In the opening address of the Gospel Coalition’s National Conference Tim Keller made reference to the 17th century Puritan David Clarkson’s sermon “Soul Idolatry Excludes Men Out of Heaven.” It is worth your reading… David Clarkson (1621-1686) “You can be…
Between sessions I had a chance to speak to Matt Schmucker the executive director of Nine Marks Ministries. Nine Marks made a huge impact on my life when I was a new pastor in Wichita, Kansas. When I found them…
Tim Keller’s opening session was quite good. His text was Acts 19:23ff. Keller is particularly good at teasing out the contemporary implications of the biblical text. In this particular passage he pays careful attention to Paul’s interaction with the idols…
Paragraph 6 continues Calvin’s diatribe against Osiander’s doctrine of Christ becoming man apart from the need for our salvation. Here, Osiander argues that man was originally made in God’s image because God intended to conform mankind to Christ. Thus Christ…
Call me old-fashioned, but I’ve never been in a massage parlour. I associate it with “things a member in good standing in a Presbyterian Church doesn’t do.” But this past week I received a note in my church mail-box suggesting…
Lee Gatiss and Stephen Walton brought the following email from Amazon to my attention. Speaks for itself. Those confused by the connection should realise that John Owen, in addition to being the greatest Puritan theologian of his day, was also…
Below are some clips from Paul Tripp’s teaching series on marriage: “What Did You Expect?” Paul presented this series at Metro East Baptist in Wichita not long before I departed for Philadelphia. It was outstanding. You can order the DVD’s…
In 2.11.10, Calvin turns to the important topic of law and gospel in Scripture. Martin Luther famously taught that everything in the Bible that is command falls under the heading of law – what we must do – and everything…
There will be live streaming video posted HERE of the Gospel Coalition National Conference.
