An old post, apropos in light of Pope Franky's immigration remarks.

If you spport mass immigration, third world refugees, welfare, etc., you hate your neighbors.

You hate your European neighbors being ethnically replaced, you hate your peaceful countrymen being terrorized by third world criminals, and you hate your taxpaying neighbors being robbed by the government to support useless parasites.

And if you take issue with the above statements because they weren't adequately winsome, you're a low-T beta male.

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Regeneration we obtain from his death and resurrection only, when sanctified by his Spirit we are imbued with a new and spiritual nature. Wherefore we obtain, and in a manner distinctly perceive, in the Father the cause, in the Son the matter, and in the Spirit the effect of our purification and regeneration. Thus first John baptized, and thus afterwards the apostles by the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins, understanding by the term repentance, regeneration, and by the remission of sins, ablution.

-- John Calvin, Institutes 4.15.6

Open Forum Friday:

What pastor, theologian, or church writer has been most influential on you?

Seriously considered, the notion that something came from nothing and that man magically evolved from mud is far more preposterous than the very reasonable and universally self-evident idea that God created the world and man.

Collect for the 15th Sunday after Pentecost

Lord of all power and might, who art the author and giver of all good things: Graft in our hearts the love of thy Name, increase in us true religion, nourish us with all goodness,
and bring forth in us the fruit of good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

But there is no absurdity in saying that God uses the sign as an instrument . . . Some are offended at this, thinking that it takes from the Holy Spirit what is peculiar to Him. But they are mistaken ... Nothing is attributed to the sign than to be an inferior instrument, useless in itself, except so far as it derives its power from elsewhere.

-- John Calvin, Commentary on Ephesians 5

Brothers, you cannot love your enemies if you have no enemies.

The best way most of us can obey Jesus' directive is to piss off God's enemies.

Arguing for the government to forgive student loans is like arguing for the government to reiumburse victims of theft.

It's the thief, in this case the colleges, which ought to make restitution (not taxpayers).

Lol. Just for fun.

What are some perplexing Bible verses?

After fall busy season, I would like to spend some time explaining difficult passages. What are some I should add to the list?

Most people in the PCA are middle-brow, middle-management. They're people who don't take risks intellectually or otherwise. 

-- C. R. Wiley

Gentlemen, let's aim a little higher. We are heirs of the Kingdom of Christ.

Baptism saves and the eucharist gives eternal life.