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102. The doctrine of the Church of Rome, concerning limbus patrum [The limbus of the fathers], limbus puerorum [the limbus of infants], purgatory, prayer for the dead, pardons, adoration of images and relics, and also invocation of saints, is vainly invented, without all warrant of Holy Scripture, yea, and . . . Continue reading →
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X. What is said of “the sepulcher” and “death” (Gen. 37:35; 42:38)—that Jacob was about to go down with sadness (lsh’vl) (“into the grave”) is falsely drawn to limbo. Sh’vl or hadēs is the grave into which men descend after death. XI. “The pit wherein is . . . Continue reading →
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VII. Third, the thief is admitted into paradise before the ascension of Christ according to his promise, “Today shalt thou be with me in paradise” (Lk. 23:43). Nor should it be said here that “today” must be construed with the preceding verb . . . Continue reading →
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The reasons are: (1) the formula of the covenant of grace under which the fathers lived does not suffer them to be hurled into a limbo, but demands that they should be admitted into heaven. For since God promised that he would . . . Continue reading →
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The most applauded Tenets of our modern Anabaptists, are the self-same with what the old Anabaptists did invent The errors of the Anabaptists and their divisions amongst themselves are so many, that to set them down distinctly in any good order, is . . . Continue reading →
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This question lies between us and the papists who (the more easily to defend their hypothesis concerning the imperfection of the Old Testament) maintain that the fathers who lived under it were not immediately admitted into heaven, but were detained in limbo . . . Continue reading →
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I knew that the left had succumbed to the soft totalitarianism of wokeness. It was part of the reason that I moved to the former Eastern bloc country of Hungary—not to escape wokeness so much as the fact that, through the research . . . Continue reading →
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A rediscovery of the ordinary means of grace** is not only a needed correction to many of the excesses of our day, but it is also a key to the health and longevity of normal churches. Contrary to the ascension of parachurch . . . Continue reading →
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We are living in an age of profound cultural shift. Up until the early twenty-first century, Western history was dominated by a form of Christianity that was legally established and culturally honored. While not everyone was a Christian, being a Christian was . . . Continue reading →
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Our first point initially then helps us see the rich blessing of corporate worship. This spirit-fullness requires the church and is not an individualistic experience. This singing is addressing one another, namely other people. The style of worship where you blend into a . . . Continue reading →
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The Christian community in India is under relentless attack from Hindu nationalist groups, particularly in certain states. Reports indicate a sharp rise in violence, with 640 incidents of discrimination and attacks recorded in 2024 alone, a fourfold increase from a decade ago. . . . Continue reading →
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This new edition from the Reformed Free Publishing Association is a welcome sight, especially since the commentary been out of print for a few years. Compared to the earlier P & R reprint of the 1852 American publication, this edition is freshly . . . Continue reading →
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For all this so strong was the delusion, the blinded people did not open their eyes. Becold and Knipperdolling did daily preach new visions, Becold lying in a trance three days. When he awakened he appeared to be mute, but by writing . . . Continue reading →
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The Wisconsin Institute for law and Liberty (“WILL”) represents Spencer Wimmer, a former employee of Generac power systems, Inc. (“Generac”), who was discriminated against by Generac on the basis of religion in violation of federal law under Title VII of the Civil . . . Continue reading →
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Now let us prostrate ourselves before the majesty of our good God, recognizing the infinite faults of which we are guilty, praying that it will please him to make us feel them more and more, so that we may ask him to . . . Continue reading →
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Yet we have already seen that serious injustice is done to God’s covenant if we do not assent to it, as if it were weak of itself, since its effect depends neither upon baptism nor upon any additions. Afterward, a sort of . . . Continue reading →
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When one recalls the family ties dating back to Baltimore days and the pleasant contacts of Machen’s early years at Princeton, the violence of van Dyke’s attack is rather overwhelming. These considerations only serve to point up, however, the thoroughness of van . . . Continue reading →
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The importance of Christian charity was first impressed upon me in university by a friend named James. He was the older brother of a close friend, doing graduate studies in history. We were involved together in an evangelism project on our university . . . Continue reading →
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In his Sacred Supper he bids me take, eat, and drink his body and blood under the symbols of bread and wine. I do not doubt that he himself truly presents them, and that I receive them. John Calvin | Institutes of . . . Continue reading →
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This commission is as great as the one in Matthew 28, if not greater, given its glorious setting. We learn: 1. All the success of the spiritual mission will be dependent on the power and activity of the Holy Spirit. 2. The . . . Continue reading →
