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An Introduction to the Three Uses of the Law

If we do not become skilled in the proper uses of the law, we can never distinguish the Law and Gospel rightly. Inevitably, we will either confuse the law for the gospel or gut the gospel by making it unnecessary and something tending to immorality. Calvin’s successor, Theodore Beza, said, “…Ignorance of [the] distinction between Law and Gospel is one of the principal sources of the abuses which corrupted and still corrupt Christianity”

Defending Reformed Credobaptism: A Bibliography

Someone recently asked me to compile a list of resources for studying baptism from a reformed baptist perspective. For those with a similar interest, I have decided to share this list with annotations. This list is mostly from my own reading or those I plan to read soon, but if you know any others you … Continue reading Defending Reformed Credobaptism: A Bibliography →

Update and Correction to My Series on 1689 Federalism

For my last four posts (here, here, here, and here), I have been trying to wrap my head around and explain what has been called 1689 Federalism. I know I have made some progress in understanding it better for myself, and I hope others have been helped also. However, I am compelled to correct a … Continue reading Update and Correction to My Series on 1689 Federalism →

John Bunyan: Proponent of 1689 Federalism?

In this post I would like to answer the question, was John Bunyan a proponent of 1689 Federalism? This man hardly needs an introduction, he is of course the author of Pilgrim’s Progress, not only a Christian classic, but a classic of English literature as well. John Bunyan was a puritan, or more properly, a … Continue reading John Bunyan: Proponent of 1689 Federalism? →

How an American Christian Should View Civil Government: Part 2

III The Unbiblical Tendency of Unlimited Libertarianism 1. The Problem with Christian Libertarianism Like many political ideologies, libertarianism is ill-defined. The term is used differently by almost everyone who uses it. However, the opening sentences of Henry David Thoreau’s famous essay Civil Disobedience goes a long way in capturing the general flavor of Libertarianism: “I heartily accept … Continue reading How an American Christian Should View Civil Government: Part 2 →