Todd Pruitt's Posts

Todd Pruitt's Posts

Do not render to Caesar that which is God's

Todd Pruitt
Nov 21, 2009
“Because we honor justice and the common good, we will not comply with any edict that purports to compel our institutions to participate in abortions, embryo-destructive research, assisted suicide and euthanasia, or any other anti-life act; nor will we bend to any rule purporting to force us to...

How to Preach in Prison

Todd Pruitt
Nov 20, 2009
John Piper recently preached at Angola State Prison in Louisianna. His post on the event gives good insights not only about ministry to prisons but how one should preach to those who will live the rest of their lives behind bars. Warden Cain says: I am as nice as they let me be and as mean as they...

Another Stunning Achievement of Evangelical Narcissism

Todd Pruitt
Nov 20, 2009
"By which He has granted to John His precious and exceedingly great promises; that through these John may become a partaker of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust." (2 Pet. 1:4) Have you ever inserted your name as you read the Bible to make it more...

The Cross as Fulfillment of God's Law

Todd Pruitt
Nov 20, 2009
The cross demonstrates the permanent, immutable nature of God's law. To save us, Jesus did not go around the law. He did not remove it. Rather, he fulfilled it. Taht is because the law is the eternal standard by which we will all be judged, and God is passionate about it. Every jot and tittle of...

CT interviews Michael Horton

Todd Pruitt
Nov 20, 2009
Michael Horton was interviewed by Christianity Today about his books Christless Christianity and The Gospel-Driven Life . What is at the core of the temptation to practice a Christless Christianity? When the emphasis becomes human-centered rather than God-centered. In more conservative contexts,...

"Well Acts" and the Loss of Sin

Todd Pruitt
Nov 19, 2009
Much armchair and professional psychoanalyzing has gone on about the Major Hasan's murderous rampage at Fort Hood. What seems to be lost in the hunt for a motive is the reality of human sin fueled by a wicked ideology. Al Mohler writes: Any civilization requires a stable, rational, and consensual...

I am my biggest problem

Todd Pruitt
Nov 19, 2009
From Paul Tripp: I must face the fact that my greatest need is not environmental. My greatest need does not derive from the fact that the brokenness of the Fall fractures every situation, every relationship, and every context. Yes, all my relationships are flawed in some way. And no, the world...

"We shall bring an untiring energy to the study of Thy Prophets and Apostles..."

Todd Pruitt
Nov 19, 2009
I know, O Lord God Almighty, that I owe Thee, as the chief duty of my life, the devotion of all my words and thoughts to Thyself. The gift of speech which Thou hast bestowed can bring me no higher reward than the opportunity of service in preaching Thee and displaying Thee as Thou art, as Father...

13 Books on the Doctrine of God

Todd Pruitt
Nov 18, 2009
Keith Mathison from Ligonier Ministries has recommended 13 books on the doctrine of God. Check out the list HERE . I would add to that excellent list a few titles that are a bit more accessable to the lay person: Knowing God by J.I. Packer Behold Your God by Donald MacLeod The Message of the Living...

"Creating Fog" - A review of N.T. Wrights "Justification"

Todd Pruitt
Nov 18, 2009
David Mathis has written a clear and, in my mind, accurate assessment of N.T. Wright's "Justification." More than a review of Wright's latest book, Mathis offers a critique of Wright's tendency toward a less than careful exegesis of the biblical text as well as a frustrating avoidance to truly...