The Bible is full of tensions. Tensions between law and grace, justification and sanctification, and the eschatological tension between this age and the age to come serve as a few examples. Another tension that seems to come up is that of the authority of the historical church and that of Scripture. I personally think that […]
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More On Corporate Maturity
Published September 3rd, 2007 in Maturity, Quotes and Covenant. 4 CommentsR.C. Sproul Jr, in his book When You Rise Up, makes this statement which relates closely to corporate maturity.
Our vision for our homeschool, for the raising of our children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, is not something we do just because we’re supposed to. Rather, it is our very vision for making […]
A key difference between the Western mind and the Hebrew mind is our perspective of truth over time. According to Ray Vanderlaan, Greeks see truth as static and unchanging while Hebrews see truth as unfolding. In light of this truth, Vanderlaan says:
God said at the beginning of the Bible, a man and a woman will […]
Battle cries rise as warriors take arms.
As a single body, frontlines draw near.
Marching in such a oneness, it alarms
the fierce foe; they begin trembling in fear.
As they come into range they all take aim,
a volley of words pouring down like rain.
Crippled and tired, the enemy retreats.
Bible’s raised, the victors begin their fete.
After Jesus’ disciples ask him about his parables, Jesus says:
To you is given the mystery of the Kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables, that “seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest perhaps they should turn again, and their […]
A Discussion With an Arminian
Published June 24th, 2007 in Means of Grace, Covenant and Baptism. 1 CommentI just read a good post over at Water From A Rock. The author, Trey, talks about how Neo-Calvinism (what I call psuedo-reformed) is essentially hyper-Calvinism because it seeks to see everything from a decretive standpoint. He has some great insight about the relation between hyper-Calvinism and the rejection of FV. His post reminded me about a discussion […]
The True Lovers of Ritual
Published June 21st, 2007 in Satire, Means of Grace and Covenant. 2 CommentsPerson 1: Do you believe that the sacraments convey grace?
Person 2: By no means, they are merely acts of remembrance.
Person 1: Oh, then you won’t mind if my three-year-old remembers Christ’s death?
Person 2: Noooo! You can’t let a child partake of communion.
I was discussing the issue of total depravity and infant salvation with the moderator of a Christian group on myspace a few months ago. I believe she adequately represents much of the reformed theology of today, so I thought I would post it here. In the title I use the term “hyper-Calvinist”. By hyper-Calvinist, I […]
My girlfriend and I were discussing the topic of my last post and she brought up a good point. The guy I quoted in the last post denies that God deals covenantally with people as far as individual salvation goes. He thinks that if an infant dies, that infant is declared righteous by God, whether […]
When defending the doctrine of universal infant salvation against my belief that God saves covenant children but not necessarily heathen children, someone on a myspace forum says the following:
We only become a child of God by faith, not by our dad’s faith.
At first glance this statement looks very noble. It seems to quickly denounce any […]
In an article by Jeffrey J. Meyers advocating paedocommunion (allowing covenant children to come to the Lord’s table), Meyers says the following:
Now, I have heard a Presbyterian minister say that he has “never encountered a three-year old who is able to examine himself.” But I say that one-, two-, and three-year olds evidence their ability to […]
The Distortion of Sovereign Grace
Published November 9th, 2006 in Means of Grace, Covenant and Baptism. 0 CommentsSovereign grace is a grace that has complete control. God is not a respecter of persons, he bestows his grace freely and sovereignly to whomever he pleases. Mankind is morally bankrupt, covenantally dead to God and everything that has to do with him or his kingdom. In order for man to please God he must […]
Faith: Believing God’s Promises
Published October 29th, 2006 in Resurrection, Covenant and Baptism. 0 CommentsAs dedicated protestants, we all acknowledge that justification is by faith. Whether we have a proper definition of faith is another story. Hebrews 11 gives an excellent treatment of what faith that justifies looks like. Faith is believing the promises of God. If you have faith in God, you know and believe that he is […]
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