Category: Miscellanies

The amount is, that the light of the truth revealed in God’s word, is so distinct that the very first sight of it illuminates the mind. John Calvin Commentary on Psalm 119:130 Sometimes the Bible is confusing. Sometimes it’s very confusing. There are some passages of the Bible with very little consensus as to the… Continue reading The Perpiscuity of Scripture

When approaching systematic theology, the inevitable first topic is hermeneutics. One’s hermeneutical approach lays the groundwork for how every other topic is addressed. It provides the methodology for reading the text of scripture and the means for drawing conclusions about any of the topics that follow it. Now, when one sets out to determine what… Continue reading Inspiration, Authorial Intent, and Death of the Author

It concerns us to be right, not only in the object of our worship, but in the manner of it and it is this which Christ here instructs us in. Matthew Henry, Commentary on John 4:24 I was raised in a fairly eclectic Church environment. The earliest memories I have of Church are in a… Continue reading The Object of Worship

Here let us abide here we are safe if we stir a step further, we are in danger of being either entangled or seduced. Matthew Henrey’s Commentary on Jude God has spoken. This statement brings great comfort to God’s children. Our Lord and Creator, the one who holds the universe in His hands; the Almighty,… Continue reading God Has Spoken

God is best known in not knowing him. Augustine of Hippo, On Order, II.16 Every time I write an article about theology proper, I think “Man, I should have started out with this one.” There are so many doctrines that define how we interact and understand other doctrines. Take divine simplicity, for example. Once you… Continue reading No Less Days, to Sing God’s Praise

I play drums. For many of my teen years, this meant playing with a variety of youth groups, filling in at friends’ churches, playing at youth camps, and so on. This exposed me to a whole host of different leadership styles and approaches to service planning. Even at that point, in my less theologically developed… Continue reading The Holy Spirit in the Order and Purpose of Worship

This is going to be another foray into speculative theology. In other words, I am not willing to bet the farm on how accurate my thinking is, and I am certainly willing to be corrected. Reformed sacramentology has long been a fascination of mine. On the one hand, we reject the Roman Catholic conception of… Continue reading Bread, Wine and the Imputation of Christ

You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out from there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day. Deuteronomy 5:15, ESV At church this past Sunday, I noticed something that… Continue reading Salvation and the Fourth Commandment

The Lord said to Moses, “See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship, to devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze, in… Continue reading Arts and Aesthetics

It is entirely by the intervention of Christ’s righteousness that we obtain justification before God. This is equivalent to saying that man is not just in himself, but that the righteousness of Christ is communicated to him by imputation, while he is strictly deserving of punishment. John Calvin At the very outset, I would like… Continue reading Lordship Salvation Is Not The Gospel