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Author Archives: Andrew Webb
Presumed Guilty: Reformed Evangelical Men and the Assumption of Systemic Abuse
From my perspective, the saddest part of all of this is that the only solution to the problem of human sin, the Biblical Gospel, is being identified as part of the root of the problem of abuse, and the more faithful one is to the Bible, the more likely one is to be perceived as an abuser. In fact, a bizarre redefinition of Christian is occurring in which it is asserted that the more willing you are to reject Biblical solutions to the problem of abuse and embrace Feminist and Marxist solutions the more authentically compassionate and Christian you are. Continue reading
Posted in Church Discipline, Current Events, Feminism, Old School Presbyterian Churches
Tagged Abuse, Aimee, Byrd, Church, Discipline, Evangelical, Feminism, Men, Patriarchy, Reformed, Sexual, Spiritual
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Is Baptism a Converting Ordinance?
From A Speech that was to have been delivered to the members of the Warfield List March 10, 2004 In a letter to Charles Haddon Spurgeon, the great 19th century Scottish Presbyterian Pastor and Theologian John “Rabbi” Duncan wrote, regarding … Continue reading
Posted in Baptism, Children, Ecclesiology, Pastoral Theology, Sacraments, The Means of Grace, The Puritans
Tagged Baptism, Doug Wilson, Federal Vision, Infant Baptism, Means of Grace, Old School Presbyterianism, Ordinances, Presbyterian, Presbyterianism, Puritans, Sacerdotalism, Sacramentalism, Sacraments, Westminster Standards
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Should Reformed Christians Be Supporting Putin?
Recently I shared a request from ARP NEWS for prayer and donations to help the refugees who are fleeing the war in Ukraine. Earlier I had shared a prayer request asking for prayer for the people of Ukraine and had … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Current Events, Ethics, Europe, War
Tagged Church Planting, Evangelism, Refugees, Russia, Russian Orthodox Church, Ukraine, War
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What Happens to Our Souls after Death?
What does the bible tell us about our destiny after death? Do our souls continue? What happens to our bodies? Is there a difference between what happens to believers and unbelievers at death? What about ghosts, do they exist?
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Posted in Apologetics, Eschatology, Ghosts, Heaven and Hell, The devil and demons
Tagged bodies, Death, demons, Devil, grave, heaven, Hell, resurrection, souls
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Are Christian Ethics Merely Reflections of the Primitive Beliefs of the Ancient Greco-Roman World?
It’s common to hear from people who believe that Conservative Christian attitudes towards ethical issues like abortion, euthanasia, fornication, homosexuality, and different religions are merely reflections of “ancient” backward cultural attitudes towards those subjects. In reality, nothing could actually be farther from the truth. Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Apologetics, Divorce, Ethics, History, Homosexuality
Tagged Abortion, Ethics, Euthanasia, Greco-Roman, Pornography, Slavery
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The Importance of the Collection
I believe that if we do something in Christian worship, we need to be doing it not because we think it might be a good idea or helpful, but because it is something that the bible teaches us to do. … Continue reading
Posted in Old School Presbyterian Churches, The Collection, Worship
Tagged charity, elements of worship, giving, offerings, The Collection, tithes, Worship
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True Shepherds in a Time of Plague
In 1665 Bubonic Plague, the “Black Death” as it was called at the time, broke out in the city of London, and thousands died. Almost immediately, the royalty left the city, followed quickly by the rich, and then as one … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Encouragement, History, Pastoral Theology, The Puritans
Tagged 1665, black death, Bubonic Plague, Church Services, compassion, Corona Virus, Covid-19, Death, London, plague, Puritans, sickness, sympathy
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The Heart of the Difference Between Revoice Theology and Reformed Theology – the Sinfulness and Mortification of Sinful Desires
At the PCA General Assembly this week, we had several speakers (the most prominent being self-proclaimed Gay PCA pastor Greg Johnson) take issue with the Nashville Statement on the grounds that it condemns a homosexual self-identity. The speakers clearly indicated … Continue reading
Posted in Compromise, Homosexual Marriage, Homosexuality, PCA, Revoice, Roman Catholicism
Tagged 2019 General Assembly, Greg Johnson, Homosexuality, Nashville Statement, PCA, Revoice
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Dear Netflix…
Dear Netflix, We’ve been using your service virtually since it started, in fact just the other day I found one of the original DVD mailer sleeves from the 1990s that we were always losing track of. We enjoyed your service … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Apologetics, Compromise, Liberalism, Persecution
Tagged Abortion, ACLU, Christian, Conscience, Georgia, Netflix, Streaming, Video, Worldview
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Don’t Let The Christchurch Mosque Shooter Win
I was sickened to hear about how two Mosques in New Zealand were attacked on Friday by a gunman describing himself as an “Eco-Fascist” and who ultimately murdered around 50 people. I am praying for the people of New Zealand … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Islam, Race & Ethnicity
Tagged Christchurch, Eco-Fascism, Manifesto, Mosque, New Zealand, Shooting
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The Nashville Statement and Why Our Congregation Adopted It
Most of the great creedal and confessional formulations of the church have been composed in response to widespread error or heresy within the body of Christ and while there are many different errors and heresies that are currently dividing the … Continue reading
What Does the Bible Say About the Reasons for Disasters like Hurricanes Harvey and Irma?
