Sanctification: An Introduction
It can sometimes be revealing to notice how certain terms or expressions from the Bible take on a different meaning once they find their way into the secular world,…
Michael Roberts
Word, Sacrament, and Discipline: Prayer: A Sine Qua Non of a Healthy Church
One of the basic practices in the Christian life is prayer. It is a spiritual discipline that is instilled in us from our earliest days. It is uttered in private,…
Insuppressible Truth: All Creatures of Our God and King
From the opening verse of Genesis 1, God is declared to be the Creator; and as the creation account is described throughout chapters 1 and 2, the Bible simply states…
The Apostles’ Creed: God the Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth
When we speak of God as our Father, it is immediately plain that we are expressing a belief that is unique to the Judeo-Christian tradition. Of course, to the extent…
Prayer: How to Pray
There are any number of passages on prayer to which one could turn. But there is something powerfully succinct about Paul’s words in Colossians 4: “Continue steadfastly in prayer, being…
A Healthy Church: Congregational Prayer
One of the basic practices in the Christian life is prayer. It is a spiritual discipline that is instilled in us from our earliest days. It is uttered in…
Perseverance of the Saints: Clearing Up Some Confusion
The doctrine is known by more than one name, which has created some serious problems because it has led to confusion about what the biblical teaching really is. Two…
Limited Atonement: What is Limited?
The third point in Reformed theology’s famous acrostic suffers from something of an identity problem. As it has been often observed, the preferred way to describe the doctrine in question…
Confession and Pastoral Theology: The Usefulness of Confessional Orthodoxy
Whether formally acknowledged or not, confessional orthodoxy is a matter of importance to every genuine Christian. This is true even for Christians who might tend to be put off or…
Knowing Christ: The Incomparable Christ
In A.D. 325 the Council of Nicaea was convened by Constantine, emperor of the Roman Empire, to unify the Church’s teaching. Of its various accomplishments, it is best…
Theology and the Gospel Ministry
For various reasons, the words “scholar” and “pastor” are not put together as they once were. There was once a time when the minister was the most educated man in…
Limited Atonement
Limited Atonement The third point in Reformed theology’s famous acrostic suffers from something of an identity problem. As it has been often observed, the preferred way to describe the doctrine…