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It is often said that unless a believer is under the ten commandments as his rule of life, he is an antinomian. Here is the dichotomy: under the ten commandments, or antinomian; under the law – the law of Moses – or lawless.
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Prince Charles has just stated (that is, on 22nd December 2016) – Prince Charles has just stated that whatever religious path we follow, we all get to the same...
As I write, the Covid crisis still casts its shadow over everyone of us, with the death rate never far from the daily agenda set by the government and the...
As I write (March 2020), all around me in the UK many are in a state of near panic, a panic stirred up by wall to wall media coverage of the draconian measures...
Explain title. Christ’s ekkl?sia. The corruption produced by the Fathers. Attempted recovery before the Reformation. The Reformation and the aftermath.
In 1853, the American, John Quincy Adams, published his Baptists: The Only Thorough Religious Reformers. 1 When Adams was in London in 1868, Charles Haddon...
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Baptismal regeneration, one of the most diabolical of all falsehoods ever to be imposed on the church of Jesus Christ, has been responsible for the delusion of...
Robert Purnell (1606-1666) was by trade a carpet weaver, probably a native of Bristol, England, in 1640. With four others, he became a founder member of the...
In a previous article, I showed that when the original settlers reached New England in the 1630s they were determined to set up infant-baptising churches which...
For the last thirty years or more, there has been a public debate among Christians over the relative merits and de-merits of covenant theology as opposed to...
John Calvin took the doctrine of the law, as formulated by medieval Church, and forged it into a system which has dominated the Reformed and evangelical world...
John Eaton? Never heard of him! Just in case that might be your reaction, a little potted history might not come amiss: John Eaton (1574/5–1630/31) was born in...
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Robert Browne, who then was in his early thirties, lodged in this city of Norwich for a few months during the years 1580- 81. He was soon arrested and jailed,...
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Infant baptisers always have to face the issue – the problem – of church membership. Of course, if they grossly abuse the parable of the tares (Matt....
Hans Denck was born in Bavaria in 1495 and died of the bubonic plague in Basel in 1527. Although he himself was not happy to be known as an Anabaptist, it is...
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When D.Martyn Lloyd-Jones became a minister in Aberavon, South Wales, in the 1920s, the Presbyterian Church Secretary was E.T.Rees. Although Mr Rees was a...
You must have heard something like this: New-covenant theology? Must be wrong! It was only dreamed up in the 1970s, wasn’t it? Doesn’t that make it the latest...
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John Berridge (1716-1793) was, as Nigel R.Pibworth described him, an ‘individual’, one who demonstrated ‘a singular spirituality’. One-time senior fellow at...
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It is night in Zurich on the 21st of January, 1525, and the snow lies thick upon the ground. A lone man, wrapped against the bitter wind and keeping to the...
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In the early 1580s, after twenty-five years on the throne, Elizabeth still dominated the Church of England.1 She was not its Supreme Governor in name only!...
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Well, actually, it’s a thought for every day! On Friday, the 21st of July, 1620, the members of the church which had left Scrooby some twelve or so years...
My friend, Rick Peterson, came across something he had written in an old Bible some years ago. He sent it to me. Being struck by the quote, I posted it on my...
PC? Politically correct; that is, designed not to offend, intended to meet local taboos, calculated not to upset anyone. Do we need preaching that is PC in...
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It is not often that I can quote with approval something written by Richard Dawkins, but I am delighted to be able to do so now, and use it to produce this...
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Imagine it.1 You are a Hebrew, standing in Moab, shoulder to shoulder with your fellow-Hebrews, poised to cross the Jordan. All your life thus far – this past...
The gospel and the ekklsia are always under attack. The devil sees to that! As Hugh Latimer put it in 1548: And now I would ask a strange question: Who is the...
This brief article is based on my short discourse on Acts 2:41-47 entitled ‘The Early Church & Evangelism’.1 Here are the relevant words from Acts 2: Those who...
In the 1960s, my father-in-law was looking around Leek market when he came across a costermonger selling damsons – particularly fine damsons, at that. After...
