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Jonathan LeemanFeaturedChurchEvangelicalism

Church Membership and the Definition of Baptism - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

(1: Gavin Ortlund’s Initial Post, 3: Gavin Ortlund’s Response, 4: Jonathan Leeman’s Final Response) Gavin, Thank you for the opportunity to interact with you on this matter. I’m grateful for you and our partnership in the gospel, and I remember your time […]

Guest WriterFeaturedChurchEvangelicalism

Can We Reject Paedobaptism and Still Receive Paedobaptists?

It should be possible for Baptists to both have defined membership practices in their church and to receive those baptized as infants into full membership.

Jonathan LeemanFeaturedChurchEvangelicalism

Evangelicalism, Christian Identity, and Church Membership

Many evangelical institutions have an alarming tendency to function as if the local church were an afterthought or an add-on to the Christian life.

Matthew LoftusFeaturedEvangelicalism

Savage Love: A Review of Elisabeth Elliot | Mere Orthodoxy

Though not without some significant shortcomings, Elisabeth Elliot's work provides readers with a compelling picture of the all-consuming love of God.

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An Evangelical Response to the Statement on Social Justice & The Gospel

Malcolm Foley and Justin Hawkins address two key theological errors in the statement and explain how both are departures from historic evangelical theology.

Brandon D. SmithFeaturedEvangelicalismFormation

Loving Others Theologically - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

“How dare you?!” You might remember this phrase from Mark Driscoll, one of my early heroes in the so-called “New Calvinism” movement. His growl was aimed at men during a rant about how they misuse women sexually and otherwise. It […]

Jake MeadorEvangelicalism

The Fall of the Village | Mere Orthodoxy

A man said "if it takes a village to raise a child, it also takes one to abuse a child." That sums up the reasons for our culture's turn against the faith.

Brian MesimerEvangelicalism

Paige Patterson's Missing Link | Mere Orthodoxy

Patterson's counsel to abused women betrays an alarming lack of concern for the victims as well as an incorrect understanding of church discipline.

John SheltonFeaturedEvangelicalism

Stanley Hauerwas: Modern American Puddleglum | Mere Orthodoxy

Hauerwas's gift is the ability to punch through comforting myths that American Christians tell themselves in order to draw their attention to higher things.

E. J. HutchinsonFeaturedEvangelicalism

Avoidance is not Purity: An Ode on the Pence Rule | Mere Orthodoxy

We should be friends, quoth Potiphar's wife.

Jake MeadorEvangelicalism

On the Pence Rule - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

In a world and economy as hostile to marriage as ours, things like the Pence Rule are understandable attempts to protect marriage.

Joseph MinichFeaturedEvangelicalism

On Doubting Well | Mere Orthodoxy

Much reflection on doubt and Christianity gives the impression that the only ways forward are a fideist retreat to commitment or a renouncing of the faith.