The other side of divine election for Calvin is divine reprobation, which is necessary if the case of election is to stand. Reprobation means “those whom God passes over, he condemns; and this he does for no other reason than…
Even though Calvin’s principle that God’s good pleasure is the determining factor in human destiny seems well established in Romans 9-11 and the words of Jesus, he also dealt with the support or opposition of church fathers. After all, Ambrose,…
Even as the emergent movement begins to slip into obscurity where it will eventually end up on the trash heap of other unhelpful fads that have harmed the church I am still frequently asked about it. Emergent is a notoriously…
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I know about Judd Apatow. I know about his movies. I’ve seen almost half of “40 Year Old Virgin” but have not seen “Knocked Up.” I have heard the buzz about his movies being a strange new brand of raunchy…
Joel Stein who writes for Time Magazine certainly comes across as smug and condescending. He is also no fan of Christians who take their confession seriously. In an article he wrote for Time.com in July he puts these “qualities” on…
Calvin moves to establish his argument that election is rooted in God’s sovereign determination and not in human merit by turning to Romans 9-11. There he finds in the case of Jacob and Esau this basic principle: “If the will…
When you get a chance listen to Sinclair Ferguson’s wonderful sermon on Jesus’ parable of the Prodigal Son – “Slavery or Sonship”.
I just want to make a plug for the new journal from Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. The second edition of Puritan Reformed Journal is now available. I have increasingly been finding theological journals rather esoteric, philosophical and generally unhelfpul (with some…
Steve Camp posted some thoughts on a wonderful quote from the good bishop of Liverpool J.C. Ryle:“Young men, I want you all to be free from this bondage. I want each of you to care nothing about man’s opinion, when…
