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Calvin Anticipates Revivalism’s “New Measures”

Posted in Contra Pelagianism, Historical Theology, John Calvin, tagged , , , , , on July 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

In reply to those who affirm certainty of faith for this life but deny any certainty of faith in the next life, Calvin says:
Then, how absurd it is that the certainty of faith be limited to some point of time, when by its very nature it looks to a future immortality after this life is [...]

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Review: Redemption Accomplished and Applied — by John Murray

Posted in Book Reviews, Contra Pelagianism, Doctrina divina, Doctrine of God, John Murray, Mortification of Sin, Obedience, Sola Fide, Sola Gratia, Soteriology, Trinity, tagged , , , , , on July 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »

ISBN: 9780802811431 — Worldcat; Google Books
Publisher: Eerdmans (1955)
Genre: Systematic theology
Reading Level: college
Worthy read? Yes
Price: $9.10 @ WTS Books
What is this book about?
This book is about the atonement (6, 9) as it is viewed objective and subjectively, that is, the atonement seen both from the perspective of historia salutis (i.e. Christ’s once-for-all accomplishment of redemption) and [...]

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Orlando Sale: The Trinity in John’s Gospel – by Swain and Köstenberger

Posted in Doctrina divina, John, Scriptura sacra, Trinity, tagged , , , on April 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Speaking of great trinitarian reads, if you are in the Orlando area don’t miss this RTS Orlando bookstore sale on Swain and Köstenberger’s Father, Son and Spirit: The Trinity in John’s Gospel.
Sale Details on Father, Son and Spirit
Price: $14.30 (35% off)
Time: Thru May 1
Location: RTS Orlando Bookstore

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Douglas Kelly Interviewed on Christ the Center

Posted in Doctrina divina, Doctrine of God, Douglas Kelly, Trinity, tagged , , , on April 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »

If you are interested in doctrine of the Holy Trinity, listen to this great Reformed Forum interview with Dr. Douglas Kelly on his new book: The God Who Is: The Holy Trinity.

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An Uncommon Logos and “A Common Word”: Reformed Reflections on Epistemological and Ethical Normativity within a Current Christian-Muslim Dialog

Posted in A Common Word, Antithesis, Apologetics, Cross and Crescent, Epistemology, Ethics, Islam, Love, Metaethics, Miroslav Volf, Prolegomena, Research Papers, tagged , on February 3, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Introduction
In February 2008 Dr. Miroslav Volf presented four lectures on the Yale Response to A Common Word at my seminary. (Read my notes for each of the lectures.) Then, in May of 2008 I used Volf’s lectures as my topic for two term papers: One paper dealt with Dr. Volf’s methodology from the perspective of [...]

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Calvin Confronts Caroli’s Calumny: The 1537 Trinitarian Controversy and its Ecclesiastical and Theological Significance

Posted in Doctrine of God, Historical Theology, John Calvin, Research Papers, Semper Reformanda, Trinity, tagged , , on December 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Summary
In 1537 a Roman Catholic priest and professor, Peter Caroli, who himself had left the Roman Church multiple times to support the Protestant cause only to return again each time to Rome, accused John Calvin and the Protestant Reformers of trinitarian heresy. Caroli’s main arguments were based upon the Reformers’ unwillingness to subscribe to the [...]

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Confessions for Confessing Christianity’s Unique Trinitarian Monotheism

Posted in A Common Word, Doctrine of God, Ecclesiology, Trinity, tagged , , on November 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Stan Guthrie weighs in on A Common Word, claiming that “All Monotheisms Are Not Alike.” His argument is that Christians ought to keep the Apostles’ Creed at hand when engaging in interfaith dialog, otherwise we lose our most basic confessional foundation from which to distinguish ourselves from other religions.
Aside from the obvious disappointing fact that [...]

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John Muether Interviewed About Cornelius Van Til: Reformed Apologist and Churchman

Posted in Apologetics, Cornelius Van Til, Historical Theology, Semper Reformanda, tagged , on October 31, 2008 | 2 Comments »

As a Reformation Day treat the guys over at The Reformed Forum released their interview with Prof. John Muether, author of Cornelius Van Til: Reformed Apologist and Churchman.
Listen to John reflect upon:

CVT’s life story,
the so-called “Clark-Van Til controversy,”
the contexts of CVT’s writings,
the under-appreciated theme of Reformed ecumenism in CVT’s teachings,
the historical context of CVT’s polemic [...]

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“Duties are ours, events are the Lord’s” — Rutherford Thursdays No. 21

Posted in Ecclesiology, Ethics, Pilgrim Praxis, Providence, Samuel Rutherford, tagged , , on October 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

To William Dalgleish, minister of the Gospel
Reverend and Dear Brother,
Grace, mercy, and peace be to you. I am well. My Lord Jesus is kinder to me than ever He was.
Brother, this is His own truth I now suffer for. He has sealed my sufferings with His own comforts, and I know that He will [...]

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Review: The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith – Tim Keller

Posted in Book Reviews, Doctrine of God, Edmund Clowney, Luke, Luke 15, New Testament, Soteriology, tagged , , , on October 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »

The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith
Author: Timothy Keller, pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church, NYC
Publisher: Penguin Group; 160 pages; hardcover
ISBN: 0525950796
Overview
This easy-reading book explains Jesus’ famous parable of the prodigal son in Luke 15. However, instead of focusing on the wayward younger brother, Pastor Keller focuses upon the elder brother, the one [...]

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