Daniel Davis

Pastor @KingsChurchDC | Alum of @ADFLegal @Heritage @SenatorWicker | Luke 18:17

[Larry Sanger @lsanger]

I don’t like to contradict Wm Lane Craig, but surely he is wrong here. Maybe I’m not understanding, but this comes across as merely embarrassing.

He argues that Jesus was not the only-begotten Son in his eternal nature. But this places the natural locus of controversy in a derivative place. Let’s begin here: Was Jesus Christ the Son of God from eternity? Set aside *monogenes* (“only begotten”). Is it Jesus’ eternal nature to be *huios* (Son)? If so, then the rest follows.

But sure, let’s look at the “proof texts”:

“The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” (Jn 1:14)

His glory was “as of the only begotten,” and it is unlikely that such glory attaches to him for his *human* nature. We’ll return to this.

“And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. … For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son…” (Jn 3:13, 16)

This is most naturally read as assuming that the Son of God was the Son from eternity; he did not become the Son when he was born of Mary. Rather, he was already the Son in Heaven, and he was given to us as a great sacrifice because he was already the Son.

“And now, O Father, glorify thou me… with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. …[F]or thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.” (Jn 17:5, 24)

The Father loved Jesus and gave him glory before the foundation of the world. If this is true, what resistance is there to the idea that his begetting as Son was from eternity as well?

“The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water. Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth…” (Prov 8:22–25)

A distinguished old tradition holds this to be about God the Son: the Word of God is his Wisdom.

“Whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.” (Mic 5:2)

The “goings forth” of the Messiah have been from eternity. To “go forth” from God the Father is, it is reasonable to suppose, to be begotten by him.

God “Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son… by whom also he made the worlds; Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person…” (Heb 1:2–3)

More evidence that the Son’s glory attaches to him eternally because he is eternally the Son.

“Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: for by him were all things created…” (Col 1:15–16a)

This is devastating to Craig’s position. Christ did not become “firstborn of every creature” when he was incarnated, if everything was created by him.

[Jonathan J. McKenzie @JonMcK1647]

The Protestant Vision

[Mike Winger @MikeWingerii]

Many think Catholicism is the ancient church. The apostles would never do or allow this sort of idolatrous behavior. Never.

The issue with claims to originality and an unchanged tradition within either Catholicism or Orhodoxy is that they are full of changed traditions and practices. They just try to pretend these things go back to the apostles when they don’t. It’s very much the same as the Pharisees of Jesus’ day. The Pharisees had a host of traditions and practices that at times conflicted with Scripture. So, to buffer against complaints they just said that an unwritten “oral tradition” connected all their teachings to Mount Sinai. It was just unwritten tradition and if you wanted real ancient Judaism you had to follow their lead. Jesus blew that out of the water! They were just inheriting slowly developed traditions of man and calling them ancient and authoritative. Jesus appealed to Scripture to trump them.

This Protestant will remain Protestant.

[Robert P. George @McCormickProf]

Thomas Jefferson, speaking of slavery, said: "I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, that His justice cannot sleep forever." Although he was himself a slaveholder, someone deeply implicated in slavery, he knew it was evil--a gross violation of the profound, inherent and equal dignity of every member of the human family. Those responsible for the abortion-up-to-birth laws of Massachusetts and several other states, know that they too are grossly violating that fundamental principle of justice. What they lack is Jefferson's candor.
https://t.co/cAEuKkmduR

[Kristen Waggoner @KristenWaggoner]

“If our hope in Christ is for this life alone, we are to be pitied more than all men. But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.” (1 Cor. 15:19-20)

[Craig A. Carter @CraigACarter1]

This scroll all by itself undermines 19th century higher criticism and confirms confidence in the biblical text. It is one of the greatest treasures we have.

[Jason Howerton @jason_howerton]

This is what it looks like to be READY to die.

He's not living on a "hope." He KNOWS where he's going soon.

[Andrew T. Walker @AndrewTWalker]

Congratulations to @JoshHoller on the publication of his book. It is welcome news to see evangelical scholars thinking critically about the challenges posed by IVF.

[Secretary Sean Duffy @SecDuffy]

Farewell to the legendary Dulles People Mover (1962–2026)

Was it a bus? Was it a train? Nobody knew

Thankfully, your service will no longer be needed 🫡✈️

[Jonathan Parnell @jonathanparnell]

Been vacationing in North Carolina, seeing many family and friends, and multiple people have asked me: “Do you think what’s happened in Minnesota will ever come here?”

