Jim McCarthy on 11/18/2024

Pleading for Sodom

In the early hours of June 21st 1957, a stream of FBI agents burst into Rudolph Abel’s apartment and arrested him on charges of spying for the Soviet Union. At that time the Cold War was nearing its boiling point. Overseas, Americans had been killed fighting the gangrenous spread of communism. At ho

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Chad Van Dixhoorn on 11/02/2024

Ten Petitions and Praises about the Sabbath

The prayers of a Sunday morning service offer a perfect context to encourage both gratitude for the Sabbath and renewed ambitions for the Lord’s day. If you are a pastor or elder seeking to encourage thoughtfulness about the fourth commandment, perhaps consider a sampling from these suggestions – or

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Chad Van Dixhoorn on 10/21/2024

Twelve ways to promote the Sunday evening service

Do you have an evening service at your church? Is so, and especially if you are a Reformed pastor or elder, you’ll likely be wanting to encourage better attendance at your church’s Sunday evening service. Many of the Young, Restless and Reformed that entered the Reformed churches ten years ago are m

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Mark Jones on 10/16/2024

A Supreme Consensus: Thoughts on Justification

Justification by faith alone. Sounds simple enough, and in some respects it is. In the PCA we admit people into membership who acknowledge they are sinners and trust in Christ alone for salvation. In a certain sense, we are requiring that they understand the doctrine of justification. But we are not

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Louis Markos on 10/09/2024

Augustine Against Gnosticism

Most American Christians are aware that it is an ancient heresy to say that Jesus was man but not God (Arianism); less are aware that there were just as many heretics who promoted the opposite error: that Jesus was God but not man (Gnosticism). The reason Gnostics denied that God became fully man in

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Colin Fast on 10/07/2024

Understanding the Cry of Dereliction

‘And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”’ (Mark 15:34).Read More...The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals is member supported and operates only by your faithful support . Thank you.

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Robert Brady on 10/03/2024

Colossians: The Glory of Christ

Where is Christ most glorified?As hard as it is for many to believe, the Son of God was never more glorified than as he hung on the cross of Calvary, absorbing the righteous wrath of a holy God as a substitute for sinners. The slate of our sins was wiped clean, and the record of debt that our transg

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Ryan Denton on 10/01/2024

Hyper-Cessationism and the WCF: Part 3

In my previous two articles (here and here), I have maintained that the word “cessationism” needs to be used in the way it was given to us by the Westminster Divines. My critics have stated that the Divines weren’t perfect here, and thus revision is in order. They seem to think the historic position

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Mark Jones on 09/23/2024

“He fell today; I may fall tomorrow.”

Steve Lawson has been removed from ministry at Trinity Bible Church of Dallas due to an inappropriate relationship with a woman who is not his wife. Other places he is affiliated with have acted swiftly to remove him from his duties (e.g., Ligonier, The Masters Seminary, OnePassion Ministries). Clea

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