Dec 1, 2019
How shall we attain to peaceableness? Take heed of those things which will hinder it. There are several impediments of Peace which we must beware of; and they are either outward or inward...
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How shall we attain to peaceableness? Take heed of those things which will hinder it. There are several impediments of Peace which we must beware of; and they are either outward or inward...
When I began to study the doctrine of good works in the Reformed tradition many years ago, I was astounded by a view that many Puritans, following in the footsteps of John Calvin, promulgated. These Reformed stalwarts taught that God graciously rewards eternal life to his people who persevere in good works to the end...
William Perkins was born in 1558 to Thomas and Hannah Perkins in the village of Marston Jabbett, in Bulkington parish, Warwickshire. As a youth, he indulged in recklessness, profanity, and drunkenness. In 1577, he entered Christ’s College in Cambridge as a pensioner, suggesting that socially he nearly qualified as gentry. He earned a bachelor’s degree in 1581 and a master’s degree in 1584...
by Patrick Ramsey | While denying the Roman Catholic doctrine that love is the life and soul of justifying faith, John Ball (1585-1640) strenuously affirmed that justifying faith cannot be without love. Faith and love are distinct graces which are “infused together” by the Holy Spirt at regeneration and “the exercise of faith and love be inseparably conjoined...
by Patrick Ramsey | Jesus says that he and his Father will love those who love him (John 14:21, 23). He makes a similar point in the following chapter, where he says that you need to keep his commandments in order to abide in his love and to be his friend (John 15:10, 14). Still further, Jesus says that the Father loves the disciples because they have loved him (John 16:27). Take your time to read these verses carefully...
by Joel Beeke | While the Lord’s Supper was open to all believers, not all believers participated fully and regularly in it. There are several hindrances that prevented believers from receiving all the benefits of the sacrament...