Exacting church discipline is a vital part of the life of the church, both in the congregation and in the wider denomination. Calvin famously regarded discipline as the third mark of a healthy church (Institutes IV.12) alongside the preaching of the word of God and the administration of the sacraments. The Biblical demand for this practice [...]
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A great post by Matt over at Stand Firm, well worth reading in its entirety. Theological liberalism is parasitic. It survives and thrives by attaching itself to a healthy orthodox Christian denomination or communion and subverting its weakest members—namely, those who are insufficiently grounded in scripture, those nursing past hurts and resentments, those who want [...]
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What can you say? Over at Stand Firm we’ve opened up a “bloggers’ comments” post. Here’s my initial contribution. Despite all his undeniably admirable personal qualities, Rowan Williams will sadly be remembered as the Archbishop of Canterbury who presided over and contributed to one of the most divisive eras in the history of the Anglican Communion. He [...]
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A striking op-ed (first featured at Ricochet and also on his website) from Santorum, who is clearly seeking to solidify his position as the traditionalist conservative. Here’s a chunk of the argument, Marriage is, and has always been through human history, a union of a man and woman – and for a reason. These unions are special because they [...]
View PostWell, that will surely get your attention. Great article on the abc website “NOTHING RADICAL ABOUT MASS-MARKET MASTURBATION” by Melinda Tankard Reist and Abigail Bray: The pornification of culture is leading to a form of hypersexism that entails an increase in physical, sexual, mental, economic and emotional cruelty towards women and children. This radical cultural [...]
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