On 18th October, 1966, D.Martyn Lloyd-Jones was the opening speaker at the conference on ‘Christian Unity’ called by the Evangelical Alliance at the Central...
Paul, writing to the Galatians, gave them his testimony: For I would have you know, brothers, that the gospel that was preached by me is not man’s gospel. For...
For some time, in various works,1 I have been grappling with the way in which evangelical church life is changing; rather, the way evangelicalism is being...
I refer, of course, to the two occasions – the first at the start of his ministry, the second as it drew to its close – upon which Christ, stirred –...
Have you noticed the frequency with which a certain 'O' word is being used by many believers? It is a word that has immense power in their eyes, a word that...
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900), the atheistical philosopher who has had a huge influence down to the present day, claimed that God was dead, killed by...
As I write, January 2019, the BBC reports that the Orthodox Church of the Ukraine has separated from the Russian Orthodox Church. In its commentary – vividly...
I could have used other titles: ‘Trust or Attend?; ‘Crisis or Process?’; ‘Convert or Conform?’; ‘Crunch or Course?’; ‘Believe or Mingle?’; and so on. What am I...
Isn’t it odd how somebody coins a phrase, and that phrase catches on and becomes common currency among believers – even to the extent that many regard it as a...
Imagine this advertisement: This church invites applications from suitable candidates for the post of pastor. Only those who are prepared to commit fully to...
I happened to overhear a public conversation in which the point at issue was this: a certain housing development needed ‘a church plant’. All those taking part...
We are talking about England in the 1570’s. From the 3rd century, through the machinations of the Roman Emperor Constantine, the Church and the State had been...
And after he had set up the old covenant with Israel through Moses at Sinai, God, throughout the age of the old-covenant prophets, continued to issue a stream...
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The New Testament never uses any title for any man in the church. What is more, it categorically forbids it. Nowadays, however, most Christians do use titles –...
I freely acknowledge that the word ‘clergy’ – or its counterpart, ‘laity’ – is not used by all evangelicals. Reformed Baptists – at least, as far as I am aware...
‘Minister’ is a biblical word. We must use it. But we must use it in a biblical way. Far too often, however, it is used unbiblically.1 How? For a start,...
By going back to the old covenant, and applying its principles to the church, the Fathers ruined church rule and care, twisting it into a monstrosity. In...
There are several Greek words in the New Testament translated ‘ordain’, none of which has the dreadful connotations introduced by the Fathers, and which have...
Down the centuries, starting with the Fathers, men have distorted the system of church care, rule and order as instituted by Christ. One way in which they have...
In spiritual things, how big can be the effect of small changes! It may take time, of course – it usually does take time for the full effect to be seen – but...
I remind you that an alchemist was one of those men – most of whom lived in medieval times – who were looking for a panacea, a cure for every disease....
Of all the books and articles I have written or sermons I have preached, none cuts me – personally – deeper than this brief article. As I write it, as I read...
An article, written by Keiligh Baker, concerning Prince Archie’s sprinkling, appeared on today’s (July 6th 2019) BBC website. It was entitled: ‘What can we...
When re-recording my audiobook Four ‘Antinomians’ Tried and Vindicated: Tobias Crisp, William Dell, John Eaton and John Saltmarsh¸ I came to the closing...
I have just moved home, and last Lord’s day I attended the morning service at the (fairly) local evangelical church. Alas, the service fully lived-down to my...
Many well-intentioned believers, in their desire to evangelise, try, by using rational argument, to convince unbelievers of the existence of God, and that he...
Hair-splitting has a bad name.1 And, in most cases, rightly so. Nit-picking, gnat-straining, quibbling over tiny details, is a wretched business, one which...
An item on the BBC News website this morning (23rd August 2018),1 caught my eye. Calling it up, I found it contained a quote from Brendan Hoban. The more I...
In fulfilling Christ’s command to take the gospel into all the world to see sinners converted, it is but stating the obvious when I say that we can only do...
Unlike those of us who try to write polemically or dialectically, the novelist can be blunt (though hiding behind fictional characters), and tell it as it is....
Justifying (or saving) faith is the act of a sinner, from his heart, resting his soul upon Christ and his finished work, and thus receiving the imputed...
