Archive for August 2012
Legalism or Obedience?
Fred G. Zaspel– Try to imagine it. You are playing a game of Monopoly, and your opponent throws a ten with the dice. Then he picks up his player marker and begins counting his steps. Immediately you realize he will land on the corner — “Go to Jail!” Well, he doesn’t want to land there,…
Read MoreOur Rapper-Restoring God
By Matt Smethurst– [Editor’s Note: This interview was first published at TGC and is published here with permission.] In June 2005, Timothy Brindle got married. In October, he released his second album. By November, he’d stopped rapping. Many wondered what happened. Fast forward seven years. It turns out the Lord in his sanctifying love was using marriage to…
Read MoreNew Interviews in “Old Princeton”
In the new issue of Credo Magazine, “Old Princeton,” you will not want to miss three different interviews: 10 Questions with Brian Croft Recovering Old Princeton Today, with Paul Kjoss Helseth 5 Minutes with Mark Dever Read these interviews today! Open publication – Free publishing To view the Magazine as a PDF Each of us…
Read MoreEvangelizing the Unconverted as Enemies of God
Kevin L. Howard– I recently talked with my friend, a young man living outside the USA, who proudly declared to me that he was an agnostic. He found it difficult to deny God entirely, but was not so sure God existed, or if perhaps he existed, my friend was not sure what kind of…
Read MoreOf University and College Bookstores
By Michael A.G. Haykin– “If the college you visit has a bookstore filled with t-shirts rather than books, find another college.” —Al Mohler. Wise advice indeed! About a year ago, one of the best bookstores in the Greater Hamilton area in Ontario, namely McMaster University’s bookstore, decided to trade in most of its books for…
Read MoreGood book deals from WBS!
Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God. By J. I. Packer. Westminster Bookstore: $6.00 – 54% Off Publisher’s Description: If God is in control of everything, can Christians sit back and not bother to evangelize? Or does active evangelism imply that God is not really sovereign at all? J. I. Packer shows in this new edition to…
Read MoreArchibald Alexander
In the new issue of Credo Magazine, “Old Princeton,” James Garretson has written an article entitled, “Archibald Alexander: Architect of Old Princeton.” James M. Garretson is the former pastor of congregations in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church and Presbyterian Church in America. He is the author of A Scribe Well-Trained: Archibald Alexander and the Life…
Read MoreFrancis Turretin on Faith and Reason
By Paul Helm– I‘m not sure why it is the case that fewer systematic theologies were produced in the UK during the Puritan era than on the continent, particularly in Holland but also in Geneva. Continental theologies are very thorough, dealing not only with the various loci of theology but also, under prolegomena, discussing the…
Read MoreNew Review: Arminius, Arminianism, and Europe
In the most recent issue of Themelios, credo blogger and executive editor, Matthew Barrett, has written a review of Arminius, Arminianism, and Europe: Jacobus Arminius (1559/60-1609) (Brill’s Series in Church History), edited by Th. Marius van Leeuwen, Keith D. Stanglin, and Marijke Tolsma. Here is what he had to say: Th. Marius van Leeuwen, professor…
Read MoreOn Mission With the Triune God
By David Schrock– Luke’s second book is entitled, “The Acts of the Apostles.” However, a more accurate title would be “The Acts of the Holy Spirit” because it is the Spirit who is responsible for convicting, converting, and creating the church. Yet, even this title is mildly insufficient, because it tempts us to think that…
Read MoreSimultaneously Righteous and a Sinner (John MacArthur)
Reflections on Chick-Fil-A Day
Fred G. Zaspel– Any which way you look at it, yesterday was quite an event. It was quite an event to see so many people willing happily to endure long lines for their food in order, by that, to support both traditional values and the freedom of speech. I’ve read the criticisms — from the…
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