A team Blog on traditional Christian thought in the midst of an innovative cultural mood.
I asked the Lord, that I might grow In faith, and love, and every grace; Might more of His salvation know, And seek more earnestly His face. I hoped that in some favoured hour At once He’d answer my request, And by His love’s constraining power Subdue my sins, and give me rest. Instead of […]
Read More I Asked the Lord that I Might GrowMany Christians are familiar with the music of Ray Boltz. In the 1990’s he published several songs which stayed on the Christian music charts for months and found their way into the “special music” section of church services everywhere. A few of his hits were “Thank You (for Giving to the Lord)” “Watch the […]
Read More Ray Boltz is a Homosexual: Shouldn’t We Be Glad That He is Happy?Below are the two quotes that are given in the video… “We should never come to such difference with true Christians without regret and without tears. Sounds simple, doesn’t it? Believe me, evangelicals often have not shown it. We rush in, being very, very, pleased, it would seem at times, to find other people’s mistakes. […]
Read More The Problem of the Belligerent ChristianDoctrine is most important. It is important because it informs our practice. It is important because it teaches us about God. It is important because we derive it from God’s most Holy Word. Many folks know doctrine well. Many folks can opine about the finer points of all things theological. Waxing eloquent, many are able […]
Read More Read Them & They’ll Read You.This is not going to be another rant against the church growth movement. Though there are major problems in the seeker movement as we all know, we should all be for church growth. In fact it seems almost impossible for a church to be fulfilling the great commission without some kind of growth taking place. […]
Read More On Church Growth and Personal HolinessHere is an MP3 download of two sermons I preached recently on the topic of eternal security and perseverance of the saints. Kept by the Power of God Part 1 makes a case from Scripture for the doctrine of the perseverance of the saints. Part 2 looks at arguments and scriptures used to argue that […]
Read More Can You Lose Your Salvation? – mp3 download *Updated 6/29/08David thought it was over. His sin had been exposed and he had sought the Lord’s forgiveness and it had been granted. A right spirit had been renewed and a clean heart had been created. Then came the news that his child was seriously ill. As David was thrown to the floor in anguish, thoughts […]
Read More The Haunting Effects of SinBlessings to each of God’s elect this Lord’s Day! I am about to partake of the bread and wine at the Lord’s Table. I have been struck anew at the privilege of being called a son of God. I am so thankful that He’s a friend to sinners (some), for I feel like I’m much more classified […]
Read More Trust Not in Yourselves, But in His PromiseThen the priest shall look, and if the leprous disease has covered all his body, he shall pronounce him clean of the disease; it has all turned white, and he is clean. Lev 13:13 This verse may seem strange to many of today’s readers, but if leprosy had only covered part of the body and […]
Read More On Leprosy, Sin, and Being Pronounced CleanTo folllow is yet another synopsis of T.U.L.I.P., just in case you haven’t ever read about it before. Cough… Having previously written about the Total Depravity of man, it wouldn’t be conducive to rehash the doctrine in all its detail. However, we will touch briefly on some points that may have been vaguely made then. […]
Read More T.U.L.I.P.-Had Enough of It Yet?
Christian Theology 