Humble Orthodoxy Archives

Truth and Relevance (March 22, 2008) - "Now it is comparatively easy to be faithful if we do not care about being contemporary, and easy also to be contemporary if we do not bother to be faithful. It is the search for a combination of truth and... ( Keep Reading » )

Learning From Mark Driscoll (November 9, 2007) - My first introduction to Mark Driscoll was his book Radical Reformission. I enjoyed it and was challenged by it. So I wrote him a letter telling him that I appreciated the stand he took for biblical truth and the clear... ( Keep Reading » )

When Valid Criticism Comes Wrapped in Bad Doctrine (October 20, 2007) - Last week I was with a group of friends and we discussed a lecture that Tim Keller gave recently in London. Darryl Dashhouse posted a summary and notes from the lecture that is worth reading (HT: Justin). I plan to... ( Keep Reading » )

Humility is Not the Same as Doubt (September 17, 2007) - My friend, fellow-pastor and fellow-Na blogger, Thabiti Anyabwile, has written a very helpful post in response to a question about humble orthodoxy. The person basically asked if humility is best expressed by distrusting orthodoxy and your own ability to know... ( Keep Reading » )

Machen on the Word of God (September 13, 2007) - "The Christian man...finds in the Bible the very Word of God. Let it not be said that dependence on a book is a dead or an artificial thing. The Reformation of the sixteenth century was founded upon the authority of... ( Keep Reading » )

I Don't Have This Figured Out (September 8, 2007) - Humble orthodoxy is my target. Orthodoxy is the a commitment to the teaching and application of the established, proven and cherished truths of our faith--the most central of which is the message of salvation through the death and resurrection of... ( Keep Reading » )

Truth-Telling That Trembles (September 6, 2007) - This week the new bloggers are posting over at New Attitude. My friend Justin Taylor just did a post that includes the following: If you have humility without orthodoxy it's hypocrisy—a form of pride wearing a gentle mask. At the... ( Keep Reading » )