Christian at the Movies (2)
The laziest form of “discernment” about movies or television looks for the easy targets of occultism, sex, nudity, bad language and gratuitous violence. Certainly, Christians… Read More »Christian at the Movies (2)
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Preference and Amorality
Adiaphora (indifferent matters) are misunderstood on two grounds. First, evangelicals misunderstand the term indifferent to mean unimportant. Second, evangelicals conflate the moral neutrality of adiaphora… Read More »Preference and Amorality
Ten Mangled Words:”Taste”
De gustibus non est disputandum, said the ancient Romans. There is no disputing over taste, meaning that in matters of personal taste and preference, there… Read More »Ten Mangled Words:”Taste”
Undiscerning Discernment
One of the ways you make your mark in the online discernment ministry world is by “outing” a popular and generally reliable pastor or Bible… Read More »Undiscerning Discernment
Identifying Authorities
Within the avalanche of information coming at us, how do we identify true authorities in any domain of knowledge? How do we judge the anonymous… Read More »Identifying Authorities
Relevance is Irrelevant (Part 11)
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 Modern American evangelicalism has a tendency to augment the preaching of the gospel… Read More »Relevance is Irrelevant (Part 11)
A Catechism on Judgment in Worship
How are we to worship God? We should worship in all of life, but we have been told most explicitly to worship God corporately through… Read More »A Catechism on Judgment in Worship
A postscript on Biblical discernment
Last October I wrapped up my eight-part series on Biblical discernment (parts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 and 8), and I thought I would now, in retrospect, add a brief postscript… Read More »A postscript on Biblical discernment
Some concluding thoughts on discernment (Part 8)
I was pushed to write a series on discernment when I heard a famous evangelical pastor define discernment as the ability to see, allegedly by… Read More »Some concluding thoughts on discernment (Part 8)
Maturity and Discernment (Part 6)
Discernment is a biblically informed judgment whether certain extra-biblical moral actions are good or evil. Last week, we looked at discernment in Eph 5:7-11 and… Read More »Maturity and Discernment (Part 6)
Enlightened Discernment (Part 5)
We are beginning to see that discernment was a significant category for Paul. As an apostle, Paul was very much accustomed to giving the Lord… Read More »Enlightened Discernment (Part 5)
Discernment and Good and Evil (Part 4)
To this point, the passages studied in our series on discernment have been pretty straight-forward. Whether Philippians 1:9-11, Romans 12:1-2, or Colossians 1:9-10, each passage… Read More »Discernment and Good and Evil (Part 4)
Discernment as spiritual wisdom and understanding (Part 3)
This is a series on Christian discernment. My first post argued that Christian discernment is necessary for living for the glory of God (Phil 1:9-11).… Read More »Discernment as spiritual wisdom and understanding (Part 3)
Discernment and worship (Part 2)
Last week I argued from Philippians 1:9-11 that discernment is of great importance to the believer as an important part of living for the glory… Read More »Discernment and worship (Part 2)
Discernment for the Glory of God (Part 1)
Yesterday, Phil Johnson highlighted the “preposterous claims, unhinged behavior, and spiritual quackery” of the charismatic movement, with Mark Driscoll as “Exhibit A.” I agree with… Read More »Discernment for the Glory of God (Part 1)