As was noted at the conclusion of the second part of this series, Warfield, in “The Example of the Incarnation,” believes that there are four inferences to be drawn from the content of Phil. 2.5-8. First, God is capable of…
This is the eighth post in a twelve-part series on the current Christological confusion taking root in China’s emerging Reformed community (see part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7) Fourth Statement: The Recast Image of God Recast by the concept of Christ’s eternal humanness…
Conformity to Christ Through Vocation In his second essay on the imitation of Christ Herman Bavinck wrestles with a very old problem. He points out that the New Testament was written by and for Christians who came from the underside…
Conformity to Christ Through Vocation In his second essay on the imitation of Christ Herman Bavinck wrestles with a very old problem. He points out that the New Testament was written by and for Christians who came from the underside…
If there’s one thing I dislike a lot more than antinomianism, it is legalism. Legalism has many forms, and very often can come across as sanctimonious, which is why it is so lethal. Legalism often rears its ugly head in…
Most of the time we should ignore the ugliness on twitter where people say or imply things that simply don’t deserve a response. But occasionally one needs to draw attention to the silliness that goes on from time to time,…
Soon many will begin re-reading the Bible from cover-to-cover throughout the year. This is a practice I heartily commend. But there’s another practice that has been immensely beneficial to me as I’ve read portions of God’s word in recent times. …
The International Presbyterian Church not making it on to Mark Jones ‘Top 10 denominations of 2015’ is a body blow for us all involved however we are hoping to plant 3 churches in the next two years which should get…
“‘Christ our Example’: after ‘Christ our Redeemer,’ no words can more deeply stir the Christian heart than these. Every Christian joyfully recognizes the example of Christ, as, in the admirable words of a great Scottisht commentator, a body ‘of living…
From Muller’s preface: “In the preface to the two volumes of Reformed Dogmatics, dated October 31, 1931, Berkhof notes his use of Bavinck but registers especially the importance of the theology of Geerhardus Vos to his own development.” Louis…
