"The difference between the old and new covenants is not how the stipulations are grammatically structured or formed or that the former stipulates obedience and the new does not." - Caneday
All tagged John Calvin
Women & Contracts
In today’s society this law would apply to shady bank accounting or commercial enterprising by spouses. But alas, we do not have holy and just laws.
Rouse All the Senses
"For indeed He does not give aid to angels, but He does give aid to the seed of Abraham." (Hebrews 2:16; NKJV)
Calvin on God's Paternal Clemency
"For I do not accept the distinction made by learned and otherwise godly men that good works deserve places that are conferred upon us in this life, while everlasting salvation is the root word of faith alone." - Calvin
Revealed in Power
"That there is no other method of living piously and justly than that of depending upon God." - John Calvin
Reflections on Father's Day
For fathers, the quality of our husbandhood is reflected in our commitment to multigenerational fatherhood.
Robert Reymond on the Eternal Generation of the Son
There has been a recent rash of "Trinitarian Controversy" among evangelicals. I am not inclined to actually enter the fray.
Fear in Apologetics
This, of course, is not to ignore the truth of the gospel, the reality of sin, or the necessity of repentance. However, it will help us to honor God by honoring His image in all men.
The Great Divide: The Lord's Supper
"The flesh and blood of Christ are not less truly given to the unworthy into the elect believers of God." - John Calvin
Why I Love Karl Barth
True theology brings God near because God has brought us near in Jesus Christ. Barth taught me that.
John Calvin and the Civil Magistrate (Part 5)
Get our troops off of foreign soil and return to a true Christian magistrate.
John Calvin and the Civil Magistrate (Part 4)
Molech is alive and well at any Planned Parenthood. Asherah poles are regularly called TVs now. Under the guise of
John Calvin and the Civil Magistrate (Part 3)
There are no perfect systems. They each have potential flaws due to the sinfulness of man. Ultimately, Calvin supports aristocracy since "Owing, therefore, to the vices or defects of men, it is safer and more tolerable when several bear rule."
John Calvin and the Civil Magistrate (Part 2)
"It is our duty, therefore, not only to pray for those who are already worthy, but we must pray to God that he may make bad men good." - John Calvin
Barth Before Barth
"Whereas God had withdrawn to a distance from us, he has drawn near to us in Christ, and thus Christ has become to us the true Emmanuel, and his coming is God’s drawing near to men."
John Calvin and the Civil Magistrate (Part 1)
The church cannot suffice as a law unto itself. Calvin says, "they stupidly imagine her to be such as she never can be found in the community of men."
Divine Sovereignty & Human Responsibility in 2 Kings
God is the author of all of
Paul's Pentecost
The priestly selection for the new temple have been completed and the Holy Spirit’s expansion is complete. The church has reached its resting place in fulfillment of Christ's promise.
Presbyterian without Promise
Yes, God has promised the salvation of our children. Yes, He has promised directly to them to save them. And yes, some of them spurn His covenant of promise and become apostate.
For None Now Live Who Remember It
"The world is changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell it in the air. Much that once was is lost, for none now live who remember it."