Whenever there is a tragedy like the terrible hurricane that struck Houston, the question “Why did this happen?” is inevitably asked. When Christians ask that question they are not simply asking for a scientific explanation of the weather patterns in … Continue reading
An Open Reply to Jemar Tisby and “The Downside of Integration for Black Christians”
Dear Jemar, I recently read your article entitled, “The Downside of Integration for Black Christians” which was posted on the RAAN Network on August 21, 2017 and I’d really like to engage you more on this particular subject. All too … Continue reading
A Brief Introduction to Help You Study the Old Testament
1. Introduction If you look at the bible you will notice that majority of it is made up of the Old Testament The Old Testament did not drop from the sky as one complete book, it was also not all written … Continue reading
Posted in The Bible, The Old Testament
Tagged bible, Hermeneutics, Old Testament, Study
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A Short Explanation of the Primary Differences Between Christianity and the Various (Marxist) Liberation Theologies Gaining Ground Among Evangelicals
In Christianity the most fundamental division among men is between the saved and the unsaved (or expressed in the eternal sense the elect and the reprobate, the line of Cain and the line of Seth) and while the divisions according … Continue reading
My Day By Day Summary and Review of the Major Actions of the 2017 PCA General Assembly
Tuesday (6/13/17) 1) Most of the committee of commissioners (CoC) meetings were held on Tuesday morning. I was on the CoC for Covenant College. There was nothing much of note in our deliberations, I did notice, however, that the Board … Continue reading
Posted in Denominational Differences, Homosexual Marriage, Marriage, PCA, Politics and The Civil Magistate, Spiritual Declension, Theological Declension
Tagged 2017 General Assembly, Church Offices, Conservative Review, Deaconesses, General Assembly, Greensboro, PCA, Presbyterian Church in America, Women in Ministry
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Some Last Minute Thoughts About Overture 2
Part of my preparation for going to the Presbyterian Church in America’s 45th General Assembly in Greensboro includes attempting to read through all 646 pages of the massive 2017 Commissioners Handbook. And as I was doing that, I was extremely … Continue reading
Teaching Children About Perversion from the Pulpit
The other day after watching the news, my nine year old daughter asked me what “pre-operative transgender children” were. I seriously doubt that the conversation that resulted would have been necessary twenty years ago, but how many of us, 20 … Continue reading
Before You Get Divorced…
Over the past 15 years as a pastor, I have counseled a lot of people who have told me they wanted to divorce their spouse for reasons other than adultery or desertion. The most common reason given is that they … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Divorce, Marriage
Tagged Divorce, marriage, marriage counseling, separation
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WHAT IS THE REFORMED DOCTRINE OF DIVORCE?
Even the most cursory examination of the statistics concerning divorce in America reveals figures that are nothing short of staggering. In the 60 years between 1920 and 1980 the divorce rate more than tripled. The United States now has one … Continue reading
Should We Make Images of Jesus?
Should We Make Images of Jesus? The Relationship between the Second Commandment and Images of Christ The Following is a Brief listing of just some of the Reformed Evangelical witnesses that directly address the creation and use of pictures of … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Denominational Differences, Easter, Holy Days, The Puritans, Theological Declension, Worship
Tagged Holidays, Idols, Images, Images of Jesus, J.I. Packer, Nativity Scenes, Presbyterianism, Reformed Confessions, Reformed Theology, Second Commandment, Westminster Standards
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Wonder Bread Preaching
I was listening to a show on Christian radio yesterday and the host mentioned that what American Christians need and want is deep, compelling, convicting, expository, and doctrinal preaching. She’s not the first person I’ve heard on the radio who … Continue reading
Posted in Preaching, Spiritual Declension, The Means of Grace
Tagged Christianity, Evangelicalism, preaching, Sermons, Worship
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Why Charles Hodge Supported Christian Education, And Why You Should Too!
The nineteenth century Old School Presbyterian theologian Charles Hodge wrote in his Systematic Theology, “…it is a fact that unless children are brought up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, they, and the society which they constitute or control, … Continue reading
A Thought for the Fourth of July
One of the great purposes of constitutions in Republics and Democracies is to protect the rights of minorities. The U.S. Constitution has done an admirable job of doing that. For over 200 years, in a world filled with ethnic cleansing, … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Ethics, History, Homosexual Marriage, Homosexuality, Liberalism, Persecution, Politics and The Civil Magistate, Reflections
Tagged Fourth of July, fundamentalist Christians, minorities, Persecution, Religicide, Religious Cleansing, Religious Freedom, Same-Sex Marriage, Sweet Cakes by Melissa, the Constitution
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7 Reasons Christians Should STAY On Facebook
I read a lot of messages encouraging people to leave Facebook (and other social networks) these days and in partial answer to those calls, I wanted to outline 7 Reasons I believe Christians should STAY on Facebook. I hope this … Continue reading
Was Eric Liddell a Legalist?
Chariots of Fire is undoubtedly one of my favorite movies. It tells the story of two runners who competed in the 1924 Paris Olympics. One of those runners was a man by the name of Eric Liddell, a man dubbed … Continue reading
Counting the Cost Poll: Would You Be Willing to Forsake All That You Have?
A question for Christian friends who are currently opposed to homosexual marriage: If the cost of remaining opposed to homosexual marriage becomes losing your ability to work for the government* or company you work for, lose your tax exempt status, and … Continue reading
Counting the Cost For Christians of the Nationwide Legalization of Homosexual Marriage
Dr. Al Mohler, the President of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, has written an article that all Christians who are religiously opposed to same sex marriage need to read. But before I discuss some of the issues Dr. Mohler raises, I need first … Continue reading
Why Do Pastors Get Depressed?
The faithful preacher lives a life filled with melancholy – one cannot read the writings of Jeremiah or Paul, or the biographies of men like Luther and Calvin and Edwards and not recognize that they were often struggling with Depression. … Continue reading
Building Old School Churches 