The Scriptural teaching concerning God’s infinite and spiritual essence ought to be enough, not only to banish popular delusions, but also to refute the subtleties of secular philosophy. One of the ancients seems aptly to have remarked, “Whatever we see, and whatever we do not see, is God.” According to this, he fancied that divinity [...]
Archive for April, 2008
God Stoops, That We May Understand Him
Posted in Calvin's "Institutes", John Calvin on April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Systematic Theology
Posted in Cornelius Van Til, Systematic Theology on April 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When we speak of the value of systematics, or, of the value of any other theological discipline, we do not take the pragmatic position. The question of value is not the first question we should ask. The question of truth and of duty is primary. It is a God-given duty that we should take the [...]
The Freshness of the Bible
Posted in Charles Haddon Spurgeon on April 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Bible, Freshness of
I heard a gentleman say yesterday that he could walk any number of miles when the scenery was good; but, he added, “When it is flat and uninteresting, how one tires!” What scenery it is through which the Christian man walks – the towering mountains of predestination, the great sea of providence, the [...]
For the Lord’s Day (15)
Posted in Book of Romans, For the Lord's Day on April 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. (Romans 15:2)
The Practical Implications of Calvinism
Posted in B. B. Warfield, Calvinism on April 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
B. B. Warfield describes Calvinism as “that sight of the majesty of God that pervades all of life and all of experience.” In particular, as it relates to the doctrine of salvation, its glad confession is summarized in those three pregnant words God saves sinners. Now, whenever we are confronted with great doctrinal statements in [...]
The Heart of the Book of Romans
Posted in Book of Romans, C. E. B. Cranfield on April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This short section is, as has already been indicated, the centre and heart of the main division to which it belongs. We may go farther and say that it is the center and heart of the whole of Rom. 1.16b-15.13. It stands out by reason of the distinctiveness of its style: it reads like a [...]
William Shakespeare’s Education
Posted in Book of Common Prayer, Book of Homilies, William Shakespeare on April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In addition, regular attendance at church (a legal requirement which his father does not appear to have avoided until later), guaranteed prolonged exposure to the Book of Homilies (fairly dull), the Book of Common Prayer (rather more exciting) and, especially, the exhilarating language of the Bible in English – a resource that Shakespeare, like his [...]
The King James Version of the Bible
Posted in King James Version, Lancelot Andrewes on April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
At long last, in 1611, the agreed version was ready to be presented to the King, with a rather fulsome dedication drawn up by the Cambridge scholar, Dr. Smith, which makes one thankful that the text, itself, is free of glosses, and that no contemporary political theory or ecclesiastical divergence has been allowed to mar [...]
Spurgeon’s Burden for Preaching
Posted in Charles Haddon Spurgeon on April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We know the great facts of the gospel, and this is no small blessing. Myriads of our fellow creatures are unaware of the first principles of the faith, scarcely knowing that there is a God, and altogether ignorant of the wondrous plan of redemption by the blood of Jesus. Even in this (so called) Christian [...]
An Opening Lecture on Hebrews
Posted in Book of Hebrews, J. A. Seiss on April 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Among the many extraordinary personages who have made their appearance at different times in the Christian church, the apostle Paul is, doubtless, to be ranked as the most illustrious. Honorable in his origin, endowed with the highest order of intellect and the most daring energy of character, educated in every department of knowledge, and sanctified and [...]
