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“Broken-Down House”
The Discerning Reader has posted a helpful review and recommendation of Paul Tripp’s new book “Broken-Down House.” Paul David Tripp, whom I readily disclose as one of my favorite Christian authors alongside John Piper, puts the Christian-life-as-a-house metaphor to effective…
The Deceitfulness of Sin
“Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God. But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you…
Blog 136: 3.18.1 – 3.18.5
If we are justified by faith alone apart from works, how are we to understand the Scriptural (including Pauline) teaching that we are judged and rewarded according to deeds? It’s important to note at the outset that Calvin believes (rightly in…
Recommended Reading
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Blog 135: 3.17.11 – 3.17.15
As Rick noted at the close of last week, it is amazing how relevant Calvin’s arguments remain today. Unfortunately, the same errors that he addressed continue in our time. Hence we may profitably learn from Calvin as we seek to…
“Christianity and Liberalism”
From Al Mohler: On November 3, 1921, J. Gresham Machen presented an address entitled, “Liberalism or Christianity?” In that famous address, later expanded into the book, Christianity & Liberalism, Machen argued that evangelical Christianity and its liberal rival were, in…
Trying to Figure Out Francis Collins
From Justin Barnard at Public Discourse: Many are pointing to Obama’s pick of an Evangelical to head the National Institutes of Health as a sign of the president’s willingness to reach out to those with differing viewpoints. But his pick…
Sunday’s Sermon
This week’s sermon was part 8 in the series on Hebrews: “Fix Your Thoughts on Jesus” (3:1-6). You can listen to or download it HERE.
Addendum for Thabiti
I have been doing a fair amount of reading on sabbatical, including Thabiti Anyabwile’s The Decline of African American Theology, which I enjoyed immensely. Thabiti uses original sources to document the ways in which African American theology has moved from…