The Hymn “Amazing Grace,” reached its 250th year of age in 2023. Being first sung under the leadership of its composer, John Newton, by the parish congregation in Olney, Bucks, England, it was published in 1779 in Olney Hymns.
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The Christian Hope | Ben Carlson
Introduction The final destiny of the redeemed is glorious. We read about it in many New Testament passages...
1689 8:3 The Sinless Integrity of Christ the Mediator | Sam Waldron
Though Christ’s humanity was sinless, it was subject to the effects of the curse. Though Christ’s humanity was sinless, it was subject to temptation’s onslaught.
1689 8:2 The True Humanity of Christ the Mediator | Sam Waldron
Early heresies like Gnosticism and Docetism denied that Christ was a man. The Confession echoing the Creed of Chalcedon, asserts the opposite. Another early heresy said that Christ was mostly man. Rather, as the Confession says, he is “very man” “with all the essential properties” of human nature.
Ten Tenets of Hyper-Calvinism | Geoff Thomas
There is much talk of ‘hyper-Calvinism’ – even though one rarely comes across hyper-Calvinists anywhere in the world. It is like the references to those who are ‘dead orthodox’ while, though they exist, meeting one is a rare encounter. So, there is some ignorance of what are the tenets and consequences of ‘hyper-Calvinism.’
1689 8:2 The Unqualified Deity of Christ the Mediator | Sam Waldron
When the names, attributes, and prerogatives of God are attributed to another, and when God the Father is closely associated with other persons in a way that connotes equality of deity, and when others receive worship with the Father, the significance of this can’t be over-estimated.
1689 8:2 The Incarnation of Christ the Mediator | Sam Waldron
“Who is Jesus? He is the glorious and eternal Son of God that the Father wants us to love with the same tenderness, affection, and exaltation which He does!”
Can Thomists be “Reformed” on the Imago Dei? | Brice Bigham
After considering the radical distinction between the Reformed and Thomistic/Catholic conception of the image of God, a pertinent question arises for contemporary Reformed Evangelicals. Does Thomism as a system really solve the problem of contemporary theistic mutualism?
1689 8:1 The Foreordination of Christ the Mediator | Sam Waldron
How secure is the salvation we have in Christ! How confident we should be of our redemption in him!
In Him, All Things Hold Together | Tom Nettles
As I entered without incident and with ease into the proper lane of traffic, I found grounds for praise to God–both for safety and for the marvelous security of predictability that reflects his infinite intelligence.