Though faith alone justifies, yet justifying faith is not alone. It hath the witness with it, and particularly the witness of the sanctifying graces, fruits, and operations of the Spirit. —Ralph Erskine (1685-1752), The Works of Ralph Erskine, 6:355

"Nothing makes me more furious."

🧵 As our timelines are about to be flooded w/ Bonhoeffer hagiography, here is your reminder (in his own words) that Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a Ritschlian liberal and not the hero of the faith you might think:

What is the most urgent need of the church today? Better leadership? Better training? Healthier giving? Orthodoxy? Moral integrity? Each of these are undoubtedly needs, but underneath them all lies something even more vital: gospel integrity. -Michael Reeves

Christian Nationalism? What kind of Christian? What kind of nationalism?

Justification is not sanctification; it is an old Popish error, sown in the heart of a great many Protestants, to think they are the same. Justification and sanctification are always inseparable, but they are wonderfully distinct. —Puritan Robert Traill, Works 2:403

2024-2025: the years for me to practice perseverance

Exactly

the funniest thing: not agreeing with Dough Wilson, James White, Joel Boot means you are woke. I could say they are trash......

See what hatred education is all about in comment.

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT This is the reality for our brothers and sisters in Christ in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Allied Democratic Forces rounded up these Christians for performing street evangelism in front of a government building. They were bludgeoned and

“So what’s the primary need of the church? It needs pastors who understand that their primary task is in Jesus word to ‘feed my sheep.’” At our recent confessional conference, Terry Johnson preached this sermon titled “Why God Gives Us Pastors.” You can find the full sermon