In the 1920's J. Gresham Machen knew that his denomination, The Presbyterian Church USA, was in deep trouble. It was not because they were blessing homosexuality or holding pagan ceremonies. Those things would follow later in the 20th century. During Machen's time, the PCUSA departed from the...

"What is there about the cross of Christ which angers the world and stirs them up to persecute those who preach it? Just this: Christ died on the cross for us sinners, becoming a curse for us (Gal. 3:13). So the cross tells us some very unpalatable truths about ourselves, namely that we are sinners...

I have posted recently on the continued efforts by Biologos to destroy confidence among God's people in the Bible as God's authoritative and fully trustworthy Word. Biologos professes to be evangelical and has recruited supposedly evangelical biblical scholars to advance their curious ideas about...

Declaration of Independence In CONGRESS, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of...

Check out the video of the sessions from this year's Ligonier National Conference: Tough Questions Christians Face. Sessions: The Brave New World of the New Media - Ed Stetzer Principles of Conduct in Communication - Tim Challies Taking Captive New Media for the Church - Burk Parsons The...

It is now clear that, while serving in President Clinton's administration, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan lied in official documents in order to push a radically pro-abortion agenda. She knowingly manipulated scientific data to justify the evil of partial birth abortion. In 2000 the Supreme...

One wonders why some who claim to be evangelical seem so highly invested in enouraging people to reject whole swaths of the Bible as error or myth . I recall one visit with a scholar who rejects much of the Bible as erroneous. I asked if he believed in the resurrection of Jesus. His reply to me was...

It is nothing new that the doctrine of Scripture is under attack. This has always been the case. It is certainly the case in our day. The reliability of the Bible as God's Word has always been challenged. Even among professing evangelicals the doctrine of the Scripture's inerrancy is actively...

From an interview of Jerry Falwell Jr. by Glenn Beck: Falwell Jr: "We can argue about theology after we save the country." There is so much wrong with that statement that it would be difficult to unpack it all. It is also a window into the sad state of Liberty University. Glenn Beck, a Mormon,...

Dave Garner has written a helpful article entitled Rescuing the Church from the Arms of Digital Deity - Returning to the Authority of Scripture . I love this paragraph: In the twentieth century, liberal Protestants put the Bible on trial and found it guilty of error, abandoned their dependence upon...

Church of the Saviour now has a blog focusing on strengthening marriage. Check it our HERE .

It is not a secret. Men are buffoons . Men are morons. Men are inept. Men are predators . These are messages that saturate our culture. From sitcoms to the classroom men are out. In her timely and disturbing book The War Against Boys , Christina Hoff Sommers showed that in the typical American...

Thanks for Andy Naselli for linking to D.A. Carson's message from the NEXT Conference. Excellent! The messages from the Next 2010 Conference (May 28–31, 2010) are available as MP3s . Don Carson’s assignment was to preach on God, and his sermon describes God and then unpacks Exodus 34:1–9. Here’s...

Last Sunday's message was part 39 in our series through Hebrews. It is entitled "Faith Treasuring God" is based on Hebrews 11:23-29. You can listen to or download it HERE .

Kevin DeYoung has written a thoughtful and helpful review of Rich Stearns book The Whole in Our Gospel . DeYoung voices the very concerns I have about the book. First of all it should be said that Stearns is absolutely right in calling us to care for the poor. No follower of Jesus can ignore the...

Iain Campbell has written a glowing review of Doctrine by Mark Driscoll and Gary Breshears. Not surprisingly, Campbell quibbles with a few issues (there is no such thing as a perfect book). He is cautious about Driscoll and Breshear's views of God speaking in our day as well as what they call "...

Trevin Wax has posted a very helpful review of the late Michael Spencer's recently released "Mere Churchianity." While Trevin finds some very helpful moments in the book he takes issue with what seems to be the recurring problem: "pitting a Jesus-shaped spirituality against a church-shaped...

Kevin DeYoung has continued to explore the issue of social justice through the lens of Scripture. He has been examining those texts of Scritpure that are most often cited in connection with social justice. In his latest post he deals with Micah 6:8. We come to the beloved words of Micah 6:8, our...

Carl Trueman will be one of the featured speakers at Church of the Saviour for the Full Confidence Conference on September 24-26, 2010. Hope you are planning to attend.

Tom Wright has a bad habit of mischaracterizing the views of those with whom he disagrees. His latest book, After You Believe has been reviewed in CT by Michael Horton . While Horton appreciates much in Wright and his latest book, the bishop's bad habit is on full display once again. Horton is...

Sunday's sermon was part 37 in our series through Hebrews. It is entitled "Faith Tested" and is taken from Hebrews 11:17-19. You can listen to or download it HERE .

I have just begun reading 40 Questions About Interpreting the Bible by Robert Plummer and it is outstanding. Here is what Justin Taylor has to say about it: Robert Plummer’s new book, 40 Questions About Interpreting the Bible (Kregel, 2010), is simply excellent. For most books on biblical...

What a mixed bag of good and bad, wisdom and foolishness are the people of God. The Scriptures teach what the Reformers clearly articulated as the doctrine of Total Depravity. I know that no one wants to think of themselves as 'totally depraved.' After all, we are capable of wonderful acts of...