Catechismus primus, Quaestiones XVI-XX
Today we continue on with the next five questions of the First Catechism translated into Latin, which concern the creation of Adam and Eve. Quaestiones XVI-XX xvi. Qui erant primi nostri parentes? Adam...
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The next five in our ongoing series, on creation and the covenant of life… Quaestiones XXI-XXV xxi. Quomodo cognoscis animum vitam in aeternum esse acturum? Quod Scripturae sanctae mihi hoc docent....
View ArticleCatechismus primus, Quaestiones XXVI-XXX
Next five questions below, about the Covenant of Life and sin. Quaestiones XXVI-XXX xxvi. Quid promisit Deus in foedere vitae? Se Adam vita donaturum esse, si Deo perfecte pareret. xxvii. Quid minatus...
View Article“Christ in the Promise, Christ in the Word”
Justification at its most basic is straightforward. A man recognizes that he is a sinner. He judges himself to be guilty for his sin before God. He looks for a source whence he can obtain the...
View ArticleWriting for the Church
Many of us have come to see the reality of something called “Big Eva” and the way in which it seems to shape much of our modern church culture. You might think this is mostly a problem for Baptist and...
View ArticleCatechismus primus, Quaestiones XXXI-XXXV
After a little delay, we’re back with the next section of the First Catechism in Latin. These questions treat the definition of sin and the Fall. As always, please feel free to do with these as you...
View ArticleCalvin the Cappadocian
In Q/A 25 of the Geneva Catechism, commenting on the Apostles’ Creed, John Calvin strikes the note (for the children!) of the majority of the Christian tradition, given great emphasis by, e.g., Gregory...
View ArticleDo We Have A Translator Available? Good Works and “The Way to Salvation”
Ever since the Protestant Reformation, the role of good works in salvation has been a topic the Reformed were keen to address in detail in order to guard against attacks from those outside of the...
View ArticleTempted Without Sin: The Temptations of Christ in Accordance Reformed...
Earlier this year, an article at TGC Australia started a controversy over the question of the temptations and impeccability of Christ. In the article, Ed Shaw wrote, “I’m wanting the young people who...
View ArticleGrammar, Grace, and Good Works in John of Salisbury
For John of Salisbury, virtue is necessary for man, but knowledge is necessary for virtue, but grammar is necessary for knowledge, but grace is necessary for grammar. Quite a catena causarum, but it’s...
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In by Grace, Remain in by Works?
In a time where “theology” is being done on Twitter and Facebook by anyone with a keyboard and an internet connection, we are becoming increasingly susceptible to statements that, on closer...
View Article“Dispel from My Soul the Clouds of Darkness”: A Reformed Guide to Private...
A couple of days ago, I posted the Litany from Schaff, Nevin, et al.’s A Liturgy, or, Order of Christian Worship, a book that shows that Reformed Christians have, or at least could have, a rich...
View ArticleGiving Up the Ghost: What To Think of the Federal Vision After All These Years
A little over a week ago Professor Scott Clark sounded his quarterly alarm about the Federal Vision. Even though the Federal Vision was a theological discussion that began at the turn of the 21st...
View Article“Wash Me, Clothe Me, Adorn Me”: A Reformed Guide to Private Devotion (2)
I’m back to help you make all of your life a sacramental tapestry, in this case one you can wear. On Friday, we took a look at the first section of the “Guide to Private Devotion” included at the back...
View Article“Feed Our Immortal Souls”: A Reformed Guide to Private Devotion (4)
We come now to the next section in the German Reformed Church’s “Guide to Private Devotion,” a series of helps to remain prayerful and attentive to eternal realities throughout the course of the day....
View Article“This Is the Whole Duty of Man”: A Reformed Guide to Private Devotion (3)
In today’s post we have the next section in the German Reformed Church’s “Guide to Private Devotion,” on the topic of the day’s duties. Two of the Scripture sentences are from Ecclesiastes, a book...
View ArticleA Federal Vision History
I recently introduced a series on the Federal Vision. In the first installment, I explained why people are still talking about it and promised follow-up articles explaining the history and development...
View Article“The Spirit of God upon the Face of the Waters”: Calvin and the Catholicity...
In a puzzling string of assertions comprising part of a recent online article, the claim was made that the principle that “all truth is God’s truth” is “distinctively Dutch Reformed.” (Curiously, as a...
View ArticleThe Collect for the Sunday before Advent
I recently mentioned the Order of Worship for the Reformed Church in the United States, published in 1866. I’m going to try to remember to post throughout the year the Collects it gives for each week....
View Article“Prepare Me for a Happy End”: A Reformed Guide to Private Devotion (5)
Below is the penultimate installment in the “Guide to Private Devotion” from A Liturgy, or, Order of Christian Worship. It is to be used when one goes to bed. In the view of the authors, going to sleep...
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