In a post from April 2019, found here, I commented the following: The development seen in the first few hundred years of the Church was a Holy Spirit guided development, just as the writing of the New Testament was. It is that Spirit-guided, but imperfect, Church that recognized the Spirit-guided writings, collected them, treasured them, […]
Separating sanctification and justification is not a good idea
For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been justified by His […]
Bolivia and American blindness
For the last 16 days, Bolivia has been enduring a Paro Cívico, that is, a Civic Lockdown. It has generally been a peaceful massive national strike against the government of Evo Morales and the MAS (his party). President Evo has been in power for 16 years. He has been democratically elected, except that this last […]
A quirk in fantasy ethics
Many of you know that I am a fantasy and science fiction fan. I am also an anime fan, a manga fan, and a fan of cosplay, though I do not really get to participate in cosplay. I have had wry comments from a couple of friends that I ended up being an Orthodox priest […]
Take delight in reading
“Let books be your dining table, And you shall be full of delights. Let them be your mattress And you shall sleep restful nights” St. Ephrem the Syrian “Scripture brought me to the Gate of Paradise, and the mind stood in wonder as it entered.” St. Ephrem the Syrian St. Ephrem was not simply an […]
I remember the anger
Yesterday I had the opportunity to go share at a church founded around people who were in recovery from alcohol and drugs. I abused substances strongly when I was a high school teenager going into 20-year-old, so my story fit into what they were doing. As a modern “hip” evangelical community, they had their tattooed, […]
Are migrants dangerous criminals?
What is the Cato Institute? “The Cato Institute is a public policy research organization — a think tank — dedicated to the principles of individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace. Its scholars and analysts conduct independent, nonpartisan research on a wide range of policy issues.” It is a libertarian think-tank founded by one […]
On the poor and needy
When someone steals a man’s clothes, we call him a thief. Shouldn’t we give the same name to one who could clothe the naked and does not? — St. Basil the Great (AD 330-379) From Ancient Faith Ministries It isn’t because the affluent are unable to provide food easily that men go hungry. It is […]
The regulative principle and the Apostles
Two days ago, I wrote an article on the regulative principle, the Old Testament, and Church History. It forms the background to this addendum and can be found here. There is a problem with those who speak of the loss of the teaching of the Apostles as early as the beginning of the second century […]
The Regulative Principle ignores the Old Testament, let alone Church History
Samuel Waldron explains the Regulative Principle in his “Exposition of the 1689” using the following example. “Mr. Anglican must use the materials of the Word of God, but has no blueprint and may use other materials. Mr. Puritan must use only materials of the Word of God and has a blueprint. It takes no special […]
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