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 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 18, 2013 | Bible, Preaching
The Apostle John offers a simple test for discerning the Spirit of truth from the spirit of error: does a person listen to the apostles, or not? 5They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and the world listens to them. 6We are from God. Whoever...
by | Aug 7, 2012 | Church, Culture, Preaching, Theology, Worship
A couple of weeks ago on Kevin DeYoung’s blog, Josh Blunt wrote four guest posts that I thoroughly appreciated. Blunt describes the journey his own church plant took from being an attractional church (“metro”) to becoming a church marked by...
by | Jul 23, 2012 | Bible, Books, Church, Preaching, Theology, Worship
Many Christians who embrace Reformed Theology have a serious problem with the Holy Spirit. At least, I know that I, as a Christian firmly committed to Reformed Theology, have had a serious problem with the Holy Spirit for much of my life. We Reformed Christians love...