Benjamin John

Christians, God is good and what we believe is good. Hold onto that when the world tells us otherwise. “Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!” Psalm 34:8 ESV

Here is what is likely to be my last article for CC: with my usual nuance: x.com/CConcern/statu…

They really are on the frontlines and it has been an honour to work with so many amazing people. Thank you @CConcern

Last week, after nearly 7 years, finished at @CConcern . Working at CC has been an adventure and I have learnt so much and grown in so many ways. CC will hold a special place in my heart and I will be leaving with lots of cherished memories.

@between2worlds @andrewtwalker @DrJoeBoot addresses these claims in his appendix to Mission of God. Rushdoony is often misrepresented on this point.

@andrewtwalker DeYoung explains more here: 9marks.org/review/book-re…

From Trueman's book, Historical Fallacies. "His sources are atrocious, secondhand, and unverified; that he held this position speaks volumes about his appalling incompetence as a historian, and one can only speculate as to why he held the position from a moral perspective: see his The Institutes of Biblical Law (Phillipsburg: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1973), 586-88. He deals with the matter under the issue of the ninth commandment and, ironically breaches it himself in his presentation of the matter."

Helpful reminder:

"Perhaps the starkest truth for Christians to dwell on is this: assisted suicide does not end suffering for non-Christians. Rather, it signifies an eternity separated from God." @benjamin_john reflects on the false gospel of assisted suicide and the myth of 'autonomy' of life and death. christianconcern.com/comment/the-fa…

My latest article: The false gospel of assisted suicide christianconcern.com/comment/the-fa…

'If we say it is okay for doctors to kill patients, that is going to shape our culture and our values.' @benjamin_john spoke about our display outside the Senedd in Cardiff, as Welsh parliamentarians debated a motion to back assisted suicide. Praise God that they rejected it.

@RDLaverty is there much wrong with that one phrase? With everything coming out is it not legitimate to grieve a police shooting even if justified?

This morning I've seen a UK evangelical leader tweeting "RIP Chris Kaba". This leader's book on race was touted as THE British Christian book to read on the topic in 2020.

Penalising parents for not accepting the state’s provision... and taxing them for their care and nurturing of their children, is nothing like Robin Hood’s legendary taking from the rich to give to the poor; more like the taxes of the sheriff of Nottingham. thecritic.co.uk/starmers-tax-w…

Facts.

A reason evangelicals must oppose assisted suicide: hell.

Plea to all who oppose #AssistedSuicide: "Assisted Dying" is a euphemism which seeks to mask what is at stake. The proposed law is to permit one person to end another's life. This is about killing, not dying. Don't do the apologists' work for them by using their words.

I recommend watching the whole documentary on iPlayer. We really need to wake up to why assisted suicide is such a danger.

I'm at the Court of Appeal to watch the Higgs v Farmor's School case. #KristieHiggs You can watch it on livestream or follow @tribunaltweets @courtofappeal-civildivisio388?si=cCIY3_WMjxc3QHyV" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@courtofappeal…

Pray for Kristie!

Please pray for Kristie this week with her case being heard in the Court of Appeal. @A_Minichiello explains why this is a vital case for Christian freedoms in the UK christianconcern.com/comment/kristi…

We just watched this as @IPCEaling staff. It is outstanding, makes me want Sunday to come! youtube.com/watch?v=rT6P7R…

John Calvin commenting on Psalm 139:16:   “The embryo, when first conceived in the womb, has no form; and David speaks of God’s having known him when he was yet a shapeless mass, to kuema, as the Greeks term it; for to embruon is the name given to the fetus from the time of conception to birth inclusive. The argument is from the greater to the less. If he was known to God before he had grown to certain definite shape, much less could he now elude his observation.”   According to Calvin, we are human persons—known by God our Creator and objects of his remembrance—from the moment of conception. This is why Calvin, commenting on Exodus 21:22, says that “the fetus, though enclosed in the womb, is already a human being (homo), and it is almost a monstrous crime to rob it of life which it has yet begun to enjoy.” He continues: “If it seems more horrible to kill a man in his own house than in a field, because a man’s house is his place of most secure refuge, it ought surely to be deemed more atrocious to destroy a fetus in the womb before it has come to light.”   I’m grateful that those in the Calvinist tradition are not left without clear and firm guidance on this important, life-and-death issue.

Why do we eat shellfish but not practice homosexuality? Because Jesus says so.