Congratulations to Kasey I. of Solon, OH, who is the winner of our first book giveaway for J.I. Packer’s, A Quest for Godliness: The Puritan Vision of the Christian Life. Don’t forget to enter our new giveaway for one of…
In our continuing series on the Puritan vision for Christian zeal (part 1, part 2, part 3), we now take up its means. When you look around and see few people who are zealous for the Lord, you may…
Thanks to our friends at Crossway, we have one (1) copy of J.I. Packer’s, A Quest for Godliness: The Puritan Vision of the Christian Life. The deadline for entering is three weeks from today, Friday, March 25. The winner will…
In our continuing series on the Puritan vision for Christian zeal (part 1, part 2), we now take up how they described its characteristics. False Zeal First, they described authentic zeal over against false zeal. Oliver Bowles (d. 1674)…
Understanding the relationship between believers and the promises of salvation is not too difficult. The same cannot be said, however, with respect to the many warnings found throughout the Old Testament and New Testament. Do the curses, threatenings, and warnings…
William Greenhill, Stop Loving the World, ed. Jay T. Collier (Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, 2010). 73pp. Worldliness is an increasing problem in Western Christendom. No one wants to admit that they are worldly, but the tragic fact is…
We all have some idea of what zeal is, for to a certain degree we are all zealots. The question is not whether we are zealous but what we are zealous for. Zeal runs in our veins for what we…
Several years ago a controversy erupted concerning the doctrine of sanctification. One of the key participants emphasized that Christian obedience is “faith-fueled.” This important point, of course, was not in itself controversial and was wholeheartedly affirmed by everyone involved as…
George Swinnock, The Fading of the Flesh and the Flourishing of Faith, ed. J. Stephen Yulie (Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, 2009). 170pp. When it comes to old books, I am a purist. Ordinarily, something is lost along the…
Christian zeal [is] indeed a flame, but a sweet one; or rather it is the heat and fervor of a sweet flame. For the flame of which it is the heat, is no other than that of divine love. —The…
