Tag: christianity
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Legalism, Antinomianism, and Preaching the Whole Counsel of God
Teaching on the practicalities of Christian living is not legalism. It’s every pastor’s responsibility. — Christians need to know the difference between legalism/moralism and making every effort to be holy (Hebrews 12:14). — There is a ditch on both sides of the gospel – legalism is the ditch on one side, antinomianism is the ditch…
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Post-which-war consensus?
An X thread from 2/21/25, explaining that the “post-war consensus” is much older than the post-World War 2 era: The so-called postwar consensus that sought to weaken religious, civic, and familial loyalties as a peace-keeping measure in the aftermath of WW2 was really nothing new. Indeed, this tactic might be considered a post-Reformation consensus, as…
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There’s No Such Thing as Religious Liberty
Just a friendly reminder: there is no such thing as religious liberty. Why? Two reasons. 1. There is no such thing as “religion in general” – only particular religions. Thus, freedom for one religion will often come at the expense of another religion. 2. There is no such thing as religious neutrality. It’s impossible to…
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Recent X posts on marriage, family, etc.
The pulpit is a male space. Always has been, always will be. Women can no more be pastors than they can be husbands or fathers. The pastorate is intrinsically male and masculine. Obviously there are plenty of domains that are open to men and women (though that does not make us androgynous beings in those…
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Recent X posts…
Here re some posts on various topics from the first couple weeks of March…. — Postmillennialism is simply the view that Christ’s lordship will make a long march through the institutions. It has already begun, is continuing, and will result in a transformed, discipled world. — I’m not sure where this came from but it’s…
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Notes on a Man’s Mission and Marriageability
Notes on a man’s mission and marriageability: In Genesis 2, we have a detailed account of the creation of man and woman on day 6 of the creation week. The man is made first. And God gives the man a job before he gives the man a wife. Adam is commanded to guard and keep…
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Notes on Calvinism
Some notes on Calvinism: God’s sovereignty and human choice are not a zero sum game. The way Scripture presents reality, human choices are genuinely free, but also foreordained by God. This is known in philosophy as compatibilism – the view that freedom and foreordination are compatible. Theologically, it is known as Augustinianism or Calvinism. A…
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Some Notes on the Paedobaptism Debate
Some notes on the paedobaptism debate: 1. The fundamental divide between covenant baptism and the Baptist view is seeing baptism as a gift and work of God in which we receive a promise versus seeing baptism as act of obedience in which we make a confession of our faith. Is baptism about God’s promise or…
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The New Right Meets Ecclesiocentrism
The goal of Christian cultural engagement is not to anger the left or “own the libs” or “drink liberal tears.” The goal is to be faithful to Scripture in all of life. Yes, a by-product of faithfulness will be transgressing progressive dogmas. And when that happens, the attitude of the New Right to the left’s…
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A Masculinity Manifesto (Repost)
This essay already appeared on this blog and also on Kuyperian.com last year, but I wanted to repost it as a stand-alone piece. I love it when various interest of mine converge in one place, and that’s the case with Romans 2:6-16. This passage brings together some of the themes I’ve emphasized in my teaching…
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