Sovereignty and Providence
The doctrine of God’s sovereignty sits at the center of a truly God-centered theology. It is the confession that God is not merely influential, but ultimate—that nothing exists, moves, or concludes outside of His authority. To say that God is sovereign is to say He reigns without rival, without limitation, and without contingency. He does […]
The First Obedience Before the Second Ordinance
Why Unbaptized Believers Should Wait to Partake of the Lord’s Supper Evangelicals have rightly guarded the doctrine of salvation by grace through faith. We do not baptize people in order to save them. We baptize people because Christ has saved them. Baptism is not the engine of salvation; it is the immediate, public, obedient response […]
Baptism That Saves? Recovering the Urgency Without Losing the Gospel
Few phrases in Scripture have stirred as much discussion as “baptism now saves you” (1 Peter 3:21). Add to that the language of the Nicene Creed—“We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins”—and the tension becomes clear. Do these statements teach that baptism itself saves? Or have we, in modern evangelical practice, separated baptism from […]
The Return of Young Men to High-Church Christianity
A Sociological and Theological Analysis 1. Introduction: A Real but Limited Trend Recent data suggests a measurable uptick in religiosity among young men, even as overall religious affiliation in the U.S. remains historically low. A 2024–2025 Gallup trend shows that about 40% of young men now attend religious services regularly, a notable increase from earlier years (America […]