The Crook in the Lot: Part III
WHY GOD ALLOWS SUFFERING This passage began with a call to consider the work of God. As we contemplate the way that he works in the world, he teaches us…
Philip Ryken
Blog 128: 3.14.6 – 3.14.11
Calvin continues his categorization of where people stand with respect to justification. He concludes his remarks on the first category–people who are outside of Christ and thus remain unjustified–by reiterating…
Blog 127: 3.13.4 – 3.14.5
In justification, the sinner receives righteousness from God as a gift. Because this gift rests on the promise of God, received by faith, it provides complete assurance to the conscience…
Blog 126: 3.12.6 – 3.13.3
For Calvin, the only possible way to receive God’s mercy is with absolute humility, which he defines as “an unfeigned submission of our heart, stricken down in earnest with an…
The Crook in the Lot: Part II
Two Dangers That Lead to Destruction It is one thing to say that we believe in the sovereignty of God, but another thing to live that out in a world…
The Crook in the Lot: Part II
Two Dangers That Lead to Destruction It is one thing to say that we believe in the sovereignty of God, but another thing to live that out in a world…
The Crook in the Lot: Part I
One of the first people that I hope to meet in heaven is the Scottish theologian Thomas Boston, who was the subject of my doctoral research in church history. [1] …
The Crook in the Lot: Part I
One of the first people that I hope to meet in heaven is the Scottish theologian Thomas Boston, who was the subject of my doctoral research in church history. [1] …
Summer Reading (So Far)
I have the unfair advantage of a sabbatical this summer, but my summer reading so far includes: Gilead and Home by Marilynne Robinson – great contemporary novels on the life…
Letters from Great Grandpa
To help prepare a scrapbook for my grandfather’s 90th birthday, my mother was given a small treasure trove of old letters from around the 1940’s. Most of them were written…