Posted: 23 Mar 2018 10:58 AM PDT @Foundersblog When the Protestant Reformers recovered the doctrine of justification by grace alone through faith alone on the basis of Christ alone, they recovered the heart of the gospel. By the mid-1600’s in England, heirs of the Reformation learned that the doctrine of justification by faith alone was … More Covenant Theology: The Law, Justification, and Sanctification
I highly recommend this Excellent series of articles on Adoption and Sanctification, written by some of the finest scholars and pastors I know. – Mike February 28, 2018 The issue of the Founders Journal gives exposition of two biblical doctrines discussed in the twelfth and thirteenth chapters of the Second London Confession, adoption and sanctification. … More Adoption, Sanctification and the 2LBCF
What is creation? Quite often, when asked that question, everyday Christians would immediately direct attention to what has been made. One might say, “Look at the vast sky above, with its moon and stars, its sun and clouds which give rain from heaven….” Click here for full article
Hell on Earth, the nightmare depicted by Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel in his mid-16th-century “The Triumph of Death” reflects the social upheaval and terror that followed the plague that devastated medieval Europe I was recently having a conversation with a few “believers” and at one point in one of the guys said something to … More Are We Living in Hell?
From: https://www.biblegateway.com/devotionals/essential-truths-of-the-christian-faith/ We usually think of the Bible as one large book. In reality, it is a small library of sixty-six individual books. Together these books comprise what we call the canon of sacred Scripture. The term canon is derived from a Greek word that means “measuring rod,” “standard,” or “norm.” Historically, the Bible has … More The Canon of Scripture
We are not autonomous. That is, we may not live according to our own law. The moral condition of humankind is that of heteronomy*: we live under the law of another. The specific form of heteronomy under which we live is theonomy, or the law of God. God rules the universe by law. Gravity is … More The Law
It amazes me why so many congregations today want to bring so many worldly activities into their churches. We should never cloak righteousness in anything but God’s Glory.
This past fall while serving in Houston; I was asked about our church holding to the Regulative Principles of Worship and the 2LBC of 1689. I posted on the RPW in December and here is a very good article on why churches (and individuals) should adopt confessions. – Mike January 9, 2018 – robertgonzalesjr The … More The Validity & Value of Confessions
“Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the angel answered….For with God nothing shall be impossible.” Luke 1:34, 37 Do you really believe God can or, even more, WILL do the impossible in your life? The depth of your devotion and commitment to God, the … More With God Nothing Is Impossible
“…no man can be reckoned a Christian, who does not acknowledge himself to be a sinner; and in the same manner, we conclude from this petition, that we have no strength for living a holy life, except so far as we obtain it from God. Whoever implores the assistance of God to overcome temptations, acknowledges … More And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil
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