The bigness of the standards’ “big ‘G’ Gospel†matters profoundly to guys like me who grew up with a gospel no bigger than an altar call, a pocket full of tracts, and a list of do’s and don’ts. The standards crush such petty presentations of Christ’s glory by explaining the story of heaven’s High King in its full richness—Word, sacrament, law, grace, redemption, consummation, Christian freedom, sanctification, covenant: No gospel lifeboats can contain such a Titanic Gospel.
This is an excerpt from my paper, Confessions of a Reformed Seminary Student, ((Did you catch the nifty reference to Marc Driscoll? Marc, I appreciate your blog and your Resurgence podcast. Maybe someday I’ll read your book too. Don’t worry, my paper has nothing to do with your book.)) a reflection on the role that the Westminster Standards are playing in my life with thoughts to how they can better serve Reformed believers in the twenty-first century. ((Read with caution: This was one of five papers which is emerging from my all night paper party. Did someone say procrastination in lieu of the wedding? Come on guys, only 10 more days….))
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