A Progressive Covenantal Perspective: Theonomy and Moses’s Law
By Jason S. DeRouchie | 9Marks Journal: A New Christian Authoritarianism? | 04.20.2023Theonomy fails to recognize that the New Testament applies Moses’s law through Christ only to the church and never to the state.
Relating Moses’s Law to Christians
By Jason S. DeRouchie | 9Marks Journal: A New Christian Authoritarianism? | 04.20.2023How does Moses’s law apply to believers today when so much has changed with Christ’s coming, not least of which is that we are part of the new covenant and not the old?
Government’s Two-Edged Sword
By Matthew T. Martens | 9Marks Journal: A New Christian Authoritarianism? | 04.20.2023To what extent should the government use its coercive power to enforce Christian ethics?
A Progressive Covenantal Perspective: Paul and the Tripartite Division of Moses’s Law
By Joshua M. Greever | 9Marks Journal: A New Christian Authoritarianism? | 04.20.2023Christians must call their governments to pursue and maintain a divinely-given, objective standard of morality. But Paul did not hold forth the law of Moses as this standard.
The Many Faces of Christian Nationalism
By John D. Wilsey | 9Marks Journal: A New Christian Authoritarianism? | 04.20.2023In all our social media hot takes on Christian nationalism, we miss how nuanced nationalism has been in the American experience.
Reconstruction Theonomy vs. General Equity Theonomy
By Joseph Thigpen | 9Marks Journal: A New Christian Authoritarianism? | 04.19.2023Several distinctions can be made among the theonomists of our day.
Political Life Begins in the Church
By Patrick Schreiner | 04.19.2023The local church is the political rallying point for all of God’s people. We all occupy different stations, but we are all politicians.
The Noahic Covenant’s Importance for Government
By David VanDrunen | 9Marks Journal: A New Christian Authoritarianism? | 04.18.2023Christians’ political thinking and conduct should always reflect the fact that our governments are in covenant with God through the Noahic covenant.
Three Building Blocks for a Christian’s Political Theology
By Kevin DeYoung | 9Marks Journal: A New Christian Authoritarianism? | 04.14.2023Every pastor desires to see his congregation formed theologically. Part of this theological formation involves thinking through a number of questions that relate to church and state.
Motivation for Pastors to Embrace the Challenge of Reading ‚Communion with God‘ by John Owen
By Mike McKinley | 04.11.2023There is much gold to be mined from works that have stood the test of time and helped Christians for centuries.
Modern Exhortations to Pastoral Friendship
By B. Croft, J. B. Carroll, M. A. G. Haykin | 03.16.2023Despite increasing connectedness, many in our culture face a growing isolation of the soul and pastors are prime candidates for this paradoxical lifestyle.
So, You Want to Be a Pastor?
By Sean DeMars | 03.08.2023Here is my appeal to the aspiring pastor: brother, count the cost.
More than Music: How the Congregation Plays a Part in Every Element of Worship
By Zack DiPrima | 02.21.2023Scripture is clear: corporate worship encompasses much more than music.
Not Satisfied with Our Shepherding yet—but Finding a Good Rhythm
By Bob Johnson | 02.13.2023Here’s how one group of elders is seeking to ensure that every member of their church is shepherded well.
8 Principles of Faithful Pulpit Supply
By Alan Patrick | 02.08.2023The Lord instructs and equips his church through the preaching of his Word. Pulpit supply is no exception.
