The Grace Debate
The holiness of God is meant to motivate us. We are to be holy because God is holy (Lev 11:44ff; 1 Pet 1:15,16). His holiness is an incentive for our …
The Lord’s Supper
Each Wednesday evening at Trinity College in Bristol, England, we observed Holy Communion. While walking down the old stone steps on the way to the chapel for that service, one …
The Five Points of Calvinism
The subjects of “Calvinism,” “Puritanism,” “predestination,” and “election” do not have happy associations in the popular mind. Hear these terms and the mind imagines colorless landscapes, black suits and black …
Scotland, Psalms & The Garden of Good & Evil
I would like to go on now to illustrate the devout and dogged national character of old Scotland in a more anecdotal fashion by peaking at Scottish Psalm-singing. The distinctive …
Preaching Grace
It comes as a surprise to us that central gospel doctrines are at risk today among the most theologically conservative of Protestants. It is a development that many of us …
Is Reformed Worship Eurocentric?
If the immediate roots are European, are there foundational roots in the Patristic church that are non-European? If that is indeed the case, how does this affect our outlook? Calvin …
Practical Lessons from the Reformation for the Church’s Ministry Today
Should they not also embrace the reform of the ministry that accompanied the theological reforms, reforms which the Reformers themselves believed were required by the theology of the Reformation?
Sonship: An Adequate Psychology of Christian Experience?
In January, 2001 the Reverends Terry L. Johnson and Stephen E. Smallman were asked to lead the PCA through an “umpired debate” of the Sonship program. The following are the …