Reflections on Baird vs. Hart and the 1788 Westminster Standards I recently listened to the debate between Pastor James Baird and Dr. D.G. Hart on the Grace at the Gates podcast, titled “Should the Government Promote Christianity?” It’s a worthwhile exchange, and both men are serious thinkers. But I walked away convinced that neither one …
Category Archives: Theology
Outline: Biblical Theology of Husband Headship and Wife Submission
1) Creation: equal in dignity, ordered in role (Genesis 1–2) Shared identity and shared mission (Genesis 1:26–28) Differentiated roles inside a one-flesh union (Genesis 2) Note: equal image-bearers, one-flesh union, with ordered and hierarchical structure … husband bears unique responsibility for leadership; wife a corresponding posture of willing, fitting help. 2) The Fall: headship becomes …
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Endorsements and Warnings: An Exercise in Theological Triage
Theological Triage and Historical Precedent In 2005, Albert Mohler introduced the term “theological triage” in his article, A Call for Theological Triage and Christian Maturity. He drew an analogy from the medical field, where emergency responders prioritize patients based on the severity of their condition. Similarly, theological triage helps Christians distinguish between doctrines of first-order …
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Moral Fortitude and Parental Empathy
No rightly ordered parent enjoys watching their children suffer. I still remember, as a new father, the first time my son was truly sick—the deep, aching desire to take his pain away as if it were my own. And I can recall countless moments when my children were overwhelmed by emotional or physical hurt, every …
Dr. Russell Fuller | Accusations Against SBTS
Commentary: In a recent social media exchange between two pastor friends and me, the issue of Russell Fuller’s departure from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary was discussed. I think this is a great example of the sort of conclusion jumping and assuming that plagues social media and the interwebs. Without evidence, and furthermore, without even an …
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Event: R2K Book Study
Tis the season for presidential elections! I make no apologies for the fact that I exploit the fervor in such a time to introduce my friends to political theology that I’ve found helpful. As such… I’ll be hosting a very efficient book study that will meet only twice over the next month+. We’ll meet once …
Capital Punishment and the Christian
The death penalty has been a rightly contentious political and moral issue in our country for at least the last 50 years. Christians rightly struggle with the question of taking the life a fellow image bearer even when that person has done something as heinous as murder. Questions of justice come into play when the …
Clean Eating
Seven years ago, 3 teenage boys took a joyride in a small aluminum boat they’d stolen from an uncle. The boys lived on the Tokelau Islands, a small remote pacific atoll governed by New Zealand. The boys were familiar with the ocean and its dangers, but that familiarity couldn’t restrain their youthful desire for adventure. …
SEX ED.
I know that I need to talk to my daughter about sex. She’ll be nine, and if I don’t say something soon, someone else will. A health teacher will broach the subject, explaining it all in medical terms. Or a classmate will whisper something confusing. In neither case will they tell her about intimacy proceeding …
Dr. Russell Moore | “Can the Religions Right Be Saved?” – First Things: Erasmus Lecture
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