Reformed Theology… To the Saints in Ephesus . . . Who Are Children? 6 Feb 20205 Feb 2020 Paul writes "to the saints who are in Ephesus" (Ephesians 1:1) and explains to them the wonderful work that the Triune God has performed to save them, rescue them from…
Reformed Theology Go, Make Disciples, and Baptize . . . Your Children? 4 Feb 20205 Feb 2020 Just before his ascension to the right hand of the Father, Jesus gives us the Great Commission: "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name…
Life and Ethics God at Work in Our Baptism 27 Nov 2019 Baptism is one of the central practices of the Christian life. With the Lord’s Supper, it is one of two sacraments (“oath, sign, or symbol”) that our Lord himself instituted,…
Life and Ethics Sunken Sailboats and a Sufficient Savior 23 Nov 2019 If you’re captaining a sailboat which capsizes and you’re subsequently thrown into the water, die, and sink to the bottom of the sea, it is better to hear “It is…
Uncategorized Bad at Blogging 22 Nov 2019 I am bad at blogging. For that, I apologize. I am bad at blogging. You’re now rolling your eyes. Maybe one day I’ll improve my blogging. But that’ll take time…
Reformed Theology… For the Love of Predestination 19 Nov 201918 Nov 2019 Is there a more controversial or hated doctrine than that God sovereignly and graciously chooses who will (and consequently who sovereignly and justly won't) be saved? I challenge you to…
Reformed Theology Herman Bavinck on the Death of Christ 6 Nov 201912 May 2021 Herman Bavinck (1854-1921), perhaps the preeminent theologian of the Dutch Reformed tradition, had a sharp and pastoral understanding of the saving power and sufficiency of the death of Christ. In…
Biblical Exegesis God’s Freedom and Power to Save Whomever He Wills (John 6:35-44) 2 Nov 20192 Nov 2019 John 6:35-44 contains these famous words from Jesus: “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst” (v.…
Uncategorized Is Faith Blind and Irrational? 30 Sep 201925 Sep 2019 I wanted to start this post by asking the question, "Is faith blind and irrational?" and then answering by saying, "I sure hope not!" And then after everyone gathered themselves…
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