Office Hours: The Holy Spirit In Paul’s Epistles – When Reformed and Presbyterian Christians think of Paul we might think first of Paul as the New Testament theologian of grace, of salvation, of unconditional election but he might just easily be called the theologian of the Holy Spirit. Calvin: Jesus Preached The Law To Teach … [Read more…]
Why We Should Preach Christ in Every Sermon – Fred Malone: "There are two thoughts I would offer in answer to this: (1) Biblical Hermeneutics, and (2) Biblical Example." Should We Preach Christ in Every Sermon? – True preaching is not: 1. An expositional sermon, even from a New Testament text, without mentioning Christ except … [Read more…]
Bringing Marriage Back to Earth – Brian Tallman: "Common critiques of contemporary marriage in the West often include the recognition that marriage has become too sentimentalized. In light of Calvin’s comments, I wonder if the church isn’t guilty of making marriage too spiritual. That’s not to say that there aren’t Christian ethics that relate to … [Read more…]
Scripture Unlocked Ministries: I have discovered teaching over the years that part of the problem that people don’t know how to interpret the NT occurs because they don’t know their OT. Most of the NT derives its definitions, teaching, promises and ideas from OT doctrine. Without knowing and studying the OT and reading the NT … [Read more…]
Why the HCSB? – "The HCSB is a formal equivalence translation (word-for-word) which is very important when studying God’s Word. BUT it employs a dynamic equivalence (meaning-for-meaning) approach when the formal translation is too stilted for English understanding. It does this very sparingly but effectively in my experience with the translation." A Critical Evaluation of … [Read more…]
12 reasons why public worship is better than private worship – David Murray: "If you had the choice between private Bible reading and prayer, or going to church, which would you choose? The Puritans would choose church." Catechism For Young Children Study Guide – "The Catechism for Young Children has been divided into fifteen sections. … [Read more…]
New Modern Reformation Video on Islam – "Curious about Islam? Want to dig a little deeper after reading Michael Horton’s article in the July/August issue of Modern Reformation? This is the first of three video conversations that Dr. Horton recorded to help us understand the differences between Islam and Christianity." Five Features of Preaching in … [Read more…]