Recently, on a Wednesday night, I shared some thoughts about our responsibility as Christians to engage culture. Al Mohler has defined our (American) culture using seven characteristics, each of which begin with the word self. Self-fulfillment. We are a culture that seeks to satisfy ourselves, seen primarily in the triumph of the therapeutic culture. Self-help …
Mohler, Jr., R. Albert. Atheism Remix. Wheaton, Il: Crossway, 2008. “Albert Mohler is a steady guide, unremittingly clear-headed.” This John Piper quote dawns the cover of many of Dr. Mohler’s books on the social landscape that lies before the contemporary Christian. This Piper quote provides a concise description of Atheism Remix published in 2008 by …
“Authentic expository preaching takes the presentation of the Word of God as its central aim. The purpose of the preacher is to read the text, interpret the text, explain the text, and apply the text. Thus, the text drives the sermon from beginning to end.” R. Albert Mohler, Jr. The Disappearance of God: Dangerous Beliefs …
“Reflecting poetically on the urgency and centrality of preaching, the Puritan pastor, Richard Baxter once remarked, ‘I Preach’d, as never sure to Preach again, and as a dying man to dying men.’ With vivid expression and a sense of gospel gravity, Baxter understood that preaching is literally a life-or-death affair. Eternity hangs in the balance …
In his most recent book, The Disappearance of God: Dangerous Beliefs in the New Spiritual Openess, Albert Mohler, devotes two chapters about defending the doctrine of hell in today’s culture. He closes chapter five, “Hell Under Fire, Part 1,” with this: “Our responsibility is to present the truth of the Christian faith with boldness, clarity, …