By Nick Batzig, pastor of New Covenant Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Richmond Hill, GA. Based on the title above, you might be wondering whether this is an article that will include practical counsel on time management and how to best maximize your schedule; or, you might wonder whether it will be a defense of the … [Read more…]
Jesus himself said no. People sometimes say these stories encouraged their faith or the faith of someone they know. But I think they actually diminish biblical faith by elevating claims of a supernatural experience over the substance of the Scriptures. Most of these claims of seeing into heaven focus on earthbound concerns and stunted human … [Read more…]
The Lord’s Day and Discipleship – Pastors can be reticent to speak about the Lord’s Day, fearing perceptions of legalism or self-aggrandizement. But we need to be reminded through teaching and the example of church officers of the importance of the Lord’s Day for Christian discipleship. As Jesus said, “The Sabbath was made for man” … [Read more…]
“We admire a man who was firm in the faith, say four hundred years ago . . . but such a man today is a nuisance, and must be put down. Call him a narrow-minded bigot, or give him a worse name if you can think of one. Yet imagine that in those ages past, … [Read more…]
What Christians Should Stop Saying – "To say something was a 'God thing' seems to draw lines of distinction between what God is and is not involved in that Scripture itself does not draw. I rarely hear anyone use this phrase when speaking of a particularly difficult or trying or devastating circumstance. We generally apply … [Read more…]
How To Read The Whole Bible in 2014 – "But the point is not merely to read the whole thing to say you’ve done it or to check it off a list. The Bible itself never commands that we read the Bible through in a year. What is commends is knowing the whole counsel of … [Read more…]
The Scandal of the Semi-Churched – Kevin DeYoung – "I want to talk about church members who attend their home church with great irregularity. These aren’t unchurched folks, or de-churched, or under-churched. They are semi-churched. They show up some of the time, but not every week. They are on again/off again, in and out, here … [Read more…]
Waldron’s Cascade Argument for Cessationism – Dr. Waldron’s opening remarks from the “Have the New Testament Gifts Ceased” debate. The Dark Night Of The Soul, Protestant Style – In this lecture given at Faith Lutheran Church on November 1, 2013 during their monthly event, Men’s Movie Night, Dr. Rosenbladt tackled the emotional struggles the Christian … [Read more…]
A Plea for Discernment – Aimee Byrd: "And so now I make my plea. Pastors, elders, is there something more we could be doing in the church to equip the congregation with discerning reading skills? Good, Christian people are being deceived. Sadly, sometimes it is those in leadership who recommend such books. The so-called Christian … [Read more…]
This past week, Ken Pritchett and Dane Carlson had the pleasure of attending the Southern California Reformed Baptist Pastor’s Conference in La Mirada, California at Trinity Reformed Baptist Church. At the conference Dr. G. K. Beale, Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, lectured on the topic of Christology in the … [Read more…]