A Christian Worldview Is A Biblical Worldview The great missionary Adoniram Judson once said, “A true disciple inquires not whether a fact is agreeable to his own reason, but whether it is in the book (the Bible). His pride has yielded to the Divine testimony . . . . Break down your pride, and yield…
Romans 8:1–4 and the way God actually changes us This past Sunday I was privileged to begin preaching through Romans 8. Other than the Sermon on the Mount, I’ve probably spent more time studying, memorizing, and seeking to apply this beautiful passage of Scripture than any other. And part of the reason for that can…
At Cornerstone Academy I’m currently teaching through the Westminster Shorter Catechism, and as of late we’re working through the Q&A on the Ten Commandments. I’m also currently taking a seminary class on the Biblical Doctrine of the Christian Child, which has had me thinking a lot about generational faith and what it means to truly…
Can Christians eat bacon? Can we order shrimp without a guilty conscience? Why do we worship on Sunday instead of Saturday? Are we still supposed to obey the Ten Commandments—or did Jesus “do away with the Law”? Those questions aren’t new. The New Testament itself is filled with them, because Jesus did something decisive: He…
Few things shape a child more deeply than a father. Whether by birth or by adoption, a father’s presence—or absence—leaves an imprint that often lasts a lifetime. Some of us were blessed with godly fathers to imitate; others carry wounds from fathers who failed us. But whatever our earthly experience may be, the Christian faith…
As most of you know I used to be a liberal pagan. I was a cultural sheep, enslaved to the lies and the ways of the world, who thought Christianity and capitalism were two of the great enemies of human flourishing. And I still have some friends from those days of foolishness who still think like that. So this week when I…
When Jesus said, “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them” (Matt. 5:17), He was not tearing up the story of Israel and starting fresh. He was bringing it to its fullness. The Law and the Prophets remain…
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder and what appears to be revival stirring across our land, something has become strikingly clear: the Christian presence in America is far greater than many of us dared hope. When politicians, and even many from the president’s own administration openly proclaim that Christ is King, when political leaders declare that our government must bow to…
John Newton once said, “You lack nothing to make you joyful, but to have the eyes of your understanding more fixed upon the Redeemer, and more enlightened by the Holy Spirit to behold His glory.” That is the very heartbeat of the Christian life—fixing our eyes on Christ and beholding His glory. As we saw Sunday, this…
The church, especially since the time of the Reformation, has traditionally recognized a threefold division of God’s Law: the Moral Law, the Ceremonial Law, and the Judicial Law. Alongside this, as John Calvin explains in his Institutes, the church has also taught a threefold use or application of the Law: These distinctions have been affirmed…