Q. What is green, Irish, and comes out every springtime? A. Patio furniture!
Old Testament Faith
Book 2/Chapter 10 They had the Word (section 7) 1. In arguing for the spiritual benefits enjoyed by the Old Testament saints, what does Calvin point to in this section as their possession? God as their God (section 8) 1. What else did they possess? A third argument (section 9) 1. What is Calvin’s next …
Never Want Wherewithal
In my Lord’s Day readings, I came across two comments on generosity and giving that I thought would be edifying to pass on. “Then they took them, and had them to Mount Charity, where they shewed them a man that had a bundle of cloth lying before him, out of which he cut coats and …
Wake, O Sleeper
This is the word of exhortation for an Easter morning, and so what shall that exhortation be? I do not exhort you to believe in the resurrection, for you already do. I do not exhortation to be raised with Christ in your baptism, for you already are. What shall the exhortation be then? The apostle …
The Direction of the Offer
In this glorious meal, Jesus Christ is genuinely and truly offered. The divide between historic Protestantism and the Roman Catholic view is not over that—both sides believe that Jesus Christ is truly offered. The difference is not over whether that happens or not. The difference is one of direction, and concerns who receives the offering. …
Confessing Unbelief
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, we confess to You that the world has not yet …
That Little Head Nod
Just finished a fantastic book on preaching called Why Johnny Can’t Preach. We have to add it to our Greyfriars’ list. It is just superb. Well, mostly superb — he has a few pages on “culture war” that are an odd mixture of astounding insight and barking madness. But that should not be surprising — …
Sell the Car, Champ
Let me begin with a definition of zero-sum thinking with regard to wealth, which I have referred to in this space a number of times. Zero-sum thinking assumes (in unbelief) that the amount of available blessings is necessarily fixed, and that it therefore follows that if one man gets a larger piece of the pie, …
Corinthians in the Wilderness
Book 2/Chapter 10 A unified covenant (section 1) 1. What point does Calvin believe it is very important to make? 2. What was said concerning the Jews by Calvin’s opponents? Points of unity (section 2) 1. How much alike are the various covenants that God has made with men? 2. Are these covenants similar? 3. …
Scandalous Love for Filthy People
We are gathered here in this holy Friday service to commemorate the great moment that remains the salvation of our world—the passion and death of the Lord Jesus. As we mark all the events of the church year, we are of course looking forward to the day of Ascension—the time when Jesus Christ was ushered …