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Cautions About Signs of Grace

Let me close this series on assurance (parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) with some cautions about using the “signs of grace” to gain assurance.   First, be careful how you define the marks of grace. On the one hand,…

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Know When to Run

Ever since I studied the Antinomian-Neonomian controversy that took place among the English Dissenters in London during the final decade of the seventeenth century, I have wanted to write on the debate itself. Part of the impetus for this was…

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August’s Meet the Puritans Resource

In 2016, every two months (February, April, June, August, October, December) we will be producing a Meet the Puritans Resource, which you will be able to find linked under Our Resources. These will be classic texts with introductions, footnotes, and…

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Using Signs of Saving Grace

Every born again child of God who places true faith in Jesus Christ will struggle with assurance in various degrees over the course of their lives. It’s in this context that what we call “the signs of grace” are so helpful…

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William Ames Weighs in on Worship

The Situation Today There exists much confusion about worship today. This remains true even in churches that claim the title “reformed” and those claiming the phrase reformata, semper reformanda (“reformed and always reforming”). Typically, the approach of most churches has…