Whether or not Martin Luther actually said, in precise terms, that ‘justification is the article by which the church stands and falls’, the sentiment is right....
Well, as far as he goes. Although I have made my position clear in many of my works, let me state it once again: I am convinced that the Church of Rome is...
No doubt most of us have heard of Bach’s ‘Air on a G String’ – a tune played entirely on one string of a violin.1 Is this a good model for a gospel preacher?...
Definitions Justification by faith is a legal or forensic term. The sinner who trusts Christ is justified; that is, God pardons the guilt of the sinner who...
Since I have already published extensively on sanctification,1 I will only say that in this article when I speak of ‘sanctification’ in connection with Christ,...
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The colloquy in question is the In-Depth Studies Colloquy: ‘Is the Cross Alone Sufficient for Salvation?’, which was held on the 29th of April 2017 at the...
‘A bit OTT isn’t it? Progressive sanctification a matter of eternal life or death? Some believers argue there is no such thing as progressive sanctification –...
As I have shown elsewhere,1.baptism is the hinge in Paul’s argument in Romans.2 Not only that; baptism is the crucial turning point in the believer’s...
In this article, I want to explore the devastating effect the New Perspective has on conversion. I do so by reference to Tom Wright’s book: What Saint Paul...
It was said of Robert Murray M‘Cheyne that when he preached you felt ‘as if he was dyin’ a’most to have ye converted’; that is, he wanted your conversion,...
Justification by faith alone is the citadel of the gospel. It is at the heart of the new covenant. No wonder, then, that down the years it has been under...
Explanation of my title I am, it surely goes without saying, talking about justification by faith. And when I ask is justification a fact or a feeling, the...
The Bible must be its own interpreter. Its pages speak of several kinds of priest. Melchizedek was a priest; there were the levitical priests of the order of...
Is it possible – is it right – for a preacher1 to invite all sinners to come to Christ, and to do so without preparing them for the gospel, for Christ? Or does...
My chosen title for this article, I confess, might well give the impression that I am writing on an abstruse topic, abstruse in the sense of being obscure,...
By ‘sacramental’ I mean the idea that grace is actually conveyed by ministerial use of means – water and the like. Many Reformed teachers, past and present,...
The biblical doctrine of conversion is being threatened. It has been under attack since the days of the New Testament. It is always thus. Satan knows that this...
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‘Priesthood’ is a concept written large in Scripture, in both the Old Testament and the New.In truth, it is not too much to say that unless we come to terms...
John Calvin inherited the doctrines of the medieval Roman Church. In particular, he inherited that Church’s view of the law of God, given to Israel through...
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New Testament believers were assured, and were so right from the time of their conversion. Yet many believers today lack assurance. Why is this? According to...
It is often said that unless a believer is under the ten commandments as his rule of life, he is an antinomian. Here is the dichotomy: under the ten...
In this article, I speak only for myself. While I am confident that other new-covenant1 theologians would agree with the point I make, obviously I cannot speak...
Consider these intriguing words: ‘Under [the levitical priesthood] the people received the law’ (Heb. 7:11). At the very least, we may speak of a link between...
Let me explain my title. Kevin McGrane wrote a series of articles which were published in The Gospel Magazine, which he then expanded to produce a book that...
With such a main title, I am, of course, leaving myself wide open to the obvious answer: ‘Yes’. Let’s see. Let’s see what you think. Here are two paragraphs...
This summary represents my understanding of new-covenant theology. Scriptural justification for these statements may be found throughout my works. New-covenant...
I have to confess I have a problem with James.1 No, not the book. I don’t have Martin Luther’s difficulty.2 But I do have a problem with James’ attitude and...
Nobody can question the paramount importance of the temple within the old covenant. What is not so commonly appreciated, however, is the fact that the temple...
In previous articles, I have shown that in conversion the Holy Spirit brings the sinner to Christ, and immediately begins to witness to him, assuring him that...
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For centuries, when a believer has met a passage which speaks about the law – in Romans or Galatians or wherever – he has generally asked himself a question.
