Those Who Are in Need of Excommunication

Because there are always some who hold God and his Word in contempt, who take account of neither injunction, exhortation nor remonstrance, thus requiring greater chastisement, we hold the discipline of excommunication to be a thing holy and salutary among the faithful, since truly it was instituted by our Lord with good reason. This is in order that the wicked should not by their damnable conduct corrupt the good and dishonour our Lord, and that though proud they may turn to penitence. Therefore we believe that it is expedient according to the ordinance of God that all manifest idolaters, blasphemers, murderers, thieves, lewd persons, false witnesses, sedition-mongers, quarrellers, those guilty of defamation or assault, drunkards, dissolute livers, when they have been duly admonished and if they do not make amendment, be separated from the communion of the faithful until their repentance is known.  – Calvin (The Genevan Confession)

Amen.

He’s not scowling, that’s his happy face.

The Curse of Ignorant Clergy

Evangelicalism is the consequence of years and decades of biblically and theologically ignorant clergy occupying pulpits.

Reminder

All liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death. — (Rev. 21:8 )

Quote of the Day

Even brothels display their prostitutes more discreetly and modestly dressed than their churches display those images [of the saints], which they expect to be viewed as virgins! — John Calvin

NB- You should follow Randy B. on the twitter.  He’s a delightful source of all manner of great tweets.

Modern Theological Students Explained

The reason so many theological students are so rubbish at doing theology is because they read garbage theologians and hence, garbage in, garbage out.

When your diet is a steady stream of theological excrement because you are ingesting Piper, MacArthur, Wright, and Osteen you are doomed to expel theological excrement.

Good water doesn’t come from poisoned wells and good grapes don’t grow on diseased vines.

Wisdom: An Observation

Wisdom is nothing but the ability to anticipate events beforehand given certain facts.

Fact

True fact.

Something to Think About

Now that’s a properly Christian attitude.

Martin Luther: On ‘Self-Identification’

A natural donkey, which carries sacks to the mill and eats thistles, can judge you – indeed, all creatures can! For a donkey knows it is a donkey and not a cow. A stone knows it is a stone; water is water, and so on through all the creatures. But you mad asses do not know you are asses.  — Martin Luther

The Best Version of the Bible

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