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Posted in Resources, Worship on August 31, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

Today I posted a brief article, “Holy Affections and Understanding” at ReligiousAffections.org. In it I cite John Calvin’s Preface to the Psalter, which I have referenced in the past Immoderate articles, “Calvin the Platonist” and “Selections from Calvin and Athanasius on song in worship.”

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The blood of Christ is so precious

Posted in Exegesis and Theology, Jonathan Edwards, The Glory of Christ on August 28, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

Yesterday had two good sermons, Pastor McLachlan on the sixth beatitude, that the pure in heart shall see God (I wish he had spoken on “seeing God” a bit more but he ran out of time) and Kevin Bauder at the seminary convocation on the importance of the gospel (he reminded us that doctrine saves). [...]

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Reverence joined with love of God

Posted in Worship on August 25, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

John Calvin in the Institutes of the Christian Religion says, “I call ‘piety’ that reverence joined with love of God which the knowledge of His benefits induces. For until people recognize that they owe everything to God, that they are nourished by His Fatherly care, that He is the author of their every good so [...]

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Does Arminianism necessarily lead to inclusivism?

Posted in Exegesis and Theology on August 23, 2006 | 17 Comments »

The main appeal of Arminianism is its attempt to solve the problem of evil (specifically, the soteriological problem of evil). The argument is made that if God is determining in any way the eternal destiny of men, then God is unjust to punish them. I am not concerned to answer this charge at the present, [...]

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Fear of hell is not a mark of regeneration

Posted in Exegesis and Theology, Jonathan Edwards, Musings on August 21, 2006 | 2 Comments »

So says Jonathan Edwards:
There is a great deal of difference between a willingness not to be damned, and a being willing to receive Christ for your Savior. You have the former; there is no doubt of that: nobody supposes that you love misery so as to choose an eternity of it; and so doubtless you [...]

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