It was recently suggested that I choose a number of the best theology books and read them over and over. For a book collector, that’s difficult to do. However, if I do move in that direction, Redemption: Accomplished and Applied by John Murray will definitely be one of those best books. Here’s a quote regarding [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Atonement
Posted in General on August 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Alone
Posted in General on August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Alone – that one word that is so hard for some to say.
Our justification is by God’s grace alone, through faith alone in Christ alone to the glory of God alone.
One Wonders
Posted in General on August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I had said I wasn’t going to get controversial on this site, but I cannot let this pass.
The Having Two Legs blog recently posted The Trinity Reformed Church Statement on Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Reformed Catholicity. As part of that statement, they declared:
On this basis we cheerfully recognize the Trinitarian baptisms of Roman Catholic [...]
Quandry
Posted in General on August 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What to do? What to do?
In our Sunday evening Bible study, we are doing a very short study of creeds, catechisms, and confessions. We spent two nights on the Apostles’ Creed, one night on the Nicene Creed, and one night on the Heidelberg Catechism. Next week will be one night on the Canons of Dordt, [...]
It Takes Both
Posted in General on August 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am currently reading The Great Exchange by Jerry Bridges and Bob Bevington. This quote has relevance to the active/passive obedience debate raging in reformed churches today.
Only Christ, as the holy and righteous law keeper, could offer a perfect sacrifice for sins, because he perfectly obeyed God’s law. By his sinless life (his active obedience) [...]
Oops!
Posted in General on August 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Just as I got into a Monday – Wednesday – Friday posting rhythm, I got knock out of it. After feeling uncomfortable all day Sunday, I started having pain in my right side at about lunchtime on Monday. After a trip to the ER on Monday evening, they removed my appendix at about 1:30am Tuesday [...]
Be Doers
Posted in Sermon on the Mount on August 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many [...]
