John Piper anticipates what will happen when God begins to save people who have entered into legal gay “marriages.” He offers thirteen helpful guideposts for ministering the gospel to such people in days to come. I recommend that you read all of them, but I would highlight number ten: Assist them in the legal processes and expenses of undoing what the state called “marriage.” That the state will call this process “divorce” is not decisive in what it really is: the removal of a sinful fiction. That’s right. We cannot ever treat gay “marriage” as anything else but “a sinful fiction,” even if it becomes legal in all fifty states.…
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OSU president to retire after controversial remarks
I am surprised by this. From ESPN.com:
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Southern Baptists and Calvinism
Last year the Frank Page, president of the SBC Executive Committee, convened a diverse group of Southern Baptist leaders to forge a consensus statement on the issue of Calvinism in the Southern Baptist Convention. The Calvinism Advisory Committee has now released their statement titled, “TRUTH, TRUST, and TESTIMONY in a TIME of TENSION.” The statement is 3,243 words in length, and I believe it addresses concerns that Baptists on both sides of this issue have had. This is a good statement, one that I hope that Southern Baptists will unify around.
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Pastoral leadership is not a “choose your own adventure”
Laura Ortberg Turner has an interesting contribution to CT’s series on women in leadership. In “Too Girly To Lead?,” Turner contends that God doesn’t care about gender when it comes to pastoral leadership. She appeals to 1 Corinthians 12:4-6, which says, There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work. Turner observes that Paul says nothing about these gifts being gender-specific, and then she concludes that both women and men receive spiritual gifts that make them…
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Andy Stanley’s poison pill for the doctrine of scripture
[UPDATE: The original You Tube video containing Stanley’s remarks has been pulled (see above). Readers who wish to see the video can do so by visiting this site. Be sure to scroll to the bottom of the post.] Andy Stanley’s comments on Adam and Eve have been making the rounds since they appeared on HereIBlog.com yesterday. In short, Stanley affirms the historicity of Adam and Eve, but not because Genesis says so. Rather, he bases his belief on what Jesus says about Adam and Eve. You can listen to the entire discussion above, but here are the relevant excerpts:
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No better time to donate to CBMW than right now!
The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (CBMW) is an evangelical organization that produces resources and conferences that advance a biblical view of gender and sexuality. Since its founding by John Piper, Wayne Grudem, et al., CBMW has been doing great work providing resources about what the Bible actually teaches about these things. Countless pastors and laymen have been helped by The Danvers Statement, Recovering Biblical Manhood & Womanhood, JBMW, and a host of other items. Many of these resources are already available for free on CBMW’s website, and we are working to add more.
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Carson, Taylor, and DeYoung issue statement supporting Mahaney
D. A. Carson, Justin Taylor, and Kevin DeYoung have issued a statement supporting their friend C. J. Mahaney. In short, they believe that the offenses alleged in a well-known lawsuit are serious and damning, but they do not believe Mahaney bears culpability. To get the full context, you need to read the entire statement, but here are some excerpts: It needs to be said in no uncertain terms that the actual acts alleged in the lawsuit are utterly evil—an offense against a holy God and an act of hatred against innocent children. They are horrifying and revolting. Apart from repentance, they are damning… Please do not hear us saying that…
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Mohler, Dever, and Duncan issue statement in support of C.J. Mahaney
Albert Mohler, Mark Dever, and Lig Duncan have issued a statement expressing their love for and confidence in C. J. Mahaney. You need to read the whole thing. Here’s an excerpt: We have stood beside our friend, C. J. Mahaney, and we can speak to his personal integrity… A Christian leader, charged with any credible, serious, and direct wrongdoing, would usually be well advised to step down from public ministry. No such accusation of direct wrongdoing was ever made against C. J. Mahaney. Instead, he was charged with founding a ministry and for teaching doctrines and principles that are held to be true by vast millions of American evangelicals. For this…
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The Baptist men, they’re going to get it done tomorrow
On an NBC News special Tuesday night, Harry Smith and Brian Williams discussed early relief efforts in Moore, Oklahoma. Having surveyed all the boots on the ground, Harry Smith concluded: If you’re waiting for the government, you’re going to be in for an awful long wait. The Baptist men, they’re going to get it done tomorrow. As you can see, our folks do really good work, and you really ought consider a contribution to the Oklahoma Baptist disaster relief. All donations given through NAMB right now are going to Oklahoma disaster relief as well. (HT: Baptist Press)
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Interview with Albert Mohler about the problem of evil and the Oklahoma tragedy
RadioWest interviewed Albert Mohler about the problem of evil and the tragedy in Oklahoma. You can download the audio here or listen below. It’s about 52 minutes long. [audio:http://cpa.ds.npr.org/radiowest/audio/2013/05/RW05212013.mp3]