The Active Obedience of Christ: An Intrusion into Baptist Life?
Occasionally, some well-meaning Baptists have asserted that belief in both the active and passive obedience of Christ as the ground of our... Read More
Parenting Advice from a Dead Guy
Eastern church father John Chrysostom (c. 347–407) is best known for his eloquent sermons (more than 700 are extant), wherein he worked... Read More
The Good Old Songs and “In Christ Alone”
When we sang “In Christ Alone” recently in church, the copyright date grabbed my attention. The hymn came out in 2001, meaning... Read More
The Eclipse of Divine Transcendence: A Historical Concern for the Christmas Season
The Incarnation of the Son of God is the centerpiece of our celebration during the Christmas season. The eternal Son of God... Read More
Helpful Thoughts on Infant Baptism
I recently came across a few interesting thoughts about infant baptism. The first is an excellent rejoinder by Jeff Straub to arguments... Read More
The Resurrection: More than a Giant Exclamation Point
The death and Resurrection of Christ together represent the pivotal event of the Christian Scriptures. In these two paired incidents are contained... Read More
Mission in the Old Testament: God’s Concern for the Nations (Part 4)
Some time ago I took up the question of whether God intended ancient Israel to serve as a verbal witness proclaiming God’s... Read More
Christians Must Judge
In a recent sermon on Matthew 7:1-5, Dr. Doran mentioned that a portion of that passage is perhaps the most well-known in... Read More
Why I Will Still Sing About Christ Being Forsaken: A Response to ‘Neither Forsaken nor Estranged from God.’
If you have not yet seen Dr. Mark Snoeberger’s recent article about the death of God in the death of Christ, I... Read More
Is Christmas Pagan?
It is not unusual to find arguments, both from atheists and Christians, that Christmas was started as an attempt by Christians to... Read More