I Recommend
This past week, I shared the following links on social media and I think they’re worth sharing here too:
The Prisoner-Scholar and a Bible For His People
It’s easy to take for granted how blessed we are to have the Word of God, not only in our own language, but in multiple translations. This is a great story.
In Praise of Rote Learning: Why We Need Catechisms
Does your church have a strong program of catechism instruction? Do the families of your church catechize their children? If so, give thanks to God. Such a church has good hope for future generations.
The Normalization of Polyamory
Sexual deviance continues to proliferate. Polyamory is not normal and it’s not right. Beware of thinking that this mentality won’t be attractive to some who call themselves Christians.
Andrew Tate Claims “They” Are Lying About WWII
The rise of antisemitism should deeply concern all of us.
Eleven Expressions of Gastronomic Humility
The other day I was talking with some friends about Singapore’s frog-porridge restaurants. Would you try it? I didn’t get to last time I was there, but next time I hope to!
More thoughts from Samuel Sey on this, including response to Alistair Begg’s defense of his earlier statements.
FROM THE VAULT
“Does calling for personal responsibility make one into an Arminian? Some Reformed people have real trouble with holding people accountable for the spiritual choices they make. Some get uncomfortable when Reformed preachers make a distinct call to faith and repentance. They feel that this somehow undermines God’s sovereignty. After all, if God wants to save someone, he will do so in his own time and in his own way. Calling for people to respond with repentance and faith seems to say that human beings may be trying to do something contrary to God’s purposes. In fact, once I was even told by a Reformed church member that the Heidelberg Catechism is Arminian when it says that justification is mine, “if only I accept this gift with a believing heart” (QA 60). Apparently, the Catechism is also Arminian when it says that forgiveness belongs to believers, “as often as they by true faith accept the promise of the gospel” (QA 84). Some folks really stumble over that word “accept.” How can that be Reformed?””Does calling for personal responsibility make one into an Arminian? Some Reformed people have real trouble with holding people accountable for the spiritual choices they make. Some get uncomfortable when Reformed preachers make a distinct call to faith and repentance. They feel that this somehow undermines God’s sovereignty. After all, if God wants to save someone, he will do so in his own time and in his own way. Calling for people to respond with repentance and faith seems to say that human beings may be trying to do something contrary to God’s purposes. In fact, once I was even told by a Reformed church member that the Heidelberg Catechism is Arminian when it says that justification is mine, “if only I accept this gift with a believing heart” (QA 60). Apparently, the Catechism is also Arminian when it says that forgiveness belongs to believers, “as often as they by true faith accept the promise of the gospel” (QA 84). Some folks really stumble over that word “accept.” How can that be Reformed?”
