Our faithful presence here on earth should provide a glimpse of what the life of heaven is like.  We are to be a fragrance of the new world that is coming and a warning of the accompanying judgment. The church is the society where the kingdom of Jesus Christ is manifested and extended. (Trevin Wax, Counterfeit Gospels)

by Richard Shin

And we’re back with another set of weekly links. Here we go:

• Pretty much every Christian blogger said something about President Obama’s hard stance on gay marriage. And rightfully so; there is much to be said about the President’s stance. I want to point you to a few different articles that I found helpful: Kevin DeYoung’s on why Christians should oppose gay marriage, Justin Taylor on a few seminars on homosexuality, Albert Mohler on President Obama’s “evolution”, and National Review on the devolution of marriage.
• Ever wonder what to make of those commandments that seem a bit odd? Like when God commands the Israelites to kill all the Canaanites and not leave one woman or child in 1 Samuel 15:2-3? Dan Phillips has a biblical thought on what to make of those kinds of passages.
• Cornelius Van Til is widely regarded as the father of Presuppositionalism. On his birthday, John Starke from The Gospel Coalition posted an article that would help unfamiliar readers get acquainted with his work.
• Tim Challies has a 3-part series on the “Lost Sin of Envy.” You can find them here, here, and here.
• Justin Taylor has a list of eight reasons anxiety is pointless and foolish. Oh, and guess what? They’re all from the Bible.
• Ray Ortlund shares from Luke 6:35 on loving your enemies.

Enjoy!

Coram Deo