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This entry is part 7 of 7 in the series Defining Conservatism

Conservative Christianity, at its heart, is committed to preserving transcendent ideas rooted in the very nature and character of God. It seeks to accomplish this goal through the conservative of a tradition that has nurtured the expression of those ideas for ages. If our goal as conservative Christians is to conserve biblical worship and continue to [...]

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This entry is part 5 of 7 in the series Defining Conservatism

If we truly desire to be governed by and to preserve transcendent ideas about God, then our worship must be regulated by God’s Word. This commitment to the Regulative Principles of Worship solves the question of what we will include in our corporate worship, but it doesn’t necessarily address how we will do it. Conservatives have always recognized that [...]

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This entry is part 3 of 7 in the series Defining Conservatism

Christian conservatism stands upon two primary pillars: 1) a commitment to align one’s ideas with transcendent absolutes that are rooted in God himself; and, 2) a commitment to preserve those traditions that have best expressed those transcendent ideas. In this essay I will explore the second of these twin [...]

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This entry is part of 5 in the series Will the Real Legalist Please Stand Up?

Avoiding legalism is firstly a matter of rightly understanding what it is. To begin with, we must reject incorrect definitions of legalism. One such error is the belief that interpreting Scripture literally and applying it to modern living is a form of legalism.

For some people, legalism is another word [...]

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This entry is part of 5 in the series Will the Real Legalist Please Stand Up?

Conservative Christians are not strangers to the charge of legalism. Begin tinkering with the sacred cows of worship music and Christian culture, and you will attract the title legalist like running past a hive with honey on your head attracts a swarm. As a pastor, one of the most painful things that can be said [...]

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This entry is part 1 of 7 in the series Defining Conservatism

The term “conservative” gets thrown around a lot, but do people really know what it means?

We’ve progressed to the point, even among those who have a heritage in fundamentalism, where “conservative” is considered a bad word; something extra-biblical, un-biblical, and even anti-biblical.

For example, a pastor from Arizona wrote the following on September 26, [...]

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I’m excited to announce that beginning next Monday, October 25, this site will be adding four additional regular authors to our article lineup.

Up until now, I have written most of the articles published regularly on this site, with occasional guest contributors. Beginning next week however, we are adding four more regular authors:

On Mondays, [...]

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