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I am merely musing aloud, you understand, not setting out detailed arguments. They, of course, may be found in my works. Nevertheless, even though what follows...
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Let me begin with the old covenant; that is, the Mosaic covenant. Covenant theologians take the Mosaic covenant and say that while believers are not under that...
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Christ came into the world to bring the old covenant to its God- appointed end, including all its shadows – sabbath, tabernacle (temple), sacrifices, priest,...
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This is the second of two pieces in response to an article in the current issue of The Banner of Truth, the article itself being an extract from J.Gresham...
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For convenience, I divide my article into two. Here is an extract from the current issue of The Banner of Truth, taken from an article which, in itself, is an...
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I am talking about the podcast produced by the Collective Cast, 5th September 2017: ‘Against New-Covenant Theology with Jim Renihan’. Here is the blurb...
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This piece is Part 2 of my response to the first of two articles by Peter Masters in the Sword and Trowel 2016: Issue 2: ‘God’s Parallel Covenants’, ‘drawn...
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Please note the question mark. It is all important. This article stems directly from my ‘Peter Masters’ Muddle over the Covenants, Part 2’. As I was completing...
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In this short piece, I want to engage with the first of two articles by Peter Masters in the Sword and Trowel 2016: Issue 2: ‘God’s Parallel Covenants’. The...
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In this brief article, I want to make one simple – but vital – point. I want to draw a contemporary parallel with something that happened five hundred years...
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I recently published an article on this passage in James 4: Do not speak evil against one another, brothers [or brothers and sisters]. The one who speaks...
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Many ill-informed and dismissive comments are made about those who advocate the law of Christ, and not the law of Moses, as the believer’s rule. Speaking for...
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It all depends. As we are told, there is ‘a time to keep silence, and a time to speak’ (Eccles. 3:7). And, of course, it needs wisdom to distinguish the two....
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The passage reads: Do not speak evil against one another, brothers [or brothers and sisters]. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother,...
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Mainstream new-covenant theologians hold that believers are under the law of Christ, and that the Scriptures are an integral part of that law. Recently,...
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Let me briefly say what I understand by new-covenant theology. It is not covenant theology writ new. It is nothing other than the theology of the new covenant,...
In this article, I trace how those who argue that the believer is not under the law of Christ, and that the Scriptures are not part of the law of Christ, but...
In a previous article,1 I made some comments on a recent (September 2017) Facebook post which included the following: No Law! ‘But the fruit of the Spirit is...
In a Facebook Group devoted to the promulgation of new-covenant theology, one which takes the view that the believer is not under the law of Christ, a recent...
In several of my works I have raised the issue of the balance between the Spirit and the Scriptures. I have tried to make the case that it is not either/or; it...
Yes, I know the title is bizarre, but all will, I hope, become clear. Reformed antinomianism A Reformed antinomian? As odd an oxymoron as you can get, you...
What? Whatever did Edmund Burke and Thomas Paine know about new-covenant theology? – that is, if you are talking about the 18th century men who wrote against...
As I have explained elsewhere,1 when the sinner is converted, at the point of his conversion the Spirit witnesses to him, seals him, and anoints him, thereby...
In a recent interview, Richard Barcellos spoke somewhat disparagingly about new-covenant theology because it is not monolithic. This, in effect, can only mean...
According to the New Testament, everyone who believes God’s promise in the gospel, and trusts Christ, has the Spirit.1 He must have the Spirit (John 14:17;...
In this brief article, I will say why I am convinced that Christ himself is the believer’s law, the law of Christ. The Scriptures show us that the aim of the...
Isaiah knew how to address sinners with the gospel, and God has left a record of him doing it. The prophet, therefore, is a very useful guide for us: we have...
D.Martyn Lloyd-Jones is rightly held in high esteem by many believers, believers of all persuasions – including both covenant and new-covenant theologians. In...
To give Jeremy Brooks’ article its full title: ‘Are the Ten Commandments Relevant Today? An Exposition of Exodus 20:1- 2’. 1 Why do I call it misleading, sad...
John Calvin set out a threefold use of the law, and by ‘the law’ he meant ‘the moral law’, the ten commandments; or, in his case, nine and half commandments.1...
