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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....
Holiness is not an Option for the Christian
February 4, 2022 by John Fonville | Category: Christian Living | Tags: sanctification, obedience, holiness, justification, lordship salvation, guilt, Bondage, Corruption, Holy, christian life, condemnation, righteous, duplex beneificium, sanctified, reconciled
Holiness is not an option for a Christian. ...
Keep ReadingThe Office of Salvation
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 ReadingThe Most Comfortable Thing in the World
January 11, 2022 by John Fonville | Category: Forgiveness | Tags: grace, forgiveness, comfort, consolation, Reformation Anglicanism, Oxford Martyrs, Hugh Latimer
Hugh Latimer on the most comfortable thing in the world....
Keep ReadingA New Garment Before God
November 5, 2021 by John Fonville | Category: Reformation Anglicanism | Tags: justification, sola fide, solus christus, sola gratia, Reformation Anglicanism, Katherine Parr, good works
In her book, The Lamentation of a Sinner, Katherine Parr recounts her conversion to the truth of the gospel of justification by grace, through faith, in Christ alone....
Keep ReadingThe Relationship of the Gospel to Christian Living
November 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 ReadingJustification and a Divided Church
November 3, 2021 by John Fonville | Category: Justification | Tags: grace, sanctification, merit, inherent righteousness, righteousness, justification, sola fide, material cause, duplex beneficium, imputed righteousness, marvelous exchange, forensic
Justification and a Divided Church- Michael Horton discusses the two distinct positions on justification that continue to divide Protestants and the Roman Catholic Church....
Keep ReadingThe Gospel in the Prayer Book
October 31, 2021 by John Fonville | Category: Liturgy | Tags: gospel, worship, Prayer, divine service, J.I. Packer, 1662 Book of Common Prayer, Reformation liturgy
The Gospel in the Prayer Book- Collected short writings by J. I. Packer on The 1662 Book of Common Prayer....
Keep ReadingA Collect for Reformation Sunday
October 27, 2021 by John Fonville | Category: Protestant Reformation | Tags: justification, john calvin, martin luther, sola fide, sola gratia, sola scriptura, soli deo gloria, Thomas Cranmer, collect, Protestant Reformation, Reformation Sunday, solo Christo, Oxford Martyrs, Hugh Latimer, Nicholas Ridley
A collect for Reformation Sunday....
Keep ReadingThomas Cranmer: Justification Sola Gratia, Sola Fide is catholic
October 26, 2021 by John Fonville | Category: Justification | Tags: justification, sola fide, solus christus, sola gratia, Thomas Cranmer, Protestant Reformation, catholic, catholicity
In his homily, A Sermon of the Salvation of Mankind, Thomas Cranmer quotes from many scholars and sources to convince us of the catholicity or universality of justification sola fide....
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