Carl Trueman's Posts

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A good, working definition

Carl Trueman
Oct 14, 2011
I do not typically go to this source for pastorally useful definitions, but my recent post led to me do a little bit of research to see if there are any good definitions of pornography out there. The Catechism of the Catholic Church actually has about as good a statement as any I have come across:...

A good, working definition

Carl Trueman
Oct 14, 2011
I do not typically go to this source for pastorally useful definitions, but my recent post led to me do a little bit of research to see if there are any good definitions of pornography out there. The Catechism of the Catholic Church actually has about as good a statement as any I have come across:...

Don't know much about art, but I know it when I see it

Carl Trueman
Oct 13, 2011
Over at the Gospel Coalition, the Rev. Thabiti Anyabwile has a post on definitions . His argument is a thoughtful one and he calls for the abandonment of talk of `celebrity' and 'rock star' pastors because, as he rightly points out, defining these terms is hard. He also sees me as one of the main...

Don't know much about art, but I know it when I see it

Carl Trueman
Oct 13, 2011
Over at the Gospel Coalition, the Rev. Thabiti Anyabwile has a post on definitions . His argument is a thoughtful one and he calls for the abandonment of talk of `celebrity' and 'rock star' pastors because, as he rightly points out, defining these terms is hard. He also sees me as one of the main...

Elders take vows too

Carl Trueman
Oct 11, 2011
Last week, I posted a note on Ref21 concerning the importance of guarding the teaching office in the church. As a result of that, I was asked what the implications of such might be for those often called 'ruling elders' in Presbyterianism, men who are called to leadership roles within the church...

Elders take vows too

Carl Trueman
Oct 11, 2011
Last week, I posted a note on Ref21 concerning the importance of guarding the teaching office in the church. As a result of that, I was asked what the implications of such might be for those often called 'ruling elders' in Presbyterianism, men who are called to leadership roles within the church...

Always a winner

Carl Trueman
Oct 11, 2011
I note with sadness Levy's crack about the English rugby team. What can I say? As this picture reveals, his Welsh patriotism is barely skin deep. In the aftermath of the Glorious Year of 2003, his allegiance seems to have been somewhat east of Offa's Dyke, as this picture shows: It is surely also...

Always a winner

Carl Trueman
Oct 11, 2011
I note with sadness Levy's crack about the English rugby team. What can I say? As this picture reveals, his Welsh patriotism is barely skin deep. In the aftermath of the Glorious Year of 2003, his allegiance seems to have been somewhat east of Offa's Dyke, as this picture shows: It is surely also...

Why 'not many should aspire to be teachers'

Carl Trueman
Oct 6, 2011
One of the things I find most helpful in Presbyterianism is the clear distinction it makes between members and office bearers. To be a member of a Presbyterian church, one need only confess with the mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in one's heart that God raised him from the dead (Rom. 10). In...

Why 'not many should aspire to be teachers'

Carl Trueman
Oct 6, 2011
One of the things I find most helpful in Presbyterianism is the clear distinction it makes between members and office bearers. To be a member of a Presbyterian church, one need only confess with the mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in one's heart that God raised him from the dead (Rom. 10). In...