Where Grace Abounded Sin Abounded More?
In his 1611 work A Short and Plaine Proofe, Thomas Helwys argued against unconditional election and limited atonement. Helwys was convinced that these doctrines were not only unbiblical, but actually implicated God in man’s sin. What follows is a quite intriguing portion of his argument: Yet those of this opinion that hold God has decreed some to reprobation say he would not have all, but some to repent. If they would speak...
Cultural Engagement According to Carl F.H. Henry
Twilight of a Great Civilization is a collection of essays put together due to the common theme that each one embraces. In one of the essays, We Are Warriors With A Mission In The World, Carl F.H. Henry is asking evangelicals to take seriously the mission of cultural engagement for the sake of Christ. “Christianity is qualitatively different or it has nothing distinctive to offer the world…Christian duty requires courageous...
The Doctrine is the Drama
In his book on evangelism, Will Metzger discusses Dorothy Sayer’s thoughts on theology. At length, he quotes Todd Best’s summary: For Sayers, theology is what shapes or ought to shape everything that Christians think about and do, an it also ought to speak meaningfully to the culture in addressing broadly human questions… Christian doctrine, the teaching of historically orthodox Christianity,… is not, as many...
Martin Luther on the Holy Spirit
If there is one member of the triune Godhead that Protestants tend to know the least about, it is the Holy Spirit. Martin Luther, the central figure who gave impetus to the Protestant Reformation, discussed the Holy Spirit by emphasizing His role as an Intercessor in these ways: “The Holy Ghost has two offices. First, He is a Spirit of grace, that makes God gracious unto us, and receives us as His acceptable children, for Christ’s...
Christianity Packs Its Office and Leaves the Building
Jonathan Leeman recently wrote a terrific article for Canon & Culture, a project by the SBC’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Committee, discussing what would be lost if Christianity was removed from the public square: Suppose then that all of my moral principles and I really did pack up our desk, put our files into a box, and let the security guard escort us out of the building? John Lennon said to imagine a world with no...
The Habit of Being of One Mind with God
Here is a helpful reminder of one author’s definition of holiness: “Holiness is the habit of being of one mind with God…It is the habit of agreeing with God’s judgment—hating what He hates—loving what He loves—and measuring everything in this world by the standard of His Word…A holy man will endeavor to shun every known sin, and to keep every known commandment. He will have a decided bent of mind toward God, a hearty desire to do His...
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