Blog 108: 3.4.21 – 3.4.26
Now comes the payoff. Calvin offers a quick summary (3.4.24). This medieval Roman Catholic practice of confession is nothing but a “tyrannous law,” adding that it is “one promulgated in…
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Blog 107: 3.4.16 – 3.4.20
June 2 3.4.16-20 (1.641-647) Throughout this chapter, Calvin keeps bumping into the “power of the keys” in the medieval practice of forgiveness and, as we’re moving into in these chapters,…
Blog 106: 3.4.10 – 3.4.15
Nothing to do with Calvin, just a note to say it’s great to pick up where Sean left off. Back in Seminary we used to finish each other’s sentences in…
I Know What Derek Is Doing Tomorrow
Derek has to be going to get his well-thumbed-through copy of The Shack signed. Yes, William P. Young himself will be at Lemuria Bookstore, a great independent bookstore in Jackson,…
Not a Bad Book Day
Today was a good book day. I received three books, all on the subject of marriage. First, was Michael Haykin’s The Christian Lover: The Sweetness of Love and Marriage in…
The Day after Easter
Easter is over. The new clothes are hung up, the candy has been eaten, and choir directors and pastors everywhere–not to mention ushers–are enjoying the quiet routines of a Monday. …
Edwards in Scotland
At the end of the month, March 30 and 31 to be exact, the University of Glasgow will be hosting a conference on Edwards in Scotland. I can’t believe I…
For the New Calvinist in You
My artist friend, Ned Bustard, at Square Halo Books and World’s End Images has come up with a great way to celebrate the New Calvinist milestone of recognition in Time. …
Blog 55: 2.5.13 – 2..17
Objections still remain to Calvin’s view of free will. Such as this one, raised in 2.5.13: What about the biblical passages that leave us to our own devices, such as…
Blog 54: 2.5.9 – 2.5.12
Long before Ben Franklin said God helps those who help themselves, others said it too. This becomes another argument in favor free will, that we, through our free will, contribute…