The Christian’s Hope after Death
The certain hope that Christians have at death is that they will not be alone. Christ by his Spirit will be with them. But what hope do we have after death? What do we have to look forward to after…
Category Meet the Puritans
The Christian’s Hope at Death
Richard Baxter felt the unwanted invasion of deep heartache that only death can deliver when his beloved wife Margaret passed away. He described his experience as being “under the power of melting grief.” J.I. Packer noted in his book A…
“Puritan” Movie Trailer
The first trailer for the upcoming movie Puritan is now online here.
Neonomianism
The counterpart to (English) Antinomianism, which I considered last time, is Neonomianism. People today typically use the term “Neonomian” to depict views that they consider to be legalistic or moralistic. Historically, however, it was coined and employed by English Congregationalists…
Review of Beeke’s Knowing and Growing in Assurance of Faith
Joel R. Beeke, Knowing and Growing in Assurance of Faith (Fearn, Ross-shire: Christian Focus Publications, 2017). 202pp. Paperback. Being assured that we belong to God in Christ and that his Spirit dwells in our hearts is vitally important. Assurance…
The Life and Works of John Geree
The Life of John Geree John Geree is thought to have been born in 1601 in Yorkshire County in the north of England. He entered Magdalen Hall, Oxford University in 1615 and graduated B.A. in 1619 and M.A. in 1621.…
The 39: The Sacraments (5)
The exposition on the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper concludes three final articles that address Lutheran consubstantiation and the blasphemy of the Roman Mass. The doctrine that was fully explained in article 25, ‘in such only as worthily receive the…
Antinomianism
In several articles, I have referred to the so-called “antinomians” by which I mean the 17th century English theologians who were labelled antinomians. In this article, I will provide a brief explanation of English antinomianism. The term “antinomian” was a…
Edwards in Ministry
The God that holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider, or some loathsome insect, over the fire…[1] Though this is arguably the most famous sermon ever preached on American soil, Jonathan Edwards preached just as…
Owen and Universal Redemption
John Owen’s The Death of Death in the Death of Christ is a polemical work, designed to show, among other things, that the doctrine of universal redemption is unscriptural and destructive of the Gospel. There are many, therefore, to whom it…