I have published a fair amount of material on the priesthood of all believers, both in print and in preaching.1 Some may wonder if it is necessary to look so...
We could approach this in another way, in a more fundamental way. Indeed, we should approach it in this other way. How does the new covenant compare to the...
All these versions have in-built problems of one sort or another, problems which have led many to seriously misunderstand the apostle. And the consequences...
Law men today – that is, covenant theologians, the Reformed and evangelicals who want to impose the law on believers as their perfect rule of life and...
We are talking about Galatians 4:21-31, the passage where Paul sets out the allegory1 of Sarah and Hagar.2 As the apostle makes clear, the law, given to Israel...
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The format of this very brief article is simple. In the first part, I draw attention to the way Scripture always contrasts FLESH and SPIRIT.1 In the second...
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Let those, today, who are flirting with covenant theology and infant baptism, take a good look 25 years down the road, and do so with unclouded eye, before...
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Infant baptisers support their practice of infant baptism by arguments based on the Old Testament Abrahamic covenant, those promises which God made to Abraham...
Under the old covenant, the priesthood went hand in hand with the law: ‘Under [on the basis of] it the people received the law’ (Heb. 7:11). That is, not only...
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The two covenants are, of course, the old and the new.Now, if any book in the New Testament disproves the claim of covenant theologians that the Sinai covenant...
Unasked by whom? Unasked by consistent covenant-theologians. But the two questions I have in mind have been asked. Both were raised by Paul when he was setting...
During a recent conversation with two friends, I learned that some covenant theologians complain that since there is no definitive new-covenant theology...
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We know what ‘law’ is in ‘the law of Moses’, but what about ‘law’ in ‘the law of Christ’ (Gal. 6:2)? ‘The law of Moses’ and ‘the law of Christ’ are (in the...
Adam before he fell, was under law God placed Adam under law: The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. And the Lord...
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How should believers read, quote and use the law? Are they obliged to obey it as a command, as a rule? If so, are they obliged to obey all the commandments? Or...
Everybody has a husband. In fact, everybody is born into this world married to a husband. Moreover, some of us have died to our first husband, the one we were...
I am talking about the Reformed invention known as ‘the covenant of works’.1 And that is what it is – a pure invention, a theoretical, philosophical construct...
There are two very important passages of Scripture which speak of the believer being under the law of Christ – though neither of them use the actual phrase...
There are two very important passages of Scripture which speak of the believer being under the law of Christ – though neither of them use the actual phrase...
I am disturbed by the emphasis on institutional religion. Spirituality, apparently, is measured in terms of the institutional. This, however, is quite foreign...
I readily agree that many covenant theologians hold to the free offer of the gospel and duty faith. Nevertheless, the Reformed, with their emphasis upon the...
Some new-covenant theologians, dissenting from mainstream new-covenant theology, teach that believers are not under the law of Christ. In tandem with this,...
Consider this prophecy from Isaiah: Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth...
This article consists of the unedited Introduction to my Believers Under the Law of Christ; hence the references to that volume. Let me explain why I have...
With regard to the law of Moses, Paul divides the human race into two.1 All are sinners, but some have sinned ‘without law’; the rest have sinned ‘in the law’...
Let me quote the verses: For when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do the things in the law, these, although not having the law, are a law to...
Just the other day, someone posted a comment on one of my ‘New-Covenant Made Simple’ videos on YouTube, and this showed me that in my sermons, articles and...
There are several places in the New Testament where the law in its written aspect is spoken of, where it is described as ‘the law of commandments contained in...
In one of his lectures, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, addressing his students, gave them some good advice: In all probability, sensible conversation will sometimes...
You must have heard something like this: New-covenant theology? Must be wrong! It was only dreamed up in the 1970s, wasn’t it? Doesn’t that make it the latest...
As Paul declared to the Romans: There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according...
There is an enormous amount of confusion, not to say misinformation, in much that is said and written about ‘the law’.1 Most evangelicals think of ‘the law’ as...
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The New Testament, it is clear, does not describe the believer as a ‘wretched man’, but speaks of him as one who enjoys ever-increasing glory, liberty and...
