I mentioned this talk a day or so ago. Very worthwhile, and the conclusion is priceless. Dr. David Field is delivered the last lecture in NSA’s series, honoring the 500th anniversary of the birth of John Calvin Calvin@500 Lecture – Dr. David Field – “Calvin’s Catholicity and Birth of English Nonconformity” from Daniel Foucachon on …
Laugh Like a Developmentally-Challenged Hyena
One of the things a lot of people need to learn how to do is make political determinations, whenever possible, based on the undisputed out-in-the-open facts. This is possible a lot more than is pretended otherwise. The alternative is to try to make determinations based on the contested behind-the-scenes-facts, and this is an invitation to …
Two Kinds of Black
As we celebrate the coming of the Christ, we must never forget the kind of world He was born into. The blackness that the star of Bethlehem shone brightly from was a creational blackness, the kind of blackness that was visible on the first day of our world—when it was evening and it was morning, …
More Than Last Time
The apostle Paul tells us that this bread represents the unity of the body of Christ (1 Cor. 10:16-17). How so? Remember that the Lord’s way of unity is one, one divided, and two restored into one. That is what He did in the Garden. Adam was one, then he was divided into two, so …
Their Father, Herod
Our Father and God, You have established Your Church as a royal priesthood in this world, and so we intercede for the nations of men now, confessing on their behalf so that the grace of Your forgiveness will soon be extended to them all. Father, in the blood of Your Son our Lord, You have …
Major and Minor
Yesterday Dr. David Field gave the final Calvin lecture in NSA’s commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the birth of that great reformer. And what a lecture it was — the video will be available on line sometime, and I will let you know when and where. In the meantime, the lecture jabbed some thoughts …
Table or Altar
Book 4/Chapter 18 Sacrilege (section 1) 1. Is the sacrifice of the Mass a profanation of the Supper? 2. Why is it this? 3. What does this do to the sacrifice of Christ on the cross? The immortal priest (section 2) 1. What does the immortality of Christ mean? 2. What do men on earth, …
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Partaking in Both Kinds
Book 4/Chapter 17 Frequent celebration (section 44) 1. What was the unvarying rule for the ancient church? Not a spectator event (section 45) 1. What two early fathers objected strongly to the practice of coming to church and not partaking of the Supper? Annual partaking (section 46) 1. What does Calvin call the custom of …
Thinking About An Earlier Commandment
David Bahnsen has some good things to say about Tiger Woods here.