“God shall alone the refuge be”: The hymn of Samuel Medley (1738-1799)[1] In 2004 a little-known...
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The Spiritual Culture of Eden: The Purpose of Sabbath Keeping in the Example of Jeremiah Chaplin | Christopher E. Osterbrock
Keeping the Sabbath remains a biblical and invigorating practice in Christian spirituality. The example and...
How the Reformers, Protestant Orthodox, & Puritans Approached Textual Criticism: Part 2 | Timothy Decker
*Editors Note: This is the third installment of blogs related to Textual Criticism authored by Dr. Timothy Decker....
How the Reformers, Protestant Orthodox, & Puritans Approached Textual Criticism: Part 1 | Timothy Decker
*Editors Note: This is the second installment of blogs related to Textual Criticism authored by Dr. Timothy Decker....
Francis Turretin’s Natural Theology: Natural Theology’s Use | John Sweat
Turretin lists five general uses or ends of natural theology.
Francis Turretin’s Natural Theology: Natural and Supernatural Theology | John Sweat
Turretin situates natural theology as subordinate to supernatural theology for the latter is insufficient for a true knowledge of God or salvation.
Francis Turretin’s Natural Theology: Natural Theology’s Definition | John Sweat
Turretin does not give a definition of natural theology other than describing what it consists of, “The natural, occupied with that which may be known of God (to gnōston tou Theou), is both innate (from the common notions implanted in each one) and acquired (which creatures gain discursively).”
Francis Turretin’s Natural Theology: Francis Junius’s Influence | John Sweat
The early Reformed scholastic Francis Junius influenced Reformed theology greatly in his work A Treatise of True Theology.
Francis Turretin’s Natural Theology: John Calvin’s Influence | John Sweat
There are two pillars on which Turretin constructs his natural theology, the first being Calvin’s duplex cognition dei.
A Historical Overview of the Lord’s Supper | Matthew Wiersma
A Christian’s understanding of the Lord’s Supper affects his understanding of the hypostatic union, sanctification, and other related doctrines. The doctrine of the Lord’s Supper is worth debating so that the church may hone its understanding and better remember the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ.