Archive for October 2014
Credo’s Cache
Each week we will be highlighting important resources. Check back each Friday to see what we have dug up for you. From this week’s cache: 1. The Media, Evangelicals, and Me: On Being a Pessimist in a Progressive Age: By Matthew Lee Anderson – Anderson says: “The paradox which I face, and which I cannot escape, is…
Read MoreReflections: One Year Later (Fred G. Zaspel)
It’s been a year tomorrow (Oct.31) since we lost our daughter, Gina. What a treasure she was to us, and throughout the year since her passing she has been at the same time both the most painful and the most delightful topic of our conversation. We can scarcely talk about her without tears, and yet…
Read MoreWhy remember the solas of the Reformation? Five sermons by Matthew Barrett
October 31st marks the anniversary of the Reformation, specifically that day when Martin Luther posted his 95 theses. Reformation Day is an excellent opportunity to reflect upon the five solas of the Reformation: Sola scriptura (scripture alone), solus christus (Christ alone), sola gratia (grace alone), sola fide (faith alone), and soli Deo gloria (to God…
Read MoreBarrett’s (Reformation) Book Notes: Martin Luther, Part 1
Perhaps you are wondering where you should begin when it comes to reading the Reformers. After all, given how many Reformers there were and how much they wrote, this can be an overwhelming task. So today I would like to be of help, if possible. Rather than pointing you to several different Reformers (see here),…
Read MoreTimothy George on Luther and Calvin
In the following two messages Timothy George takes us back in time to the sixteenth century Reformation. The first message, “Captive to the Word of God,” draws our attention to Martin Luther. The second message, “Suddenly Calvin,” focuses on the Genevan reformer, John Calvin.
Read MoreMaking Our Souls Happy in the Lord
When we think about the fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22-23) we can often conceive of ourselves as doing fairly well in a number of areas, by God’s grace. One area that can be overlooked is the second on the list, namely, joy. To some Christians this may seem like a rather unimportant reality, particularly…
Read MoreMartin Luther and the 16th Century Reformation
This Friday, October 31st, is Reformation Day. We will be devoting posts on the blog this week to the Reformation. To start us off are several messages by R. C. Sproul on Martin Luther.
Read MoreCredo’s Cache
Each week we will be highlighting important resources. Check back each Friday to see what we have dug up for you. From this week’s cache: 1. God’s School of Waiting: By Jeff Robinson – Robinson says: “I pray that God will sanctify my impatience. After all, isn’t that the word that really describes our distaste for waiting?…
Read MoreHow Infant Immersion is Similar to Alligator Wrestling; Or, Why the Mode of Baptism is Actually Important (Timothy Raymond)
So I’m preaching through the Gospel of John and the other day I came across a fascinating little sentence by John Calvin. Commenting on John 3:23 (“…water was plentiful there…”, ESV), Calvin writes: “From these words, we may infer that John and Christ administered baptism by plunging the whole body beneath the water.” – John…
Read MoreHow to lead your worship service this Reformation Day – Soli Deo Gloria (Matthew Barrett)
In this series of posts we have explored what it might look like to devote 5 services around the 5 solas of the Reformation. In this last post we will tease this out with the doctrine of soli Deo gloria, to God alone be the glory. Out of all of the solas, this sola smoothly…
Read MoreBarrett’s Book Notes: Westminster Confession
J. V. Fesko. The Theology of the Westminster Standards: Historical Context and Theological Insights. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2014. The Westminster Confession is one of the most important doctrinal statements in the history of the church. And J. V. Fesko’s book is its much needed twenty-first century companion, an invaluable resource for the theologically minded. Fesko…
Read MoreThe Church as the Theatre of God’s Glory
I love the church and love thinking about not just her function, but also the nature that undergirds those functions. Mark Dever has made known the wonderful idea, “The church is the gospel made visible.” While this is a brief quote from John Calvin, I love how he captures this idea for the church existing…
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