For those who might be interested (and I’m not sure that it is all that many), I am doing a survey of Reformed Orthodoxy’s implementation of future justification(s) over at my own blog. So far I have Diodati and Pictet, both ministers associated with Geneva, posted. I’ll be adding selections from John Preston, [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Future Justification in Reformed Orthodoxy
Posted in Historical, catholicity on June 28, 2008 | 35 Comments »
If You Can’t Be Charitable, Then At Least Do Your Homework
Posted in catholicity on June 27, 2008 | 3 Comments »
While thinking about Tim’s latest post, the belligerent angel on my left shoulder gave me a few ideas. Obviously the best case for theological discussion is for both sides to enter into conversation with the possibility of being wrong, and thus with something of an open mind and a kind tongue. This is [...]
Pop-Protestantism
Posted in catholicity on June 26, 2008 | 25 Comments »
Does anyone else here ever try to deal with popular Protestantism? By that term I mean the broad, somewhat informal coalition of Baptists, Presbyterians, and some Lutherans who think such things as that (1) the Reformation is reducible to “the Five Solas,” (2) Calvinism is reducible to “the Five Points,” (3) the Gospel is [...]
Gaffin on Enns
Posted in Scripture on June 26, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Richard Gaffin has posted a critique of Pete Enns’ book Inspiration and Incarnation, as well as Enns’ overall methodology. While many of my friends are Enns’ supporters, and while Gaffin has perhaps not been as friendly to some of my friends (and their friends), I still think his criticisms are right on. [...]
A Response to Dr. Barker’s Presentation of Cranmer and Calvin on the Sacraments
Posted in Historical, Sacramental, catholicity on June 25, 2008 | 104 Comments »
I just listened to Dr. William Barker’s talk on the Reformation and Puritan backgrounds to the Westminster Assembly on the Sacraments which he gave at the PCA GA colloquium on the efficacy of the sacraments . Since this is one of those things I actually kind of know something about, I thought I’d make a few [...]
The Church’s Response to Gay Marriage
Posted in Cultural, Sacramental on June 20, 2008 | 33 Comments »
I have a question for the contributors and anyone else wanting to weigh in.
Let’s say gay marriage becomes permanently endorsed by more states and/or the whole U.S. What should the Church’s official response be?
Our offenses against marriage have already degraded the institution with the introduction of no-fault divorce (in some states) and the legitimization of bastardy. Mariage [...]
On Being Balanced. And Stephen Charnock on the Goodness of God in Instituting the Supper
Posted in Sacramental on June 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’ve been regaining my former appreciation for the puritans somewhat lately. It seems that the natural course of things when we undergo a paradigm shift is that we tend to look upon our previous views and those who hold them with disdain. This in effect caricatures our perception of reality and of people. I think that something like this happened to me when [...]
For Whom May Christians Vote?
Posted in Uncategorized on June 17, 2008 | 20 Comments »
As in the previous discussion of the Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright, my link to this article should not be taken to imply an official endorsement of Senator Obama’s candidacy. I am, however, concerned that the single issue of abortion, with its near-automatic ability to command the votes of (rightly) devout pro-life Christians, has turned evangelicals [...]
Review of Evans’ “Problems of Authority in the Reformation Debates”
Posted in Historical, catholicity on June 17, 2008 | 4 Comments »
The following is a review of G.R. Evans’ book, Problems of Authority in the Reformation Debates. I chose to post a review of Evans’ work on this blog because it deals with many of the subjects which interest most of the contributors/readers here, and because I feel it is an important work (though it has it’s shortcomings, [...]
Mediated Sacrifice and Opposition
Posted in Historical, Sacramental on June 16, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Writing on the late medieval thought regarding Eucharistic sacrifice, Nicholas Thompson points out the diversity of positions held. No council had ruled on what sort of “sacrifice” was made in the Eucharist, nor in what manner it was done. There was diversity even among those who advocated what would later be seen as [...]
Eucharist as Sacrifice in BEM: Faith and Order #111
Posted in Sacramental, catholicity on June 12, 2008 | 14 Comments »
Since the last thread on the matter and form of the eucharistic celebration has taken a side road, now working on the subject of eucharist as a sacrifice, I thought I would post the relevant section of Baptism, Eucharist, and Ministry that Mike referenced in one of his posts. As he has written, I think [...]
Of Thimbles vs. a Common Cup
Posted in Sacramental on June 7, 2008 | 44 Comments »
In a recent thread, there was sufficient enough discussion of “grape juice in thimbles” vs. “wine in a common chalice” to merit bringing it into a fresh thread. Here are some humble thoughts…
Personally, I’m not convinced that there is one “biblical” method of partaking of the Sacrament. Indeed, the evidence we have from [...]
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