Machen and Paul: A fictional dialogue

J. Gresham Machen is the heretical founder of the “orthodox” Presbyterian “Church” (i.e., synagogue of Satan). He wrote a “defense” of Christianity against the liberals who were deemed by him, “enemies within” the church. Among other things, Machen wrote that these liberal enemies denied the deity of Christ and scorned the cross. But alas, this [...]

John Piper: The Future of Justification

From Piper’s book, “The Future of Justification”: Piper: “For these eight reasons, and more that will emerge along the way, I am not optimistic that the biblical doctrine of justification will flourish where N. T. Wright’s portrayal holds sway” (John Piper, The Future of Justification, p. 24). Chris: If the Apostle Paul agreed with Piper, [...]

J. Gresham Machen (“The Christian View Of Man”)

Machen: “What is the real difficulty here? Is it the difficulty of harmonizing the free will of the creature with the certainty of the creature’s actions as part of God’s eternal purpose? No, I do not think that that is the real difficulty” (J. Gresham Machen, The Christian View Of Man, p.44). Chris: Machen does [...]

J. Gresham Machen (“What Is Faith?”)

J. Gresham Machen (1881-1937) founded the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (i.e., Synagogue of Satan) in 1936. The following are my comments on writings from his book entitled, “What is faith?”: Machen writes: ==”The truth is that the ecclesiastical currency in our day has been sadly debased; Church membership, as well as Church office, no longer means [...]

J. Gresham Machen (Christianity and Liberalism)

The following are quotes from Machen’s book, “Christianity and Liberalism.” The following quotes should be read in view of what Machen says directly below regarding Arminian theology: ==”Another difference of opinion is that between the Calvinistic or Reformed Theology and the Arminianism which appears in the Methodist church. … A Calvinist is constrained to regard [...]

Westminster Seminary California advertisement

Westminster Seminary California advertisement on the White Horse Inn: ==It’s a sad fact that many Christians are confused about crucial matters. Such as, what the gospel is. how sinners are right with God. And what it means to preach Christ. Westminster Seminary California is committed to helping you sort through all the confusion and give [...]

Schaeffer on Machen

Francis A. Schaeffer, in his book “The Great Evangelical Disaster” (1984) writes: “By 1936 the liberals were so in control of the Northern Presbyterian Church that they were able to defrock Dr. J. Gresham Machen. Machen, as I mentioned, had been a brilliant defender of Bible-believing Christianity, as can be seen, for example, in his [...]