demonstrate the resounding “no” of their proposed, hardened hearts. Articles abound on the correlation between pornography and Game of Thrones. Mr. DeYoung is quite correct: all one must do is type in... Read more
Detroit, Michigan – A local man is receiving heavy acclaim from his community this week after he publicly announced that he will be taking a month-long break from Facebook to “refocus, reconnect, and recharge his humility.” Starting next week John Chantry will delete the Facebook app from his smart phone and computer. He will be survived by a vast collection of memes, funny videos, and online friends. Read more
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