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…]
Ligonier 2015 Regional Conference: Audio and Video – The audio and video from the conference we attended last month is now online. The conference's theme was "Pilgrims in Progress." The Law/Gospel Rant – I want to talk about a specific problem in preaching and teaching: the problem of preferring law over Gospel. What does a … [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…]
A Clear and Present Danger: Religious Liberty, Marriage, and the Family in the Late Modern Age — An Address at Brigham Young University by Albert Mohler – Albert Mohler's speech is an excellent example of how Christians can, as individuals, cooperate with people of different faiths on social issues, while still remaining distinctly Christian. The … [Read more…]
PRDL | Welcome to The Post-Reformation Digital Library – The Post-Reformation Digital Library (PRDL) is a select database of digital books relating to the development of theology and philosophy during the Reformation and Post-Reformation/Early Modern Era (late 15th-18th c.). Late medieval and patristic works printed and referenced in the early modern era are also included. … [Read more…]
Teaching Children the Bible – Author Sally Lloyd-Jones often asks children "How many people here sometimes think that if you aren’t good, God will stop loving you?" Almost without fail they raise their hands. These children think they have to keep the rules or God won’t love them. They think if they mess up God … [Read more…]
Christianity & Liberalism – In my little book, Christianity and Liberalism, 1923, I tried to show that the issue in the Church of the present day is not between two varieties of the same religion, but, at bottom, between two essentially different types of thought and life. There is much interlocking of the branches, but … [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…]
Why I Am A Reformed Baptist – Dr. James White explains why he is a Reformed Baptist by conviction in this audio sermon from 1998. The Acts of the Holy Spirit – A neat infographic from The Good Book Company offering a timeline of Acts and the epistles. The Threefold Use of the Law – … [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…]