“By which He has granted to John His precious and exceedingly great promises; that through these John may become a partaker of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust.” (2 Pet. 1:4)…
The cross demonstrates the permanent, immutable nature of God’s law. To save us, Jesus did not go around the law. He did not remove it. Rather, he fulfilled it. Taht is because the law is the eternal standard by which…
Calvin continues his distaste for transubstantiation attacking the notion that Christ’s ascended body is ubiquitous (can be present everywhere in space and particularly in the consecrated sacrament) and invisible (“by a special mode of dispensation”). a) There is no Scriptural support…
Calvin identifies in the polemics of transubstantiation a fatal hermeneutical flaw: interpret the text to fit the theory rather than allow the theory to be governed (in this case, abandoned) by the text. Add to this a suspicion about Scripture’s…
Michael Horton was interviewed by Christianity Today about his books Christless Christianity and The Gospel-Driven Life. What is at the core of the temptation to practice a Christless Christianity? When the emphasis becomes human-centered rather than God-centered. In more conservative…
Glad to see my friend, Ray Ortlund, senior pastor at Immanuel Church in Nashville, Tennessee, is now blogging at the Gospel Coalition. Thankful for his passion for Christ and his Gospel and for revival in this generation.
Much armchair and professional psychoanalyzing has gone on about the Major Hasan’s murderous rampage at Fort Hood. What seems to be lost in the hunt for a motive is the reality of human sin fueled by a wicked ideology. Al…
From Paul Tripp: I must face the fact that my greatest need is not environmental. My greatest need does not derive from the fact that the brokenness of the Fall fractures every situation, every relationship, and every context. Yes, all…
I know, O Lord God Almighty, that I owe Thee, as the chief duty of my life, the devotion of all my words and thoughts to Thyself. The gift of speech which Thou hast bestowed can bring me no higher…
Keith Mathison from Ligonier Ministries has recommended 13 books on the doctrine of God. Check out the list HERE. I would add to that excellent list a few titles that are a bit more accessable to the lay person:Knowing God…