Yes, I say.

And then I explain that Minnesota is full of great people just like in NC, but the Twin Cities went off the rails with an influx of anti-Christian and anti-American ideologies. And where the cities go, so goes the state.

How can this be stopped from happening all across the country?

Three things:

1) churches seek purity (local churches are made up of real Christians who believe the Bible)

2) Christians seek influence (everything from sharing the gospel with neighbors to running for public office)

3) Pure churches of Christians who seek influence are planted in urban areas (never give up on cities)

[Andrew T. Walker @AndrewTWalker]

Designing family arrangements with the intentional deprivation of either maternal or paternal love is a violation of natural justice. I don’t care whether Left or Right does it; it is still wrong and society should not incentivize or applaud these arrangements.

[Daniel Davis @JDaniel_Davis]

@jjverdi @oliverhenry Yes go to the Rocket Center and see Saturn V

[Fox News @FoxNews]

Darryl Strawberry says World Series rings, All-Star success and fame still couldn't fill what he calls the "empty void" in his life.

The MLB legend shares how his mother's prayers and his wife, Tracy, led him back to church, where he says he found new life through faith in Jesus Christ.

"Jesus is the way. All these other ways that we go, we find ourselves in darkness. We find ourselves trying to fill the empty void with all this stuff, and it just does not fill it."

[Samuel James @Digitalliturgy]

This is a tart but necessary deconstruction from @FeserEdward of what appears to be a spiritual sandcastle of a book. I commend this review to you. But I do want to say one thing about Smith and his previous work. https://t.co/lnfBa2eIKr

[Owen Strachan @ostrachan]

There is more mercy in Christ than sin in me.

--Richard Sibbes

[Maggie @maggiemoda]

Put DOWN the salad. Pick UP the cheeseburger. It's for your health <3

[Daniel Davis @JDaniel_Davis]

@james_d_baird He was big at Wheaton in the 2010s. Even at 20, I could sense something very off. Like if you think so poorly of reason, why are you writing a book?

Or maybe you just don’t like reality and truth?

[Daniel Davis @JDaniel_Davis]

@AndrewTWalker @FeserEdward Brutally spot on. The seeds were present in his Desiring series 15 years ago but are now in full bloom.

Sad for him and whatever influence he holds in Christian liberal arts.

[Daniel Davis @JDaniel_Davis]

Why do people have to caveat condolences with “we disagreed on much”? Does that really have to factor in?

[Wes Huff @WesleyLHuff]

If you love Jesus you should love what Jesus loves, and that ultimately means you should be an official, active, and serving member of your local church (Eph. 5:25).

Church membership should be normal for Christians. Lives lived in regular accountability demonstrate the gospel’s reality to the world, particularly through the mutual love that Jesus identified as the mark of his followers. This is both biblical and strengthens evangelistic witness. Weaker and newer Christians gain feeding and accountability through membership, and mature and seasoned believers demonstrate authentic Christian living.

Hebrews calls believers to “consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works,” explicitly warning against forsaking assembly “as the manner of some is” (Heb. 10:24–25). This suggests participation isn’t optional but essential to spiritual health.

Church membership preserves biblical truth by establishing who bears responsibility for rooting out false teaching and protecting the gospel when leadership itself becomes compromised. Paul’s letter to the Galatians exemplifies this. I say this as a positional elder in my church — Paul appealed to the whole congregation rather than leadership alone to address doctrinal corruption. Think about it: how are you to “bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ” (Gal 6:2), which positions mutual care as a central Christian obligation, if you’re not actively in a membership role? Thessalonians similarly exhorts believers to “encourage one another and build one another up” (1 Thess 5:11), framing encouragement as a reciprocal responsibility that requires presence and investment.

Healthy membership equips believers to recognize heresy when taught or communicated and transforms them from passive consumers into active defenders of the faith.

Acts depicts the early church persevering in apostolic teaching, communion, and gathering daily, with believers holding possessions in common (Acts 2:42–47), a portrait of intensive communal engagement rather than individual isolated devotion or nominal affiliation.

Ultimately, practicing membership glorifies God as Christians gather to form his body, living under the life giving words of scripture, fellowshipping with one another sacrificially, and reflecting his character.