Theology

Studying the Word of God

Wayne Grudem is very helpful in his Systematic Theology on what we mean when we refer to "the word of God".

He points out on pages 47-48 that "the word of God" can refer, in Scripture, to the Son of God, Jesus Christ. It can also refer to God's speech in 4 forms: 1. His decrees; 2. His words of personal address; 3. His speech through human lips, and 4. His words in written form, for us the Bible.

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King of Terrors: Death Still Not Nothing

Since I posted on Henry Scott Holland's poem “Death is Nothing at all”, that blog post has overtaken my sermon on 1 Corinthians 13 as the most visited page on this site. Curiously, both the Scott Holland text and 1 Corinthians 13 are popular passages at funerals.

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Not all equally heinous

God is just. He punishes every sin exactly as it deserves. Not every sin is equally heinous, so not every judgement at the judgement day will be the same. God is just. And that is a wonderful truth.

There are lots of places in Scripture we could go to see this, but I've just found one I hadn't seen before, so I thought I'd share it.

And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” (Luke 23:34)

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Hymn: Prevenient Grace

I love discovering new hymns.

Like this one by Josiah Conder, entitled My Lord, I did not choose you.

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What's new about the new covenant?

“What’s new about the new covenant?”

A really good question that a friend of mine kept asking, from lots of angles, of lots of people, while we were at college together.

David Field’s post entitled Covenantal category confusion, disconnect, denial, and abstraction is a very helpful contribution.

Sevenfold Spirit of God

Peter Leithart is characteristically rich in his Pentecost Homily from yesterday.

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Lord's Day

I most enjoyed Jam’s discussion with himself on the issues surrounding work on a Sunday.

Many of us, instinctively, think that refusing to work on a Sunday is a bad thing. Ideally we wouldn’t do it very often, but we mustn’t make a rule out of it. Surely, in this day and age when grace rules, Sabbath observance has had its day?

Not quite so simple. It’s all about how we use our freedom.

Anyway: Enjoy reading New Jam in dialogue with Old Jam

Others interact with Reformed is Not Enough

Having finished reading Reformed is not Enough, I’ve done some reading of those who interact with the material.

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Reformed is not Enough - part VI: The Epilogue

There are some great quotations in the epilogue of Reformed is not Enough.

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