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The Law in the thought of those worth hearing: Part IV
From the evidence presented, Owen must be understood to view abrogation as both including and not including the Decalogue, depending on how it is viewed. If this is the case, his understanding of abrogation, though with its own nuances and emphases, has clear and ample precedent in Calvin, Ursinus, Turretin, and Protestant Scholasticism.
Podcast 3: Dr. Waldron’s December 2010 trip to England
“The Uneasy Relationship between Repentance and Faith in the Reformed Tradition.” Which comes first – repentance or faith – and are both essential for salvation? Dr. Waldron discusses the views of Calvin, the Marrow Men, Sandemanianism, Pink, Lloyd-Jones, Norman Shepherd, and others.
The Law in the thought of those worth hearing: Part III
Owen’s view of the multi-functional utility of the Decalogue comports with his view of abrogation (see below), Jeremiah 31:33, 2 Co. 3:3, and Matthew 5:17, and also with many of his theological contemporaries. There is a way to understand Owen on abrogation which both eliminates the Decalogue from the New Covenant and preserves it (see below). Relatively speaking, as the Decalogue functioned under the Old Covenant, it has been abrogated. Absolutely speaking, as the Decalogue represents and summarily comprehends the Moral Law as to its substance, it has not and cannot be abrogated. It has more than one function.
The Law in the thought of those worth hearing: Part II
In part I of this series of posts, I said: Too often while reading contemporary authors on the law in the life of...
The only infallible interpreter is…
The only infallible interpreter of Holy Scripture is the Holy Spirit in the Holy Scripture. This is a fundamental...
Two hermeneutical principles utilized by John Owen
1. The Holy Spirit is the only infallible interpreter of the Bible. In classic, pre-critical and Reformed orthodox...
The Law in the thought of those worth hearing: Part I
Too often while reading contemporary authors on the law in the life of believers, I find myself asking the question,...
Dr. Renihan interview on the Puritans: Part II
In this two-part-series, Richard Barcellos interviews Dr. Jim Renihan on various issues. Here are some of the issues...
Remembering Martin Luther: Part II (Luther’s Conversion)
Part I is here. The exact date of Luther’s conversion is debated. We do know that some time between 1513 and...