Calvinism

How Strong Must Justifying Faith Be?

John Calvin on justifying faith (Institutes of the Christian Religion 3.18.8): The power of justifying which belongs to faith consists not in …

Was John Calvin a Christian Hedonist?

The following selection from Calvin’s Institutes suggests his preference for gratitude as a motivation for obedience – he also seems to ground …

Calvinism and Liberty go Hand in Hand

From Abraham Kuyper’s Lectures on Calvinism (Eerdmans 1931:70): Every competent historian will without exception confirm the words of Bancroft: “The fanatic for …

Abraham Kuyper, Calvinism, and the Liberty of Man and Nations

Abraham Kuyper’s Lectures on Calvinism (Eerdmans 1931:19): Hence Calvinism condemns not merely all open slavery and systems of caste, but also all …

Kuyper, Calvinism, and the Ennobling of Social Life

Kuyper’s Lectures on Calvinism (Eerdmans 1931:18): In the same way Calvinism has derived from its fundamental relation to God a peculiar interpretation …

Abraham Kuyper and Calvinism as a Life-system

From Kuyper’s lectures on Calvinism (Eerdmans p. 3): From the first, therefore, I have always said to myself,—“If the battle is to …

4 1/2 Point Calvinists?

Blogger Tony Byrnes blogged over at Theological Meditations: Sufficiency Analogies on the sufficiency of the atonement as understood historically in its theological development. You …

John Piper on the Particular Benefits Extended to Children of Believers…My Thoughts on Baptist and Reformed Perspectives on Children and Relation to Covenant

Here is an extended quote from John Piper from the following article, “What Did Christ Purchase for Your Children with His Blood?”: …

John Calvin Contra Rome and the Anabaptists on Baptism

Wright does a wonderful job unpacking the evolution of Calvin’s theology of baptism. Calvin’s movement of faith is comparable to Luther’s, with …

John Piper: “Saying What You Believe is Clearer than Saying ‘Calvinist’”

The following article is penned by John Piper and can be accessed here. I am reproducing the whole article because it is …

The Quotable John Calvin on Faith

16. The principal hinge on which faith turns is this: We must not suppose that any promises of mercy which the Lord …

More Correspondence with Calvary Chapel Missions/Church Plant Director, George Bryson

George Bryson wrote the following: THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JAMES WHITE OR THE “REFORMED” DOCTRINES OF DOOM AND GLOOM The First Point …

Book Review of Daniel Hyde's "Welcome to a Reformed Church"

Hyde, Daniel R.. Welcome to a Reformed Church: A Guide for Pilgrims. Orlando, Fla.: Reformation Trust Pub., 2010. Print. Reformation Trust provided …

Honoring John Piper

Justin Taylor and Sam Storms served as editors of a book that was released at the 2010 Desiring God “Think” Conference. The …

What Augustine can Offer to Reformed Theology

John Piper writes that Augustine offers a corrective when Reformed theology becomes joyless: And we need to rediscover Augustine’s peculiar slant—a very …

Clarifications About Last Sunday's Sermon…Misspoke on a Number Fact and More Thoughts on Whether the "Unforgiving Servant" Was Truly Forgiven and Lost "His Salvation"

Greetings to all who were present at SGF this past Lord’s Day for worship. I want to clarify a comment that was …

George Bryson and I Continue Our Dialogue on Calvinism

Rick, “By predestination we mean the eternal decree of God, by which he determined with himself whatever he wished to happen with …

George Bryson Responds to Calvinism and Endued Blogger Matthew Masiewicz

You never know what will occur in the blogosphere. It is definitely encouraging when someone reads the blog and takes the time …

Another Pentecostal Calvinist?

I have long thought, from my own experience in a Pentecostal setting while growing up, that Pentecostals must embrace the Sovereignty of …

A Theological Critique of the New Calvinist Movement

Recently, Kevin DeYoung linked to an article in The Christian Century about the New Calvinist movement. In the article, Western Theological Seminary …

The Surprising Fingerprints of John Calvin on Pentecostal Theology of the Lord's Supper, Sanctification, and Polity

Growing up Pentecostal and still considering myself a “neo-Pentecostal” of sorts, I wish to honor Calvin’s influence upon Pentecostal theology in this …

New Calvinism and Holy Hip Hop

I just finished listening to a 9Marks Audio installment where Mark Dever interview Christian hip hop artists shai linne and Voice. I’ve …

Why Young Folks Are Turning to Reformed Worship

This is a brief quote from the article, “Young, Restless, and Reformed” (link). “If there’s an appeal to students, it’s that we’re …

Four Reformed Views of Christ and Culture

Kevin DeYoung links to an article by Ray Pennings about how four different Reformed camps think about the ancient question of Christian …

A Journey With John Calvin, "Man's Full Culpability"

Two selections from Calvin’s Institutes: This corrupt procedure is admirably described by Paul, when he says, that “thinking to be wise, they …

John Calvin: The Pentecostal???

This is an article from a scholar that I have much respect for, Dr. Ben Witherington, who in turn gives much respect …

John Wesley: a "hairs breadth" from Calvinism, a mile away from modern Wesleyanism?

For those who don’t know, I pastor a Church located in a strong Nazarene community. Nampa, Idaho houses Northwest Nazarene University and …

American hermeneutics and slavery

After chronicling the Americanization of Calvinist and Methodist theology, Mark Noll in America’s God turns to American biblical hermeneutics, the way that …

Book Review of "Predestination and Free Will: Four Views"

This book is toooooo short to address this issue fairly from 4 different perspectives. I will only say that I was surprisingly …

Calvinism in China

Andrew Brown, blogging at the Guardian’s website, writes about his conversation with Rev. Dr. May Tan, who seems to be a Chinese …

Reformed, Charismatic, Credo-Baptists Taking Over "Calvinist" Banner?

In Time’s article highlighting the “New Calvinism”, it is interesting to note that all such folks mentioned in the modern ”Calvinistic” scene …

Calvinists En Vogue?

Time Magazine just released the 10 ideas that are most changing the WORLD right now. #3 on the list was…ummm prepare yourself, …

Ray Ortlund Jr. is "Truly Reformed" in the Manner I Myself Seek

The following article was written by Ray Ortland and can be found at his blog: http://christisdeeperstill.blogspot.com/ Truly Reformed I believe in the …

"Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound that Saved a Wretch Like Me" vs. "Prevenient Grace, How Fair the Sound, that calls all Sinners Equally"

I don’t want to be totally obnoxious…but I was thinking about the beloved Hymn “Amazing Grace” and was wondering how a theological …

Bezalel "Endued" by the Holy Spirit for Beautifying and Creating Culture + Thoughts on Reformed, Dispensational, Cessationist, Pentecostal/Charismatic Spirituality and Piety

What does God do when He wants beautiful craftsmanship? Pours out His Holy Spirit How does God increase IQ? Holy Spirit How does …

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