- Written by: Rich Lusk
- Category: Church
Never separate yourself from the Church. For nothing is stronger than the Church. Your hope is the Church alone; your salvation is inside the Church only, your refuge is the Church. She is higher than the heavens, and wider than the whole earth. She never grows old, but is always full of vigor and vitality. Holy Scripture, when pointing to her strength and stability, calls her an unshakable mountain ...
-- St. John Chrysostom

- Written by: Rich Lusk
- Category: Sacramental Theology
A friend sent me a link to this clip, which is making the rounds. I know next to nothing about Mark Dever, but I do want to give a quick threefold response to his claims about baptism.
- Written by: Rich Lusk
- Category: Sacramental Theology
The D family is a covenant household and so today they bring R for covenant baptism.
- Written by: Rich Lusk
- Category: Sacramental Theology
The Bible makes astounding claims for baptism.
- Written by: Rich Lusk
- Category: Church
Paul’s formula for unity in Ephesians 4:5 is helpful because of its balance: there is one faith, one Lord, one baptism (+ one Eucharist) — that is to say, there is the content of the faith, the way it is lived out under Christ’s lordship, and the sacramental boundaries drawn around the church. All three are important ingredients in our unity. The objectivity of the covenant matters, but nothing objective guarantees subjective faithfulness. Unity has both objective and subjective elements.