Let By-gones be By-gones? July 15, 2024 "We are told by the modern preacher simply to repent and let by-gones be by-gones. But what a heartless thing is such repentance! We escape into some higher, happier, respectable life. But
What Happened at RPCNA Synod (2024)? June 15, 2024 The 192nd synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church met on the beautiful campus of Geneva College from Tuesday, June 11 in the morning until Friday June 15th in the afternoon. Often we meet
Preterism Exposed: the Heresy of Hymenaeus June 10, 2024 I hope to present a polemic against what is called Full Preterism. Let me begin with some definitions. Polemics are that part of theology that deals with controversy and false doctrine as the
The Ecumenical Psalter June 06, 2024 The 1650 Psalms of David in Metre may be was--and maybe still is--the most ecumenical Psalter ever published in Christendom. The 1650 Psalter was a revision of the Psalter approved at the Westminster
The Canons of Dort May 29, 2024 The Canons of Dort were approved at the Synod of Dort 405 years ago today (May 29, 1619). The Synod was a multi-national synod of reformed churches that was called to answer objections
Bad Therapy: Why The Kids Aren’t Growing Up May 08, 2024 Some of you need to fire your child’s therapist right away. Some of you need to figure out what interactions your school psychologist, counselors, and paraprofessionals are having with your children. With.
Discipleship & Essential Questions April 06, 2024 How does one disciple a new believer or a person seeking to know more about the Christian faith? Many have ideas about what discipleship looks like, some with greater effectiveness than others. Some
To Franklin: What About Jesus? April 02, 2024 Benjamin Franklin had many acquaintances that were ministers and clergy of various "sects" as he would call them. He was raised as a Presbyterian and even pulled his grandson from a
Easter Math March 28, 2024 Friend: Easter seems early this year. Wonder why it is so early? Surely there's a spiritual reason for it! Me: The reason is more religious than spiritual. Friend: What do you
The Love Chapter Reimagined March 21, 2024 Though I speak with the tongues of the Authorized Version and the Puritans, but have not love, I have become evangelical pop-worship or a church drum solo. And though I own the works
Theoretical or Practical Knowledge? March 11, 2024 J. Gresham Machen, in his classic, Christianity and Liberalism, makes a helpful distinction related to the difference between theoretical and practical knowledge. He says: "Certainly no part of Jesus's knowledge
Bully Pew: the Problem of Spiritual Pewbuse in the Church February 27, 2024 If you stumbled into a rabbit hole you may find several things that intrigue you. There may be keys and playing cards or caterpillars—and maybe even a rabbit. But just because you
Press On Under the Banner of Baptism February 05, 2024 A guest post by Bill Boekestein: Press on under the Banner of Baptism! The Christian life is a constant war. And our enemies—the devil, the flesh, and the world—never rest. Since
The Covenant of 1871 January 23, 2024 Reformed Presbyterians are called Covenanters. The RP Testimony says, "Covenanting in the New Testament takes the form of confessing Christ and His Lordship. In view of the continued emphasis of the covenantal
A Banquet with the King January 10, 2024 Samuel Rutherford (1600-1661) was found guilty of "non-conformity" and presbyterianism by the Bishop Sydserff of Galloway. Rutherford was forced from his perish, Anworth Old Kirk (where he served between 1627-1636), and
Christ's Atonement: Not Universal in Application January 04, 2024 James Durham (1622–1658) interacts extensively with universal atonement--the idea that Christ died for all men without distinction--in his sermon series Christ Crucified: The Marrow of the Gospel. Sermons 31-33 contain fragments that
Discontented Beggars December 22, 2023 "It is too much for a child to be discontented in his father’s house, but if you have taken a poor beggar boy, who lay begging at your door, into your
Antichrist Blesses Same Sex Couples December 18, 2023 God is not the author of confusion (I Corinthians 14:33), but of peace, and godliness, and of order. Today the Roman pontiff, speaking on behalf of Jesus Christ and his church declared
In God's Timing: Encouragement for Seminary Students November 20, 2023 Students for the ministry are often ready to go before they're ready to go. Students are, at times, discouraged by the slowness of the presbyterian process, the long seminary experience, and
The Table of the Lord November 03, 2023 Recently I was asked about the practice of coming to a physical table during the celebration of the Lord's Supper. This practice is one that is very ancient and I would
Remember Sybil October 18, 2023 Orlando just had its 🏳️🌈 Pride Weekend, complete with a fair-like atmosphere downtown, thousands and thousand of sexual tourists, a rainbow themed parade, and an evening of fireworks. The parade's Grand Master
Super Thoughts on Superscripts September 19, 2023 Recently I had a conversation with a few other preachers concerning the superscriptions within the Book of Psalms. This conversation made me to reflect on my own ideas concerning the superscriptions and their
CS Lewis on Reading Dead Guys August 14, 2023 There is a strange idea abroad that in every subject the ancient books should be read only by the professionals, and that the amateur should content himself with the modern books. Thus I
Fair-Weather Presbyterians July 28, 2023 Presbyterians did I call them—no, I do mistake, Such are not presbyterians, who do their church forsake. Midst misery, a' times, standing alone, As by test, true presbyterianism is shown. But
The Covenant of Grace is Better July 13, 2023 There are many ways to compare the Covenant of Works and the Covenant of Grace. If you need a refresher on the two, I would suggest reviewing chapter 7 of the Westminster Confession