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Category Archives: Children
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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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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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
The Picture of a Godly Man
Believe it or not, church-going Christian Men have become a rare commodity. In fact, most American men, whether or not they identify as Christian, do not attend church on a weekly basis. In his book, Why Men Hate Going to … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Family Worship, Marriage, Piety, Prayer, Sanctification, The Puritans
Tagged Childrearing, Christian Growth, godliness, holiness, parenting, piety, Puritans, Raising Children, sanctification, Thomas Watson, virtue
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On Family Worship
“Family worship, which ought to be performed by every family, ordinarily morning and evening, consists in prayer, reading the Scriptures, and singing praises. The head of the family, who is to lead in this service, ought to be careful that … Continue reading
8 Pieces of Advice for Christians Who are Considering Moving
1) Have an eternal perspective when it comes to moving. Follow the example of the Apostolic church and put prayer, preaching, and the fellowship of the saints ahead of career and possessions. That means always being part of a church … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Marriage, Pastoral Theology, Piety, The Means of Grace
Tagged career choices, Christians, church hopping, finding a church, following Christ, moving, sacrifice
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Can Reformed Baptists Join Old School Presbyterian Churches?
It is almost inevitable that Old School Presbyterian (OSP) church planters will have people from differing theological backgrounds visiting their congregations, and some of the most common visitors will be Reformed Baptists. Obviously having Reformed Baptists (RBs) visit your congregation … Continue reading
Recommended Resource on the Status of Covenant Children
For those of you who may have read the On Deciding Whether A Child is Ready to Receive the Lord’s Supper and Contra Schenck posts and who are now looking for further resources on the status of the children of … Continue reading
Contra Schenck
One of the questions that should concern pastors, Old School Presbyterian or not, is “what is the status of the children of believers or ‘Covenant Children’?” That question, after all, will dramatically affect the way in which we preach and … Continue reading
Posted in Baptism, Children, Old School Presbyterian Churches, Sacraments
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On Deciding Whether A Child is Ready to Receive the Lord’s Supper
One of the responsibilities of sessions is determining whether a non-communing child is now ready to receive the Lord’s Supper. Over the years, it has become the custom in many Reformed churches, even Old School Presbyterian (OSP) ones, to assume … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Ecclesiology, Pastoral Theology, Sacraments, The Means of Grace
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The Critical Importance of Family Worship
The Critical Importance of Family Worship “We deeply want a revival of domestic religion. The Christian family was the bulwark of godliness in the days of the Puritans; but in these evil times hundreds of families of so–called Christians have … Continue reading
Children in Worship
One of the more obvious differences between the contemporary church and the church in every century up to the 20th is the tendency to remove children from the worship service and send them off to either playrooms or “children’s church.” … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Old School Presbyterian Churches
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Building Old School Churches 