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Richard Sibbes: The Scope of the Whole Scriptures is Christ
June 27, 2021 by John Fonville
Richard Sibbes discussing the Christ-centered focus of all the Scriptures....
Richard Sibbes: The Glory of God is Greatest in the Gospel
February 28, 2020 by John Fonville
Richard Sibbes: The Glory of God is Greatest in the Gospel...
Michael Horton: What the Third Use of the Law Can and Cannot Do
February 25, 2020 by John Fonville
Michael Horton on what the third use of the law can and cannot do....
Gerald Bray: WWJD is Impossible to Answer
February 25, 2020 by John Fonville
Gerald Bray: "'What would Jesus do?’ seems like an innocent question to ask, but it is impossible to answer literally and does not reflect the teaching of the New Testament. ...
William Perkins on Seven Differences between the Law and Gospel
February 24, 2020 by John Fonville
The late 16th century Anglican pastor/theologian, William Perkins, on seven differences between the law and gospel....
No Creed But The Bible?
February 21, 2020 by John Fonville
No Creed But The Bible?- Carl Trueman on the unbiblical creedal statement, "The bible is our only creed and our only confession."...
Philip Schaff: The 39 Articles Are Reformed
February 20, 2020 by John Fonville
Philip Schaff: The 39 Articles are found in every collection of Reformed confessions....
Confusing Law and Gospel: A Review of David Platt's book, Radical.
November 19, 2015 by John Fonville
A review of David Platt's book, Radical: Taking Back Your Faith From The American Dream....
Dispositional Soteriology: Jonathan Edwards on Justification by Faith Alone
November 10, 2015 by John Fonville
George Hunsinger shows how Jonathan Edwards crosses the fine line laid down by the Reformation concerning justification sola fide. Edwards taught that works are not simply external evidence that faith exists. Rather, works are necessary to the efficacy of faith. Works, as the external expression of faith, play a role in justification....
Thomas Cranmer: A Theological Liturgist
September 16, 2021 by John Fonville | Category: Liturgy | Tags: Thomas Cranmer, Reformation, Liturgy, lex orandi lex credendi, Reformation Anglican Worship, Reformation Anglican, lex credendi lex orandi
Thomas Cranmer was a theological liturgist, which means the Reformer possessed a set of theological convictions that he hoped to express through his liturgy. These theological convictions were a clear step away from the worship of the medieval Catholic Church and the theological convictions that it represented....
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