Christian Mind in Action
The recent downfall of Steve Lawson, Josh Buice, and others has drawn a lot of discussions in the cyberspace. No doubt, their sins are indefensible and inexcusable, and they deserve being criticized and admonished by fellow Christians. But the question is, is the criticism legitimate? Is the criticism true? True…
Did Paul compromise in the Council of Jerusalem? The Council of Jerusalem, as the meeting of major apostles in Acts 15 being customarily termed, was called to address a dissension in the Antioch church caused by the “circumcision party” who came from Judea and were teaching that “unless you are…
The recent book, Shepherds for Sale, by Megan Basham has stirred up quite a conversation and controversy in the conservative evangelical world. The book claims to expose the infiltration of progressivism in the church by the deliberate strategy of secular anti-Christian elites and organizations, including billionaires, foundations, think tanks, and…
Why do theological progressivism and liberalism always win in a denomination? Because the majority are moderates and moderates do not care. Progressivism and liberalism always start as a minority, a small minority. Then like a leaven, they increase to a sizable minority. When the alarming conservatives, who are also a…
Expository preaching is quite popular in conservative Christian circles, the resurgence of which probably came under the influence of D Martyn Lloyd Jones and others in the mid 20th century. Expository preaching presupposes a serious commitment to Scripture as the Word of God, to its authority and inerrancy. Its form…
A Christian preacher/teacher is a servant of God and a minister of God’s Word. Our Lord commanded the apostles to “teach them to observe all that I have commanded you” (Mt. 28:20); the apostles said, “we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” (Act. 6:4);…