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Parsing Total Depravity

Question five of An Orthodox Catechism no doubt has the doctrine of total depravity in view. It i

Union with Christ in His Life, Death, & Glory

The first clause of the answer to Q. 1 is the comfort stated: What is your only comfort in life and death? “That both in Soul and Body, whether I live or die, I am not mine own, but belong wholly unto my most faithful Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ…” That is the comfort. AnotherContinueContinue reading “Union with Christ in His Life, Death, & Glory”

An Orthodox Take On UFOs

My proposal is that, as Christians, we do not have to discount people’s experiences with UFOs, nor do we have to necessarily deny the integrity of the report the Pentagon will be releasing June 25, 2021. We have a commission from the apostle Peter to, “sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always beContinueContinue reading “An Orthodox Take On UFOs”

The Origin of the Human Soul

How does it get here? When does it get here? As I considered these questions, I realized the second question misunderstands the soul and its mode of existence. The soul is the formal cause of the body. No soul, no human body. No human body, no soul. So, if a human body is present, thenContinueContinue reading “The Origin of the Human Soul”

The Doctrine of Conscience

If you fill your mind with wicked things, wicked things will be the informant of your conscience. If you fill your mind with good things, good things will be the informant of conscience.

Can a Christian Survive Without Church?

Professing Christians in this country do not prioritize their participation in the body of Christ. There are more important things to do, so it is thought. More specifically, there are Christians who prioritize church attendance, but nothing that actually goes on in worship is especially important to them, and this is because they do notContinueContinue reading “Can a Christian Survive Without Church?”

Avoiding Gossip, Slander, & Unrighteous Anger

Gossip, slander, and unrighteous anger are perhaps some of the most acceptable sins, even within conservative Christianity. But God’s Word condemns all three. Speaking of the widows in 1 Timothy 5:11-13, Paul writes: But refuse the younger widows; for when they have begun to grow wanton against Christ, they desire to marry, having condemnation becauseContinueContinue reading “Avoiding Gossip, Slander, & Unrighteous Anger”

Knowing the LORD

The following is an excerpt from a recent sermon preached at Victory Baptist Church, by pastor Josh Sommer. I now want to distinguish between different kinds of knowing. The first type of knowledge mentioned in our text is what some call head knowledge. And the second is what is often called heart knowledge. I doContinueContinue reading “Knowing the LORD”

The Purpose of God’s Revelation

If we do not understand the purpose of revelation, we will never understand revelation itself. Much less will we understand the names of God. Firstly and foremostly, God’s revelation is creaturely in the sense that God’s revelation is not God Himself or God in Himself—it is revelation about God. It is not infinite, it isContinueContinue reading “The Purpose of God’s Revelation”

The Incomprehensible God

Ἄγνωστος θεός—the unknown God. This is what the Athenians called Him (Acts 17:23). And, in a way, they were not wrong for doing so, in the following sense: When I name, or nominate something, as Adam did with all the animals soon after creation (Gen. 2:19), I assign some attribute or property to that personContinueContinue reading “The Incomprehensible God”