A Discussion of Non-Ratio-centric Approaches to Christian Faith
Brian M. Abshire
Table of Contents

Iron Sharpening Iron:
Introduction:
Doctrine and Salvation.
Doctrinal Divisions and Secularization.
Worship in Spirit and Truth
Just what is Doctrine?
The Psychology of Learning and Non-Ratio-centric Thinking.
Various Ways of “Knowing” – Human Brain Research.
Implications for Doing Theology.
Implications for Fellowship with Non-Reformed Christians.
Implications for Personal Devotion.
Implications for Preaching.
Implications for Evangelism.
Implications for …

Or Weird People in the Church
A long, meandering essay that probably reveals more about the inner, psychological problems of the author, than it does about the state of the church but we were desperate and so it got published anyway
True confession time; a pastor really ought to be a “people” sort of person; you know …

High Ground Electronic Newsletter
Copyright © January 2008
Highlands Reformed Church and The Institute for Christian Culture

On Gossips, Meddlers and Busybodies
There is a sin, so destructive that it rips apart families, destroys friendships and decimates entire covenant communities. There is a sin, so reprehensible, that God associates it with the worst sorts of wickedness. There is a sin, so heinous, that God gives only the most …

Historic Reformed theology has always understood the second commandment’s prohibition against idolatry to be more than just forbidding pictures of God, but, fundamentally, dealing with worship; God MUST be “approached” ONLY on His terms (Jn 4:24). In attempting to delineate what God Himself requires in true, spiritual worship, the Reformers listed several “ordinary” elements: the …

God is the great “I Am” the “Self-Existent One” who created all things for His own glory. We exist for Him, not Him for us. Therefore, He can be approached only on terms He Himself establishes. Since the Lord Jesus said that God must be worshipped in “spirit and in truth” (Jn 4:24), clearly, there …

Ever since granted grace to acknowledge Jesus Christ as Lord over 35 years ago, I have also recognized that there are a lot of “flakey” people who call themselves “Christian.” From outright cultists such as Jehovah’s Witnesses or Mormons, to Deists, Unitarians, and theological Liberals, heretics and heresies abound. Most of these groups can be …

“If therefore there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intention one purpose” Phil …