Yes, I believe in justification FROM eternity and not I'm not antinomian. Photo by Dan Hamill on Pexels.com "The doctrine of justification from eternity does not replace traditional protestant or evangelical doctrines, but radically changes them from within. Most fundamentally it changes the ontological status of historical events from causes into signs: Conversion, faith and … Continue reading Justification from Eternity
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The Trinity
In the first chapter of Genesis we are taught this truth in the loftiest way possible, and elsewhere, too, it is expressed most gloriously in word and song. He speaks, and it is done; He commands, and it stands fast (Ps. 33:9). He sends out His word, and melts the morsels of ice (Ps. 147:18). … Continue reading The Trinity
Calvin’s Institutes
Christianbook.com has the single volume edition of Calvin’s Institutes on sale for $15.99. Years ago I purchased the two volume set by McNeill and Battles and read it through a few times. More recently a good friend sent me the sinlge volume, unabridged, 1845 Beveridge translation (with the older styled cover) and I do prefer it over the two volume set. … Continue reading Calvin’s Institutes
Wandering Thoughts
How the mind causes our thoughts to wander: The arrogance of the mind alienates us from the life of God, and from communion with him. When a present and appropriate petition or instruction is conveyed through the ear into the understanding, it shamelessly plays therewith, and takes occasion to run out on some contiguous notion; … Continue reading Wandering Thoughts
Why Fast?
Calvin gives us three ends or goals of fasting: A holy and lawful fast has three ends in view. We use it either to (1) mortify and subdue the flesh, that it may not wanton, (2) or to prepare the better for prayer and holy meditation; (3) or to give evidence of humbling ourselves before … Continue reading Why Fast?
When Dreams Become Doctrine
Most Protestants have never heard of "Aerial Toll Houses." The idea of Aerial Toll Houses are built upon some personal revelations of Eastern Orthodox saints, Tradition and a verse or two from scripture. Father Thomas Hopko stated on an episode of The Illumined Heart that virtually every church Father held some form of this doctrine. According to … Continue reading When Dreams Become Doctrine
Maundy Thursday
"Today is Maundy Thursday..." no it's not, stop it! "I love it when you call me big Papa.." - Pope Francis "...the acceptable way of worshipping the true God, is instituted by himself, and so limited by his own revealed will, that he may not be worshipped according to the imagination and devices of men, … Continue reading Maundy Thursday
AGAINST TRANSUBSTANTIATION
FIFTY-FIVE THESES AGAINST TRANSUBSTANTIATION Rev. Prof. Dr. F.N. Lee First. Together with Holy Scripture, I assert the real presence of Christ, personally, at His Sacraments and in His Word and through His Spirit. Exactly that assertion of the omnipresence there of the Son of God, impels me to deny His physical presence in and under … Continue reading AGAINST TRANSUBSTANTIATION
Impassibility
Impassibility (from Latin in-, "not", passibilis, "able to suffer, experience emotion") describes the theological doctrine that God does not experience pain or pleasure from the actions of another being. - Wiki Sermons on the subject here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urAtIkGbMsg
Praise Him!
Rev. 4.1-3 "Where God is rightly seen, He will be seen exceeding stately and Glorious: O so wonderful! whom nothing can resemble, whom no tongue can express, nor eye behold, nor heart conceive! what were it to imagine thousands of mountains of the most previous stones imaginable, and thousands of Suns shining in their brightness? … Continue reading Praise Him!
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