Summary Statement on Homosexuality
Gender, healthy sexuality, and marriage are not defined by humanity, but by the Creator to whom we must submit, as Christ said in His teaching about marriage.
Encouragement for Today’s Pastors
...seek Christ, fellow pastors....with the single-minded aim of knowing Christ better. Even if you walk in darkness and have no light, cling to Christ and do not let Him go.
The Law of Love and the Teachings of the Bible
The questions raised by homosexuality are deeply personal, for the most important factors in this controversy are not civil laws and policies, but human persons whom God calls into right relationship with Him through the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Rest from Our Labors
The Sabbath is God’s gift to help us worship Him and to teach us that we are saved by resting in Jesus alone for salvation.
Maintain a proper balance
The art of being a Christian is not expecting too much of this life... a Christian should not expect to find all joy in this present life.
Calvin’s interpretation of the clarity of Scripture
In working out his interpretation of the clarity of Scripture, Calvin used several hermeneutical principles:
Perspicuity of Scripture
From a scriptural context, the following conclusions can be drawn about the perspicuity of Scripture... written by Joel Beeke
God’s Principles for Marriage
Like most Puritans, Gouge treated the duties of marriage in three sections: mutual duties, the husband’s duties, and the wife’s duties.
How Should We Battle the Secularism in the Church?
As for secularism, the remedy is spiritual and inward, not carnal or external... setting up an array of manmade prohibitions and requiring Christians to conform to them will not transform minds and hearts, or keep the ways of the world out of the church, or keep the mindset of secularism out of the Christian.
