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Folks, we are more than capable of an error or two and those keen-eyed followers of our Calvin blog may have noticed a slight glitch in Iain D. Campbell’s ordering of the blogs on Monday/Tuesday. We missed one out and…
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Shut the Sinner Up to Faith
From a dear brother, William MacKenzie, on page 392 of the book Rich Gleanings from Rabbi Duncan (not our own Rabbi Duncan, the other one): It would not do to tell a man that he may come to Christ, but…
Would Paul Offend Us?
A little exercise over at the Sacred Sandwich considers what might be the response if Paul’s epistle to the Galatians was published in Christianity Today. When you get a chance read through Galatians in one sitting and ask yourself, “How…
Blog 42: 2.1.9 – 2.2.3
The ‘total’ in Total Depravity means that ‘the whole man is overwhelmed – as by a deluge – from head to foot, so that no part is immune from sin and all that proceeds from him is to be imputed…
Jesus in the Flesh (1)
“The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us.”– John 1:14The first chapter of John’s Gospel is the clearest statement of what the early church Fathers sometimes called the en-manning of the Savior. More commonly we call this the incarnation…
Christless Christianity
Christless ChristianityBy Michael Horton272p.Baker (November 2008) In his recent book, Christless Christianity, Dr. Michael Horton has analyzed the problems that assail the contemporary evangelical church community. Leaning heavily upon the research of sociologists of religion such as James Davidson Hunter,…
Delicious Irony
Global warming alarmists get my vote as the funniest people in America. Not even falling temperatures and growing arctic ice can dampen their quest to stop global warming. Global warming activists stormed Washington Monday for what was billed as the…
Blog 41: 2.1.5 – 2.1.8
Calvin self-consciously draws on Augustine as he explores the meaning and effects of sin. Estrangement from his Maker, he says, was the death of Adam’s soul (2.1.5). But what Adam lost when he sinned were gifts which had been granted…
Pray for Thabiti’s Faithful Witness to the Lord Jesus
As I write, Thabiti is debating a Muslim on the subject “Who Is God and How Are We Saved?” The Muslim representative chose the topic! God is sovereign and gracious, isn’t he? I won’t disclose the location for obvious reasons. But…