Web Excursions are links and websites that we’ve stumbled across today that we hope will be a blessing to you.
~THE GORDIAN KNOT~: The Gospel of the Synagogue Versus the Gospel of the Son of God – What makes Christian sermons distinctively Christian? What damage could be done in the life of the Christian church if our sermons lose their distinctively Christian character? Biblical-Theological Exposition and Hermeneutics – The Reformed orthodox were exegetically driven and … [Read more…]
Office Hours: The Holy Spirit In Paul’s Epistles – When Reformed and Presbyterian Christians think of Paul we might think first of Paul as the New Testament theologian of grace, of salvation, of unconditional election but he might just easily be called the theologian of the Holy Spirit. Calvin: Jesus Preached The Law To Teach … [Read more…]
The Importance of What We Do in Secret by Derek Thomas | Ligonier Ministries Blog – According to Jesus, it is what we do in secret that matters most. Jesus is not suggesting that the outward is unimportant—far from it. “What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not … [Read more…]
The Gospel Is Not Social – "Every culture and generation has been tempted to capture Jesus for their own agenda." You can't. 7 Areas of Unbiblical Conscience Binding – Feeding on Christ – To be sure, we should all be zealous to teach and exemplify every principle of holiness taught in Scripture; but more often … [Read more…]
Ligonier 2015 Regional Conference: Audio and Video – The audio and video from the conference we attended last month is now online. The conference's theme was "Pilgrims in Progress." The Law/Gospel Rant – I want to talk about a specific problem in preaching and teaching: the problem of preferring law over Gospel. What does a … [Read more…]
Is It Christians’ Job to “Reclaim the Culture for Christ”? – It is not the job of Christians to "reclaim" this present world's cultures. Christianity is the culture of a people who are no longer at home in this present evil world destined for destruction. They are citizens of the world to come. Why Christians … [Read more…]
Nobody Is Going To Get Left Behind (Because There Will Be No Rapture) – Are we living in the last days? Absolutely, but we have been ever since Jesus walked out of the tomb on Easter morning. 5 Ways To Lose the Battle Against Sin – The heart is deceitful and desperately wicked. One of … [Read more…]
The Ordinary Christian Life – Ordinary does not mean mediocre. Athletes, architects, humanitarians, and artists can vouch for the importance of everyday faithfulness to mundane tasks that lead to excellence. Semper Reformanda by Michael Horton – What does "Semper Reformanda" mean? Justification by Death? by R.C. Sproul – It is an implicit universalism that assumes … [Read more…]
A Biblical Theology of Sleep – We all want the sleep of Proverbs 3:20, “If you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.” But often we experience the tossing and turning of Job 7:4, “When I lie down I say, 'When shall I arise?' But the … [Read more…]
It All Leads Straight to the Cross – Everything that God had revealed needed to be understood in light of Jesus' redeeming work on the cross and in the resurrection. If we read the Bible incorrectly, we'll congratulate ourselves for what we don't find there. As Machen said: "Without the cross the Sermon on the … [Read more…]