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…]
The Unconverted Calvin – The Reformed confessions have very little to say about conversion per se. And when they do, they mean something very different from contemporary evangelical usage which regards conversion as synonymous with an instantaneous new birth or ‘born again’ experience. Tragic Worship – Carl Trueman: “The problem with much Christian worship in … [Read more…]
Idolatry in Corporate Worship – “While I don’t want to minimize the importance of faithful planning, musical skill, and wise leadership, our greatest problem when it comes to worshiping God doesn’t lie outside us, but within our own hearts. It’s the problem of idolatry.” Coming Soon – “Ordinary” by Michael Horton – “Radical. Crazy. Transformative … [Read more…]
Why I Love an Evening Service – "Perhaps the best part of having an evening service is that, just as the morning service allows you to begin the day worshiping God with his people, the evening services allows you to close the day worshiping God with his people. " Resisting a Diet of False Illusions … [Read more…]