Tag: jesus
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Old X Posts #3: Nationalism and Patriotism, Ordo Amoris, Progressivism, Public Education vs Christian Education, Centrality of Worship, Feminism, Abortion, Taxes, Envy, Covenant Children, Education, Birth Rates, Etc.
Progressives reproduce in the classroom more than the bedroom. Progressives don’t have many kids of their own – but they are more than happy to steal your kids and train them up in their godless worldview. Christian fathers, do not hand your kids over to a godless and God-hating institution to be trained, shaped, and…
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Christian Imperialism
Given our action in Venezuela, perhaps it’s time for Christian nationalism to give way to Christian colonialism, or even Christian imperialism. There have been Christian colonizers and empires in history, just as there have been Christian nations. A good case can be made that when Christian nations colonized (and at least to some degree, Christianized)…
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Christian Prudence and Shifting the Overton Window
The Christian man is a practically minded man. He will deal with the world as it exists not as he wish it existed. Althusius understood this in the realm of politics when he said a wise civil magistrate will “accommodate his sails to the wind as a skilled sailor does, and permit for a time…
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JESUS’ BAPTISM — THE FOUNT OF LIFE: A Study in Biblical and Practical Theology
[These are Sunday School notes from a class taught during Epiphany, 2004.] Introductory Note: January 6 is Epiphany in the traditional church calendar. Though Epiphany is often treated as a single day, with the Sundays following counted as “Sundays after Epiphany,” we will treat Epiphany as an extended season. “Epiphany” means “revelation” or “manifestation.” Following…
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Notes on Suffering
Thanksgiving is the key to the enjoyment of any gift. Thanksgiving is the key that unlocks joy. Thanksgiving in all circumstances, especially in the midst of suffering, is crucial. When we are suffering, the great temptation is to think God isn’t good, meaning he isn’t generous, he doesn’t love us, he doesn’t have our best…
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December 2025 – X Posts and Miscellanies: Feminism, Christmas, Parenting, Drugs and the Demonic, Sexual Ethics, Socialism as Substitute Patriarchy, DEI, Guns and the Second Amendment, Civil Government/Romans 13, Virgin Birth, Communism, Newbigin on Christendom, Etc.
In C. S. Lewis’ Last Battle, Queen Lucy says, “In our world too, a stable once had something inside it that was bigger than our whole world.” Christmas is about the Creator becoming a creature in order to redeem his creatures. It’s about the God of Israel becoming the perfect Israelite to fulfill Israel’s mission…
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Driscoll, Wilson, and the Mars Hill Fiasco
I enjoyed this podcast conversation with Mark Driscoll and Doug Wilson: I especially liked the part of the discussion where they contrasted pastors with social media influencers. Many social media influencers are insulated from the “real world” implications of their content. Pastors deal with the messy details of people’s lives (or at least they should).…
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FUTURE JUSTIFICATION: SOME THEOLOGICAL AND EXEGETICAL PROPOSALS
SOME THEOLOGICAL AND EXEGETICAL PROPOSALS FUTURE JUSTIFICATION: SOME THEOLOGICAL AND EXEGETICAL PROPOSALS [This essay was originally published in the book A Faith That Is Never Alone edited by Andrew Sandlin.] Before offering my exegetical and theological proposals for a doctrine of “future justification,” I need to offer a few preliminary principles that set the stage…
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FROM BIRMINGHAM, WITH LOVE: FEDERAL VISION POSTCARDS
FROM BIRMINGHAM, WITH LOVE: FEDERAL VISION POSTCARDS By Rich Lusk [This essay was originally published in the book A Faith That Is Never Alone, edited by Andrew Sandlin.] The book Covenant, Justification, and Pastoral Ministry (CJPM) is yet another frontal assault in the latest Reformed Civil War. According to the editor, Scott Clark, there is…
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The Reformed Doctrine of Justification by Works: Historical Survey and Emerging Consensus
[This essay was originally published in a festschrift for Norman Shepherd.] It is well known that the Protestant Reformation unearthed the glorious biblical truth of justification by faith alone. But it is not as well known that the early Calvinistic Reformers taught a “second justification”[1] by works, based on texts such as Mathew 25:31–46, 2…
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