By Colby Malsbury
He might not be possessed with the eloquence of Jonathan Edwards.
He has not authored great theonomic treatises against the state, as per J. Gresham Machen.
He would be the first to admit that both Van Til and Clark would leave him in the dust in propounding systematic theology.
But none of that matters. By their fruits ye shall know them, and the fruits of Pastor James Coates have been bountiful indeed. When it comes to fidelity to the tenets of Christianity in the face of tremendous opposition, Pastor Coates can hold his head proudly beside the likes of R.L. Dabney.