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...
by | Jan 25, 2013 | Bible, Preaching, Worship
After describing the Jealous Love of the Holy Spirit and calling us to repent as the Holy Spirit gives more grace, James turns his attention to the manner in which we ought to love fellow believers in the Church: 11Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The...
by | Jan 24, 2013 | Bible, Books, Theology
A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life in a Year: [John] Owen explains that the [Holy] Spirit does not speak to believers in an outward or inward vocal testimony. In other words, the Spirit does not speak to believers “of the Word, but by the Word.” When...
by | Jan 24, 2013 | Bible, Books, Preaching, Worship
No only do the Father and the Son love their people with an everlasting love, but James 4:1-5 insists that the Holy Spirit loves us with a jealous love that utterly detests our worldliness because our worldliness is a form of spiritual adultery. The Holy Spirit is...
by | Jan 23, 2013 | Bible, Preaching, Theology
From the D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones sermon on James 4:1, “From Whence Come Wars” right after the 32:00 mark: The problem is man himself–why he lives as he does; why he is irrational; why he is a fool; why he has wars and rumors of wars. Simple problem?...
by | Jan 23, 2013 | Bible, Books, Preaching, Worship
The Jealous Love of God in the Old Testament From beginning to end, the Old Testament proclaims the great love of God for his people. Anyone who caricatures the God of the Old Testament as a God of wrath simply has not read the Old Testament carefully enough. But at...
by | Jan 22, 2013 | Bible, Books, Theology
A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life in a Year: Revelations from God, such as that given to Abraham, commanding him to sacrifice his only son, had a “divine power and efficacy” that infalliby assured Abraham that the words came from God. Nevertheless, God...
by | Jan 22, 2013 | Theology, Worship
At the 19:25 minute mark of the Reformed Forum podcast “Justification Sola Fide,” Dr. Lane G. Tipton concisely summarizes the massive, glorious work of redemption accomplished by Jesus Christ: In his atonement, Jesus propitiates wrath, expiates sin,...
by | Jan 21, 2013 | Books, History, Theology
A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life in a Year: Stephen Charnock (1628-1680)…lists ten attributes of God that may be recognized by the light of nature: (1) the power of God, in creating a world out of nothing; (2) the wisdom of God, in the order, variety, and...