Although the Westminster Assembly did not choose to use the text of the Apostles’ Creed and to exposit its individual articles within its two catechisms, the Larger Catechism still follows the structure of the Creed. Having dealt with the Triune…
If a theological debate has been infected with personal animosity and filled with over the top accusations and charges, then you will mostly likely find a party spirit, which will only further enflame the controversy. Like everyone else, theologians do…
Since you’re reading this online post, you’re no doubt aware that in the broader Reformed theological world there has been discussion of the issue of holiness in the recent past. The links are too numerous so I’ll leave it to…
The winner of Theodore Beza’s A Clear and Simple Treatise on the Lord’s Supper is Ike H. of Ronceverte, WV. Congrats! And now our next giveaway comes from our friends at Crossway, who have given us one (1) copy of To…
For many of us who have discovered the Reformed expression of the Christian faith after years in other traditions, “covenant theology” was one of the most eye-opening facets of it. It was more than just another part of theology, though.…
Writing on John Owen is like building an iPad (sorry in advance to non-Apple fans). The R&D department must work hard to engineer a product using terms that the average person does not understand, but without which there could be…
Words are such delicate things. The weakest word can communicate the most powerful truth. Yet strong words can also become impotent. This can happen when we use words as clichés so often that their impact is lost upon our minds…
One of the striking yet sad features of the Antinomian-Neonomian debate of the 1690’s (see parts 1, 2) was the evident personal animosity towards Daniel Williams. Although John Flavel also wrote against Antinomianism, including some of the views of Tobias…
Congrats to our own Dr. Ryan McGraw who last night gave his inaugural lecture as Professor of Systematic Theology at Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Greenville, South Carolina, entitled, “Gisbertus Voetius, Presbyterianism, and Smart Phones.” Have a listen and enjoy!
We finally come to the glories of our redemption with Westminster Larger Catechism questions and answers 30-31. I hope you have appreciated this feature of the Larger Catechism that its taken this long! It has spent so much time dealing…
