The idea brought forth by those who claim that we who hold to God's sovereignty in all things are similar to the Greek pagans is without warranted. As Ronald Nash states in his book The Gospel and the Greeks, these so called gods were limited by their own weakness both physical and moral. Not to...
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Potty Training
Hello everyone. Any good advice on potty training? We are now going through the process with our oldest, and so far it's been equivalent to a nightmare. His whole life is falling apart and everything seems to be turning into a melt down. He went a few times on the potty the past few days, but recently he has screamed and now hates it. Trying to reason has gone out the window. I'm thinking... -
Lay Preaching
See the thread here, which was meant not to turn into a debate on the propriety of lay preaching: https://www.puritanboard.com/thread...and-called-by-the-church”.95937/#post-1172659
When is lay preaching permitted in public worship?
Never, according to the Westminster Standards. (See the Larger Catechism, Questions 156 to 159.)
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Marriage and living in right relationship.
My cousin sent me a message and he's really trying to figure this thing out. Obviously living in sin. What would any of you say to someone who is in this kind of pain, turmoil and struggle? This situation?
Here's the quote that I would like to share with you. How would any of you answer? Thank you in advance!
"I have a question I've been living with what I call my wife for 14 years we... -
LBCF 26:11 Lay Preachers “approved and called by the church”
LBCF 26:11 reads,
“Although it be incumbent on the bishops or pastors of the churches, to be instant in preaching the Word, by way of office, yet the work of preaching the word is not so peculiarly confined to them but that others also gifted and fitted by the Holy Spirit for it, and approved and called by the church, may and ought to perform it [a].
[a] Acts 11:19–21; 1 Peter 4:10,11”
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Tricky Situation... Should I be baptized again?
I was baptized by my Father in my swimming pool multiple years ago. However, I was not baptized out of a desire to profess faith in Christ. However, though I was already saved at the time, I was being tripped up by a few Oneness Pentecostals that told me that baptism was a necessary prerequisite for salvation. I am incredibly scrupulous and have OCD, so out of complusion I told my father to... -
Silence
Hey everyone, hope you are all doing well.
I have debated writing about this issue on my heart because I feel a tad guilty for saying it.
Throughout my years of knowing the Lord, I have heard multiple people say “The Lord spoke to me...”, “God showed me a sign...”, “The Lord lead me this way...”. I know that sometimes this can be skeptical but I do believe the Lodd speaks to us, most of... -
Where are Reformed Protestants in conservative political / legal scholarship?
The President's new pick for the Supreme Court had me thinking even more about the serious lack of Reformed theology in positions of intellectual power. Four out of five of the President's nominees were Roman Catholic and only one was vaguely evangelical, though not Reformed to anyone's knowledge. Why is it the case that there seem to be virtually no bright young Reformed Protestants... -
Covenant of Grace
Curious on feedback for the below article. I am relatively new to the Reformed Faith and to Covenant Theology (CT).
The below article advocates the 1689 Federalism View of CT. Their argument seems to be decent, but it defines the COG as only including the New Covenant.
https://pilgrimandshire.wordpress.com/2014/09/12/covenant-theology-presbyterian-or-baptist/
1. For my...
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Apologetics A Refutation To The Charge That The Calvinistic View Of Predestination Is Pagan.
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Apologetics Refuting The Atheist Claim That Jesus Was A Resurrected Zombie
It has been quite common on various atheist websites that seek to refute Christianity to use the argument that when Jesus was resurrected from the dead it was no different than what we see in modern zombie movies. The zombies come back to life and start attacking people and eating them, and...
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Apologetics Critique Of Deism
Deism is defined as the belief that reason and and the Natural world are sufficient to determine the existence of God. Deists believe God is not knowable and untouchable. God is seen as the first cause of all creation, but he is not interactive within creation. Here is an analogy, think of God...