2+ hour, 49+ min ago  (191+ words) It's easier to focus on a thought than it is to focus away from a thought. Through the practice of meditation, we can increase our ability to focus our attention where we want. Instead of frantically trying to push unwanted…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (304+ words) The Bible is all about Christ. From the OT to the NT, Christ is the center and focus of all Scripture. The Bible is not centered around me and my ideas. It is not a book for DIY religion, nor…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (524+ words) One of the things Paul proves in Romans 2 is the fact that Jews and Gentiles are both guilty before God because they have broken his law. The Jews have God's laws, delivered by Moses on Sinai, as part of the…...

7+ mon, 1+ hour ago  (562+ words) In our politically charged culture, sometimes Christians forget that we are pilgrims in exile from our true homeland. If you're a follower of Christ, your homeland is in heaven with him. We should confess, with the OT believers, that we…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (601+ words) If you study Jeremiah 31 and Hebrews 8 (along with various other biblical texts), it is very clear that the old covenant is over and done because the new has come. When Christ died on the cross, he inagurated the new covenant…...

9+ mon, 2+ day ago  (114+ words) The Reformed Reader Blog Discussing books " theological, historical, and biblical " from a Reformed Christian perspective" Is it the church's duty to Christianize nations? Do Christians have the God-given responsibility to make the state a new theocracy and impose the Old…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (426+ words) The Reformed Reader Blog Discussing books " theological, historical, and biblical " from a Reformed Christian perspective" In Jeremiah 27, God calls the prophet to wear a yoke that symbolizes submission to Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonian empire (around 600 BC). It may sound counterintuitive…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (874+ words) Here's an excellent book that discusses the nuances of being a Christian while dealing with mental health issues: Finding Jesus in the Storm: The Spiritual Lives of Christians with Mental Health Challenges by John Swinton. It's written at the academic…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (594+ words) Near the end of his helpful explanation of the covenant of works, Harrison Perkins describes how the doctrine of the covenant of works (properly understood) keeps us from antinomianism and legalism. As other Reformed theologians have noted, if you mess…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1060+ words) (This is a re-post from June, 2024) I recently received the four volumes of'Reformed Systematic Theology'(hereafter'RST) by Joel Beeke and Paul Smalley for review. After many hours of reading many parts of'RST, I'm ready to write a review and share…...