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…]
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…]
Covenant Theology is Not Replacement Theology – Excellent explanation of the differences between covenant theology and dispensationalism. "Second, with respect to salvation, Reformed covenant theology does not juxtapose Israel and the church. For Reformed theology, the church has always been the Israel of God and the Israel of God has always been the church." Fundamentalism … [Read more…]
Where’d All These New Calvinists Come From? – In 2007, with the resurgence of evangelical Calvinism, Mark Dever did a series of 10 blog posts that combined his historical gifting with his insider look at the roots (under God) of what has been happening and why. How to Witness to Mormons – Once Mormons realize … [Read more…]