The Wounded Shepherd: When Sheep Bite
It was time for me to leave. When I took the call to a congregational Baptist church four years earlier, I didn’t know that I would soon undergo the change…
Jeffrey Stivason
Jeffrey A Stivason (Ph.D. Westminster Theological Seminary) is pastor of Grace Reformed Presbyterian Church in Gibsonia, PA. He is also Professor of New Testament Studies at the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, PA. Jeff is the Editorial Director of Ref21 and Place for Truth both online magazines of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals.
Sola Scriptura: What is it?
Many years ago, two friends and I developed an interest in rock climbing. We lived in an area where you could do a lot of top roping or climbs where…
Wisdom’s Call in Proverbs
Imagine a father and son in the car talking about the important matters of life. The radio is on, but it provides only background noise. However, at a pause in…
Luther and the Word of God
I recently finished reading Carl Trueman’s book, Luther on the Christian Life (Crossway, 2015). It is a wonderful introduction to a man that the Lord was delighted to use for…
A Conviction Concerning the Word
Carl Trueman was speaking at a Banner of Truth Minister’s Conference in the last couple of years. In an offhanded (or what I took to be offhanded!), Trueman challenged ministers…
Why Marley Had No Bowels
While rereading Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol I stumbled across something I had forgotten. When Jacob Marley appeared to Scrooge his body was transparent, so that Scrooge could see not…
An Exercise in Being Thankful
We think of Thanksgiving as a holiday, but it is an exercise that requires some intentionality. It implies that the thanks given can be received. When growing up my mom…
The Amnon and Tamar Story
God had cursed David for his sin with Bathsheba. The curse is spelled out in 2 Samuel 12:10-15. In the next chapter we see the ugly blossom of the curse…
What David Received
Editor’s Note: Part one can be found here. David was drunk with power. He “sent” to inquire of Bathsheba and then “sent” for her. He “sent” word to Joab with…
What David Needed Most
When the reader of second Samuel arrives at chapter eleven, he can hardly believe what he is reading. The previous two stories give us no warning about what is to…
The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy: Article XIX
The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy was not composed in order to take its place on the mantel. The drafters of this statement intended for it to be used in…
Does Romans 4:3 Teach That Our Faith Is Our Righteousness?
For those who believe that God does not accept and account a person righteous by imputing to them faith itself, the act of believing, or any other evangelical obedience, as…