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January 2009 Archive
RRC Tops Merritt's List
Thanks to Merritt for his kind words at Law and Gospel.
How Rome Turns Paul and David Upside Down
Jason has been listening to Mike Horton’s interview with Robert Sungenis and considering Sungenis’ case for the Roman doctrine of justification. Sungenis argues that 2 Sam 11–12 and Rom 4:5–8 prove that “if there is any passage of Scripture that supports the . . . Continue reading →
Doctrine Without Scripture?
It appears that Mike Bird has offered some criticisms of our May 2004 faculty Statement on Justification. I reply below: Michael, I imagine that you are referring to the statement adopted by the faculty and board of Westminster Seminary California. A bit of . . . Continue reading →
Hyping the Great Commission
In 1995 Bill Bright published a volume on “the coming revival.” It summarized what he had been saying for years. If we would only fast and pray and follow the right methods, a revival would come. In other instances, however, he periodically . . . Continue reading →
Shane is Reading Ames
On worship. You can get your own copy of the first volume of the CRT series by clicking on the image to the left.
The Righteousness of God in Imputing Adam's Sin
Wes White explains At Johannes Weslianus.
A Reformed Guy Goes to Saddleback
No, he’s not a crypto-Calvinist but he was a stranger in a strange land.
Todd is Reading Ames
At In Principio Deus (in the Beginning God) — link corrected.
Machen: The Gospel As History
Dan has your weekly Machen fix.
Calvin's Legacy mp3s Available for Download
They’re just $2.00 per address at The Bookstore at WSC.
Ames on the Heidelberg Catechism is In!
If you love Reformed theology (whether from Europe or from the UK) you will love this book. William Ames was probably the greatest student of William Perkins. If you identify with the Heidelberg Catechism, if you are looking for resources for understanding . . . Continue reading →
A Little More on Defining "Reformed"
In response to the “Who or What Gets to Define ‘Reformed’?” post and others like it, some have argued that if the definition of Reformed includes a certain (paedobaptist) view of Baptism then it should also include a certain polity. Some have . . . Continue reading →
ECT After Neuhaus: Colson Still Doesn’t Get It
There’s an interview in CT today with Chuck Colson reflecting on Evangelicals and Catholics Together. Two things are striking about the Colson’s comments.
All Hail the Information Triumvirate?
I’ve commented before about the danger of the rising importance of and reliance upon Wikipedia as a reference. Nicholas Carr paints an even darker picture concerning the confluence of three factors, including WP (HT: Tim Lacy).
Who or What Gets to Define "Reformed" (re-posted)
In response to the post on Bob Godfrey’s Unexpected Journey, Arthur writes to ask, “So does someone who does not hold to every point of doctrine in the Reformed confessions be considered “Reformed”. More to the point, can a credobaptist not be . . . Continue reading →
It Makes Him Uncomfortable But In a Good Way
Nick has read chapter 7 of RRC on worship. His survey of the chapter made me laugh out loud—I had to think for a while about “spit the dummy”—and I wrote the chapter! Of course, the author hopes you’ll read the chapter . . . Continue reading →
RRC Makes Another Top-Ten List
Thanks to Seth Huckstead at Heritage Books.
Young, Restless, and Arbitrary?
I’m watching a video interview of Collin Hansen, author of Young, Restless, and Reformed. At about 21 minutes into the interview I heard a familiar voice: WSC alumnus Jonathan King (MA, HT), now a PhD student at TEDS. You might know JK . . . Continue reading →
Charlie Wingard is Reading RRC
At his blog.