The Office of Salvation
The Office of Salvation- Hugh Latimer on the importance of the office of preaching....
Keep ReadingJune 27, 2021 by John Fonville
Richard Sibbes discussing the Christ-centered focus of all the Scriptures....
February 28, 2020 by John Fonville
Richard Sibbes: The Glory of God is Greatest in the Gospel...
February 25, 2020 by John Fonville
Michael Horton on what the third use of the law can and cannot do....
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. ...
February 24, 2020 by John Fonville
The late 16th century Anglican pastor/theologian, William Perkins, on seven differences between the law and gospel....
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."...
February 20, 2020 by John Fonville
Philip Schaff: The 39 Articles are found in every collection of Reformed confessions....
November 19, 2015 by John Fonville
A review of David Platt's book, Radical: Taking Back Your Faith From The American Dream....
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....
January 12, 2022 by John Fonville | Category: Preaching | Tags: preaching, Salvation, Lord's Day, Ecclesiology, Reformation Anglicanism, Hugh Latimer, office of preaching, administration of the gospel
The Office of Salvation- Hugh Latimer on the importance of the office of preaching....
Keep ReadingNovember 4, 2021 by John Fonville | Category: Christian Living | Tags: grace, law and gospel, preaching, moralism, legalism, law, graeme goldsworthy, Christian living, expository preaching, indicative, imperative, Biblical theology, Ethics
Graeme Goldsworthy on the relationship of the gospel to Christian living. ...
Keep ReadingOctober 13, 2021 by John Fonville | Category: Ecclesiology | Tags: sacraments, preaching, Thirty Nine Articles, means of grace, Ecclesiology, Marks of the Church , gospel
How do the marks of the church point to the gospel?...
Keep ReadingJuly 26, 2017 by John Fonville | Tags: gospel, sanctification, faith, good works, preaching, assurance, law, Holy Spirit, Total Depravity, Prayer, Union with Christ, Regeneration, new nature, curse of the Law, disposition
Theodore Beza on how the Gospel changes the effect of the preaching of the Law in believers....
Keep ReadingJuly 24, 2017 by John Fonville | Tags: john calvin, Geneva, Reformed, Reformation, means of grace, theodore beza, preaching, law and gospel
Theodore Beza on what end (purpose) the Holy Spirit uses the preaching of the Law....
Keep ReadingDecember 17, 2012 by John Fonville | Tags: election, missions, gospel, evangelism, preaching, church planting, grace
There often exists a widespread suspicion that belief in the sovereignty of God”"particularly election”"undermines or even inhibits zeal for missions and evangelism. Dr. J.I. Packer in his book, Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God, persuasively demonstrates that such a misunderstanding is, in his words, “nonsense.” Election, faith, the gospel and evangelism go ...
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