There is a topic that few NAPARC types dare raise: the matter of comity between the churches. Nevertheless, Darryl Hart has done just that. The Oxford American Dictionary defines comity as: 1. courtesy and considerate behavior toward others. 2. an association of . . . Continue reading →
Recovering the Reformed Confession
Much in Every Way
That’s the answer. The question is, “What hath RRC to do with William Gurnall’s 17th-century (1617-79) English Reformed theology?”
Must Reformed Christians Be Cessationist?
UPDATE 6 June 2009. While working on another project today I stumbled across Garnet H. Milne, The Westminster Confession of Faith and the Cessation of Special Revelation: The Majority Viewpoint on Whether Extra-Biblical Prophecy is Still Possible (Milton Keynes, UK: Paternoster/Eugene OR: . . . Continue reading →
Eddie Bauer on Creeds, Promises, and Covenants
I continue to learn theology at one of our local malls. Last fall I learned about True Religion. More recently I was at Eddie Bauer. Upon putting away the store receipt I happened to notice a little blurb on the back titled, . . . Continue reading →
Recent Reviews of RRC
UPDATE 3 June 09. You can track reviews of and comments on RRC via WordPress and at Amazon. 1. On the more friendly side, Shaun Nolan and Matt Bohling (WSC alumni and PCA pastors) have an edifying and thoughtful podcast:
Two-Way Traffic on the Presbyterian Mainline
One of the major reasons I wrote Recovering the Reformed Confession was to call attention to a weird sort of two-way traffic. Some in the Reformed Churches in North America and apparently in Scotland seem ready to abandon the very thing that . . . Continue reading →
New in the Bookstore at WSC: Beardslee's Reformed Dogmatics
This is an exceptionally valuable and important book for anyone who is interested in reading classic Reformed theology, in reading some of the more important sources (in English) of Reformed theology. In this volume the editor compiled sections from Turretin’s Institutes which . . . Continue reading →
The Shorter Catechism for $1 (corrected)
The Banner of Truth is selling the Westminster Shorter Catechism for $1! Thanks to Martin for letting us know about this. He gives several reasons why it’s important and useful to learn the WSC. Here are a few more reasons.
The "Scripture Problem" is Back
When I began my academic career one of the first things I heard was, “The inerrancy discussion is behind us. The discussion has moved on.” That may have been true in 1993 but it’s not true now. In the latest issue of . . . Continue reading →
Pastor Echert is Still Reading RRC
He’s through the middle of the book and gives a fine summary.
Taylor is Reading RRC
And discussing it at the PB.
Tim Takes RRC to the Mat
At the Wrestling Mat.
Richard is Reading RRC
He’s interested in “Word and sacrament ministry.”
Chad is Reading RRC
He’s Young, Restless, but becoming Reformed.
Two New Reviews of RRC
Pastor Charlie Wingard (Westminster PCA) reviews it at Amazon. There is another review at Amazon by “Reader.” It’s a positive review, mainly focusing on the epilogue and the interaction with the “new Calvinists.” He calls mine a “truly postmodern approach.” Properly qualified, . . . Continue reading →
Phil is Reading RRC and Living It
And reflecting on it at his blog. He’s a minister in the other URC, the UK equivalent of the American United Churches of Christ. So it’s very much in the mainline where the URCNA is very much in the sideline. So it’s . . . Continue reading →
Audio: Subscribing the Confessions
From the recent conference on this topic held by the Northern California Presbytery (OPC). (HT: DRC) Rumor has it that some folks in those parts have been seen carrying around copies of RRC.
Do Presbyterians Confess That Refusing to Baptize Infants is Sin?
That’s the question I received in my inbox yesterday. The writer asks, …Whereas I know that a consistent Baptist (e.g. Mark Dever) would consider a Christian refusing to be baptized subsequent to conversion as sinning and subject to church discipline, is that . . . Continue reading →
Cally Likes RRC!
It has to do with being delivered from a quirky form form of QIRC. You can order your copy of RRC here.
Phil is Reading RRC
At Phil Baiden. NB: The United Reformed Church to which he refers is a denomination in the UK that is roughly similar to the United Churches of Christ (UCC) in N. America. The United Reformed Churches in North America (URCNAs) are in . . . Continue reading →