The Pastor's Blog

How do we reconcile divine sovereignty and human responsibility? On the one hand, God is in control of all events, while on the other hand human beings are responsible for their moral actions. Emphasizing one while denying the other is dangerous and unbiblical. If we emphasize God’s sovereignty, while denying human responsibility, we end upRead more

Does God choose us because we choose Him, or do we choose God because He chooses us? That question captures the essence of a debate over the relationship between God’s sovereignty and human will in salvation. Some argue that God chose people to be saved based on His ability to look into the future andRead more

Candace Owens, who converted to Romanism years ago, claimed in a September 11 podcast that Charlie Kirk was praying the Rosary and attending Roman Catholic Mass. She noted that she encouraged him to take the last step and become a Romanist. He’s too smart to be Protestant, she quipped. Her video has since been removedRead more

Charlie Kirk, 31, was assassinated yesterday, while speaking to a large outdoor gathering at Utah Valley University. Reports indicate the bullet came from approximately 130 yards away, and the video shows that it landed directly in his neck. The shooter seems to have been a trained marksman. Details will emerge in the weeks ahead toRead more

INTRODUCTION Was circumcision the sign and seal of Abraham’s faith or the sign and seal of the faith of all those who received circumcision? Some have argued that it was the sign of the faith of all those who received it, meaning that faith is presumed for all infants who received circumcision in the OldRead more

Introduction Among Calvinists, there is a perennial debate over who is the proper recipient of baptism. Paedobaptists assert that baptism is for all members of a household in which at least one of the parents demonstrates signs of regeneration. That includes newborn infants, because such are members of the household. Credobaptists assert that baptism isRead more

THE SITUATION American President Donald Trump is in the Canadian media for the second time in as many weeks, each time for telling jokes at the expense of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Three weeks ago, Prime Minister Trudeau hastened to Trump’s Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago, seemingly panicked over Trump’s public threat of tariffs on all CanadianRead more

A few weeks ago, a podcast featuring Tobias Riemenschneider critiquing Joel Webbon disappeared almost as soon as it appeared. Let me explain the context a little, at the very real risk of your eyes disinterestedly glazing over. If you do lose focus and nod off, just skip to the next paragraph where I rise aboveRead more