“We will begin, then, with the creation of the world and with God its Maker, for the first fact that you must grasp is this: the renewal of creation has been wrought by the Self-same Word Who made it in the beginning. There is thus no inconsistency between creation and salvation; for the One Father [...]
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Subdue It and Have Dominion
Posted in Church, Eschatology, History, Kingdom, Postmillenialism, Theology on July 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Some Thoughts on Contemporary Worship Music and Evangelism
Posted in Church, Liturgy, Unbelievers, Worship on April 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The other day was a beautiful day. Both my Daughters were Baptized into the Covenant Family of God. So naturally we called our friends and family to join us in celebration for this joyous occasion.
It was a combined service (usually we have two, one more “contemporary, the other more “traditional”), and naturally there were more [...]
Reformed Catholicity
Posted in Calvinism, Church, Theology on April 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
When we say we are “Reformed”, what does that mean? What is being ”Reformed”? The Reformers understood the word as an adjective describing their catholicity. They were “Reformed Catholics.” Since then it has become a noun, we are “Reformed.” That needs to change. Moves toward ecumenism is not a bad thing, and understanding that Jesus wanted [...]
Calvin on: Election (1 Peter 1:1)
Posted in 1 Peter, Calvin, Church, Covenant, Election on April 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Commentary on 1 Peter 1:1:
To the elect, or the elected. It may be asked, how could this be found out, for the election of God is hid, and cannot be known without the special revelation of the Spirit; and as every one is made sure of his own election by the testimony of the Spirit, [...]
What do you think of this?
Posted in Church, God on August 28, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Please comment on this quote.
But the Holy Spirit has been working constantly through out the history of the Church since Pentecost, and the fact that His work looks “messy” to us is actually an indictment of us. God is perfect, but a glance at the universe shows us He is no perfectionist. ~Doug Wilson, Reformed is Not [...]
Material Girl (read Church)
Posted in Church, Heresy on May 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This was held at Granger Community Church. If you see the analogy of the girl as the American church, it fits pretty well with the current trends within American Evangelicalism.
