The Cripplegate

Because of the importance of public speaking in nearly every industry and aspect of life, it’s not surprising to find so many different methods, guides, and tips offered to people to improve their speaking skills. These various perspectives and philosophies about public speaking are nothing new. The Apostle Paul faced similar concerns as he preached the gospel in the first century Greco-Roman world. The general populace valued certain elements of public speaking and came to expect that …

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America turns 250 years old this week, July 4, 2026. For many Christians, however, a large ethical question looms over America’s 250th birthday: biblically speaking, should America ever have come to be? Was it right for the Founding Fathers to rebel against the British crown and establish an independent nation? Or did their actions run afoul of what Romans 13 states about submitting to governing authorities? I’ve been repeatedly asked whether it was right for the Founding …

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We have come to a new chapter in 1 Corinthians, where the apostle Paul continues to address the divisions in the Corinthian church. In 1 Corinthians 1:18-25, we saw how the nature of the gospel, in and of itself, it is contrary to the ways and wisdom of the world. Paul then shows in verses 26-31 that this description of the gospel of Christ crucified as the wisdom and power of God matches the Corinthians’ experience of salvation. There’s one more thing Paul wants to talk about in this regard: …

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Scripture consistently promotes a teaching of believer’s baptism – a truth that is recognized even by proponents of infant baptism. Theologian G.K. Beale, a prolific New Testament scholar holding to infant baptism, writes, “Baptism connotes the believer’s identification with Christ’s death and resurrection: the old self or ‘old man’ (positioned in Adam) was crucified with Christ, and Christians have risen with him in ‘newness of life.’” Beale is right! Baptism is …

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Despite clear facts from Scripture supporting believer’s baptism, our paedobaptist friends will tell us that infant baptism is not found in the logic of the New Testament texts, but in the concept of the new covenant. Therefore, we will now look at the new covenant and how it relates to baptism. Two fundamentally different ways shape our beliefs about baptism and the new covenant.  One views the biblical narrative as shaped by the covenant of grace, which is the linchpin of …

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