by | Feb 19, 2013 | Books, History, Preaching, Theology
A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life in a Year: The Father’s love is “a love of bounty,” but our love for God is a “love of duty.” The love of the Father is “antecedent love,” always going before ours; our love for the Father...
by | Feb 15, 2013 | Books, History, Preaching, Theology
A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life in a Year: Within that framework, [John Owen (1616-1683)] taught distinct roles or economies for the Father, Son, and Spirit. He said the First Person, the Father, is initiator, who chooses whom He will save, and how. The Second...
by | Feb 15, 2013 | Bible, Books, Church, Theology
This post is the third in a series of initial reactions to Two Kingdoms Theology from reading David VanDrunen’s book, Living in God’s Two Kingdoms. In the first post, I summarized the biblical case for Two Kingdoms Theology, expressing my appreciation in...
by | Feb 14, 2013 | Books, History, Theology, Worship
A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life in a Year: In The Object and Acts of Justifying Faith…Thomas Goodwin (1600-1680) wrote of an intimate connection between assurance of faith and communion with the Trinity: “Sometimes a man’s communion and...
by | Feb 14, 2013 | Bible, Books, Culture, Theology
Last week, I wrote down some of my initial reactions to Two Kingdoms Theology from reading David VanDrunen’s book, Living in God’s Two Kingdoms. On the whole, I think that VanDrunen offered a very helpful explanation of how the biblical story presents the...
by | Feb 12, 2013 | Books, History, Theology, Worship
A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life in a Year: [Sinclair] Ferguson wrote that in [John] Owen’s theology, “the Christian life is nothing less than fellowship with God the Trinity, leading to the full assurance of faith.” What did Owen mean by...