by | Jan 31, 2013 | Books, Culture, Theology
I did not go to a Presbyterian/Reformed seminary, so I missed out on a lot of the intramural debates that my brethren had who went to Covenant, RTS, or the like. Not that I would change my time at Beeson, but I do have to play catch-up at times on subjects like...
by | Jan 30, 2013 | Bible, Preaching, Theology
When the Apostle John insists that we must love our fellow believers (“one another”, v. 7, 11, 12; “brother”, v. 20, 21), he does so on the basis that love is from God. But it’s important to understand that the love from God is a...
by | Jan 29, 2013 | Bible, Books, Theology, Worship
A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life in a Year: Thomas Adams (1583-1652) remarks that Christ is the “sum of the whole Bible, prophesied, typified, prefigured, exhibited, demonstrated, to be found in every leaf, almost in every line….Christ is the main,...
by | Jan 28, 2013 | Bible, Books, Theology, Worship
A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life in a Year: A major principle of interpretation used by the Puritans was the idea, firmly rooted in Scripture, that all of God’s Word points to Christ. As John Owen argued, anyone reading Scripture must always keep in mind...
by | Jan 28, 2013 | Bible, Church, Preaching, Theology
Wise, convicting words from Kevin DeYoung: But what if your elders didn’t pray more than five minutes at their meeting last month? Would you know? No one would, not right away. What if your pastor hasn’t prayed for weeks? What if the elders are not deep into the word?...
by | Jan 25, 2013 | Bible, Books, Church, History, Theology
A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life in a Year: Having discussed the similarities between the two covenants [of works and of grace], [Patrick] Gillespie [1617-1617] turns his attention to the differences between the two covenants, “which are manifold and...