Several days after the decision by Grace Community Church to go back to holding services, several Australians have also decided to wade in and to provide their own thoughts and critiques. The Pastor’s Heart, an Australian evangelical[1]With a moderate Sydney Anglican bent, which is understandable, all things considering. podcast series, held a special episode where […]
Caesar and Civil Disobedience: Points for Reflection
Anyone paying attention to the Christian sphere of social media in recent days will have likely either seen or read the statement that John MacArthur and the Elders of Grace Community Church have recently published. The gist was that as the “biblical framework limits the authority of each institution to its specific jurisdiction” So then, […]
The Church Through Persecution and Plague (Examining The Early and Reformational Churches)
Through the past two weeks, Christians throughout the West have had to wrestle with the problem of how to conduct the Lord’s Day Service—whether it should be held, or whether it should be postponed, or whether it ought to be even relocated online. Considering the rising rate at which the Coronavirus, also referred to as […]
We’ve Got a Pelagian Obsession
Often remarked upon, little acted against, evangelicalism’s continuous love affair with pelagianism is a sordid tale, filled with mischief, mystery and mayhem. One which paradoxically illustrates the very doctrinal notion that it seeks to deny or, at least, forget. Indeed, evangelicalism has never quite been able to shake off pelagianism. The understanding that human nature […]
Understanding the Meaning and Place of the (Moral) Law
Having conversed with people on the subject of the nature and meaning of the Moral Law, as well as its place for the Christian over the years, I thought it might be helpful to post up a response I had written a few years ago on the matter. I hope that some may find this […]
The Prodigal Pelagian?
Over at The Gospel Coalition Australia, a friend, Matthew Payne, had an article posted up titled ‘The Prodigial Arminian?’. In which, he unpacks a thoroughly Calvinistic understanding of the parable of ‘the Prodigal Son’. However before proceeding to do so, he states: I’ve heard it said that Jesus’ famous parable ‘the Prodigal Son’ teaches Arminianism […]