>The debate between how Christians should engage culture goes back at least to Tertullian and Justin Martyr. Two camps continue to debate the topic in modern Reformed circles - the 'Kuyperians' or 'Transformationalists' and the 'Two Kingdom-ers'. Kuyper famously stated, "There is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over … Continue reading >Finding some agreement on Christ and Culture
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>Should the US Support Israel? (update)
>A friend of mine recently posted some thoughts on our funding of the Israeli military. The question isn't are we? That's certain. The real question is should we be?The argument could get very complicated and I'm not going to try to sort it out. There could be real, good, compelling reasons to support financially and … Continue reading >Should the US Support Israel? (update)
>Calvin on the Cross
>“It follows that every good thing we could think or desire is to be found in this same Jesus Christ alone. For, he was sold, to buy us back; captive, to deliver us; condemned, to absolve us; he was made a curse for our blessing, sin offering for our righteousness; marred that we may be … Continue reading >Calvin on the Cross
>Stott on the Subsitutionary Death of Jesus
>We strongly reject, therefore, every explanation of the death of Christ which does not have at it's centre 'satisfaction through substitution' indeed divine self satisfaction through divine self substitution. The cross was not a commercial bargain with the devil, let alone one which tricked and trapped him, nor an exact equivalent, a quid pro quo … Continue reading >Stott on the Subsitutionary Death of Jesus
>Interesting Interview with D.G. Hart
>I really appreciate D.G. Hart. I don't always agree with him. Sometimes I don't even understand him. But he always makes me think - think about my assumptions about God, about salvation and about the church especially. His books The Lost Soul of American Protestantism and Deconstructing Evangelicalism: Conservative Protestantism in the Age of Billy … Continue reading >Interesting Interview with D.G. Hart
God Entranced 