Rome’s antagonism towards the Reformers, and Calvin in particular, was that what they taught was “new” and “of recent birth.” To this charge Calvin responds with evident feeling: “First, by calling it “new” they do great wrong to God, whose…
N.T. Wright needs to be a little more discerning about who endorses his books.The following is Scott McKnight’s endorsement of Wright’s latest offering which is a response to John Piper’s book on the doctrine of justification. “Tom Wright has out-Reformed…
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“I will give them a heart to know that I am the Lord, and they shall be my people and I will be their God, for they shall return to me with their whole heart.” – Jeremiah 24:7 “And this…
Although the Institutes itself grew five-fold from its first to the fifth edition, the contents of the Preface written to King Francis I remained largely the same. Precedent for publishing an introductory theological essay to the King had been set…
A reader asked about the different English translations of Calvin’s Institutes. Any translation would probably be serviceable in understanding Calvin’s main intent. We will be using the Battles/McNeill translation for blogging through the Institutes. There are four main English translators/translations:…
We are looking forward to Prayer Week this year. The theme is “The God to Whom We Pray.” Our guest speaker on Monday evening will be Philip Graham Ryken of 10th Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia. If you attend Church of…
Having no idea what it takes to run a business, meet a payroll, or deal with the consequences of their own actions government beuarocrats decide to tax cows for crimes against the environment. Check out THIS STORY from Business and…
Phil is out of the country and asked me to post this: Tenth Presbyterian Church is hosting its 4th annual Workshop on Biblical Exposition, February 4 to 6, on the theme of Apocalyptic Literature. The workshop is sponsored…
The Institutes begins with an introductory, “To the Reader” making references to the unexpected “success” of “the first edition” (1536), the “summary” nature of its contents, the publication of further editions (in Latin: 1539, 1543, 1550 and 1559; and in…
