by | Feb 26, 2013 | Bible, Preaching, Theology
Although God had sent a famine into the Promised Land in order that Abram might learn God’s grace through trials, Abram took matters into his own hands and simply moved down to Egypt. Now, we don’t read explicitly that Abram had sinned by leaving Egypt,...
by | Feb 25, 2013 | Books, History, Theology, Worship
A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life in a Year: One example of the work of the Spirit is His witness in “the court of conscience,” testifying that the believer is a child of God (Rom. 8:16). [John Owen (1616-1683)] described this by way of the drama of...
by | Feb 25, 2013 | Bible, Preaching
When we find ourselves smack in the middle of a trial in life, it’s easy to find the encouragement of James a bit…well…irritating: 2Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3for you know that the testing of your faith...
by | Feb 22, 2013 | Books, Church, Culture, History, Theology
David VanDrunen develops Two Kingdoms Theology through church history in his book Natural Law and the Two Kingdoms. I quoted earlier from VanDrunen when he identified two important themes of commonality with the world and antithesis against the world in a 2nd century...
by | Feb 21, 2013 | Books, History, Theology, Worship
A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life in a Year: Though the elect experience the Spirit’s regeneration passively as so many dry bones (Ezek. 37:1-14), believers put their trust in the promises of the comfort of the Spirit and pray for Him and His work in them...