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Review: ‘Cultural Sanctification’ by Stephen O. Presley

Dec 23, 2024 | thegospelcoalition.org | Noah Senthil

American evangelicals want to engage the culture on moral issues, but they don’t always feel prepared to do so. In a recent survey of U.S. evangelicals, 89 percent said they want to promote biblical truths among people they know, but far fewer (56 percent) said they’re willing to discuss these truths with people who disagree, as few as 27 percent said they’re equipped to do so, and only 17 percent said they’re eager.
Resist Paganism. Embrace Inefficiency. Give Thanks.

Nov 27, 2024 | thegospelcoalition.org | Noah Senthil

In a culture of “technique,” as defined by French philosopher Jacques Ellul, we’re always trying to find new methods to maximize efficiency: Amazon Prime for shopping, Netflix for movies, Spotify for music, DoorDash for food, Tinder for dating, Apple Maps for travel, ChatGPT for a personal assistant, and so on. With the bare necessities (and enjoyments) of life readily available at unprecedented levels of efficiency, we assume life should be easy.
A Christian Response to Polygamy, Incest, and Pedophilia

Oct 7, 2024 | thegospelcoalition.org | Noah Senthil

In 1964, Supreme Court justice Potter Stewart defined obscenity, or hardcore pornography, by simply stating, “I know it when I see it.” Perhaps this was true for Stewart, or even the average American before the sexual revolution. Yet after decades of increasing promiscuity in media, fashion, and other cultural activities, we’re deeply desensitized to sexual immorality. We see it. But we don’t know it.
A Christian Response to Polygamy, Incest, and Pedophilia

Oct 7, 2024 | virtueonline.org | Noah Senthil

A Christian Response to Polygamy, Incest, and PedophiliaBy NOAH SENTHILTHE GOSPEL COALITIONOctober 7, 2024In 1964, Supreme Court justice Potter Stewart defined obscenity, or hardcore pornography, by simply stating, "I know it when I see it." Perhaps this was true for Stewart, or even the average American before the sexual revolution. Yet after decades of increasing promiscuity in media, fashion, and other cultural activities, we're deeply desensitized to sexual immorality. We see it.
What is the Doctrine of Adoption?

Dec 7, 2023 | theaquilareport.com | Noah Senthil

We’re born as sinners, which means that we’ve been separated from God and have become spiritual orphans without God as our Father. But the Father sent His own Son to save us by His life, death, and resurrection, so that we could be brought into His family forever. When we believe in Jesus the Son, we become adopted by God the Father, receive the Holy Spirit, and get lots of new brothers and sisters. There are hundreds of thousands of orphans in the United States alone and millions around the world.
Why Christians Need Philosophy

Oct 5, 2023 | thegospelcoalition.org | Noah Senthil |Aaron Shamp |Brett McCracken |J. D. Greear

Boethius (AD 480–524) was among the last of the Romans and the first of the medievals. As the classical world crumbled and barbarism took root, he took it upon himself to preserve as much of the classical tradition as possible. C. S. Lewis explains, “This was no time for stressing whatever divided [Boethius] from Virgil, Seneca, Plato, and the old Republican heroes.” Instead, “he preferred . . .
To Understand the Trinity, You Need a Grammar Lesson

Aug 23, 2023 | thegospelcoalition.org | Noah Senthil |Cap Stewart |Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra |Alan Noble

Trinitarian theology is at the heart of Christianity. Though the word “Trinity” never appears in Scripture, the doctrine was so evident to the early church that, despite vigorous debate, the confession that God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit became enshrined in the earliest creeds of the church. Many evangelical Protestants, however, give little thought to a robust defense of Trinitarianism.
Remember Your Nature and Destiny

Jan 23, 2023 | thegospelcoalition.org | Noah Senthil |Patrick Miller |Blake Glosson |David Schuman

There was an oak tree in the front yard of my childhood home. It seemed inconceivably large, towering over our house. Its shadow swallowed every square inch of the place, along with the lawn and the driveway. In fall, the acorns dropped like snow and covered the grass like sand on the shore. I remember watching the acorns fall, picking them up, planting them, and even throwing them at my siblings.