The FV has appealed to no other text as frequently or as misguidedly as they appeal to John 15, as if it were patent evidence of their view of temporary, historical, conditional union with Christ effected by baptism. Todd has a nice . . . Continue reading →
Stephen is Reading RRC
At Frightfully Pleased.
Laws Hard and Soft
They’re both brutalizing.
Cyberhymnal Hacked? Now Back
The explanation is here. Chris Powell gave us the heads up at the PB. One is tempted to say, “that’s what you get for posting a hymnal” but one refrains. The CH is a helpful way to find tunes for this Sunday’s . . . Continue reading →
The Benefits of Christ's Conception and Birth
At the RB
Matthew Henry on Catechizing Our Children
At In Principio Deus (In the beginning God).
Free Audio: Horton and Godfrey on the "Last Days"
Thanks to pastor Christopher Gordon of Lynden URC for posting these lectures by my colleagues at Westminster Seminary California. Update 25 Dec 2008 The format for the files has been been converted to MP3. #1: Dr. W. Robert Godfrey When Will These . . . Continue reading →
Merry Christmas from the WHI
(HT: Riddleblog and Mark Vander Pol)
The Gospel in History
Your weekly Machen fix.
The Purpose-Driven Christmas?
or whose fault is a Christless Christianity anyway? (HT: Kim Riddlebarger)
Early Reformed Orthodoxy on the Eternally Begotten Son
Here’s a nice summary by Donald John MacLean.
Five Issues with the Inaugural Invocation
1. That is exists. I realize that it is tradition, but so what? Oddly, many of the same people who inveigh against a “state church” will be thrilled that “one of our guys” gets to pray the invocation. Well, Rick isn’t exactly one . . . Continue reading →
There Are Ways to Criticize Rome
and there are ways not to criticize Rome. It behooves us to know the difference.
Martin Reviews "Christless Christianity"
At Ref21
Flavel on the Distinction Between Justification and Sanctification
The latter is progressive and the former is punctiliar, definitive, and once-for-all. Todd explains.
Technology and Text
Alan Jacobs blogs on this topic and has, as always, an interesting post about what e-texts can and can’t do.
What Americans Really Believe
Kim explains.
Jay Adams Has a Blog
He would rather call it a column. (HT: Nick Batzig). If you’re not familiar with Jay, you’ve missed out. I remember where I was when I read Competent to Counsel. Jay taught at WTS/P and WSC for a number of years. In . . . Continue reading →
Attention WSC Alumni/ae
If you’re not getting the WSC “alma matters” email update or if you haven’t joined the WSC facebook page you’re missing out. Have you seen the new (for older alums) clocktower, the library renovations? It’s all on the FB page. You can . . . Continue reading →
The Author of the Belgic Confession on Justification
Wes Bredenhof is surveying Guido (Guy) de Bres’ 1555 reply to Rome, The Staff of the Christian Faith. This is an interesting document as it’s mostly a series of patristic quotations showing how the Reformation agreed with the early fathers—thereby subverting the . . . Continue reading →