by Mark Farnham | Jun 4, 2010 | Apologetics, Book Reviews, Church History, The Church, Theology
J. Gresham Machen’s classic, Christianity and Liberalism, was one of the most influential books of its time when it was first published in 1923. Many consider it to be a challenge to theological liberalism that was never answered by liberals. Machen’s clarity and...
by Mark Farnham | Jun 3, 2010 | Christian Living, Kidney Transplant, Theology
As some of you know, I am undergoing a kidney transplant today, Thursday, June 3. After six years of living with Chronic Kidney Disease, God has provided a donor in my brother-in-law. As I approach the surgery I wanted to convey what God has taught me in the blessed...
by Mark Farnham | Jun 2, 2010 | Christian Living, Kidney Transplant, Theology
As some of you know, I will be undergoing a kidney transplant Thursday, June 3. After six years of living with Chronic Kidney Disease, God has provided a donor in my brother-in-law. As I approach the surgery I wanted to convey what God has taught me in the blessed...
by Mark Farnham | Jun 1, 2010 | Christian Living, Church History, Theology
What happens to people who feel that they must earn their standing with God? They seek help in a number of ways. One common strategy is to erect new standards of righteousness that are at least theoretically attainable. By setting up external markers, those who...
by Mark Farnham | May 28, 2010 | Christian Living, Church History, Pastoral Ministry, The Church, Theology
Legalism is an ugly thing to those outside it, but often a beautiful thing to those within it. Legalism is any system whereby the merits of man contribute in any way to his standing with God. For those who have been delivered from the works-righteousness mentality,...