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We all meet awkward biblical statements, texts which are hard to fit into our theological system. We all do, I say. The temptation is to trim the text, pare...
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To be specific: What is the Holy Spirit’s work in the sinner, leading to, and at the point of, his conversion? And then: What is the Holy Spirit’s immediate...
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In a stupendous demonstration of power and mercy, God delivered Israel from the slavery of Egypt. But that deliverance, wonderful though it was, was only a...
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If I were a serious advocate of covenant theology, determined to put a stop to new-covenant theology,1 I would set up an ‘automatic correct’ on my computer,...
Reformed covenant-theology and new-covenant theology are two very different ‘beasts’. Very different! In this article,1 I want to play the spotlight of...
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Let me make myself clear right at the start. I do not publish this article because I regard any Confession as the authority for what I believe: that...
By ‘sabbatarians’, I mean those who say that believers are obliged to keep the fourth commandment, but that the day has been changed from the seventh to the...
God gave Israel the law through Moses (John 7:19); and we know why: ‘The law entered that the offence might abound’ (Rom. 5:20). He also gave Israel the law to...
We know that the law is written on a believer’s heart in the new covenant, written by the Spirit in regeneration.1 The terms and promises of the new covenant,...
This article, though it stands in its own right, is intended to be a lead-in to the one which follows; namely ‘The Law on the Believer’s Heart’. I begin with...
The ‘ministries’ in question are the ministry of the law and the ministry of the gospel, as set out by the apostle in 2 Corinthians 3. No passage in...
As a result, most believers are reared on a diet of law, either overt or incipient. Sadly, this brings many of them into bondage, fear and a lack of assurance,...
There is a very real place for rote learning. It is essential that children should be taught by rote to learn the multiplication tables (number bonds); they...
In this article I want to speak plainly. Some will, no doubt, say I have spoken bluntly. Some might well say I have spoken far too bluntly, even cruelly,...
The words in question are: ‘My brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure’ (2 Pet. 1:10). I am sure that many misread the apostle...
When Paul challenged the Corinthian believer to examine himself – ‘A man ought to examine himself’; that is, a believer ought to examine himself’ – was he...
Many think that John, in his first letter, is giving believers a series of tests by which they can examine themselves, and so come to assurance.1 Indeed, some...
Following my ‘Arrogant Atheism Answered’, which was based on Dorothy Day’s ‘Conquered’, the poem she wrote in response to William Ernest Henley’s bragging...
When Paul challenged the Corinthians to examine themselves – ‘Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves’ – was he implying that...
When Paul declared: ‘The Son of God... loved me and gave himself for me’ (Gal. 2:20), he was speaking with resounding confidence, telling us that he had a...
Are you a Christian? I mean, by that, have you repented of your sin? Do you have a living faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as your Saviour? Do you submit to him...
Are you a Roman Catholic? You are? In that case, as I understand it, you think very highly of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Am I right? You treasure her words. If...
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Time and again in the Gospels we come across Jesus addressing sinners, calling out to them to come to him and be saved from their sins. And, of course,...
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What a silly question! Of course I do. Everybody wants to be happy, don’t they? I certainly do. So... what would make you really happy? Many – even if they...
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Election. I want to spend a few minutes talking to you about this question of election. It is a topic of supreme importance. Sadly, it is often badly...
I have some good news for you. God has something to say to you. Is that not good news? God himself speaks to you. Now. What a privilege. God speaks to me? Yes,...
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Little attention has been paid to the experience of the man known as Simon the Sorcerer, as recorded in Acts 8:9-25. I wonder why? I am convinced he has a...
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You believe in evolution? You do? You believe that Charles Darwin was right, and everything is as it is because of ‘the survival of the fittest’? Have I got it...
David H.J. Gay2/26/2015 | Size: 257k | Views: 100+
I have two questions for you today. And the second of the two is the most important question you will ever be asked, and the answer you give to it will be the...
Have you ever heard of Paul? I am talking about Paul the apostle, the man – Saul of Tarsus – who was converted on the Damascus Road. You’ve got him now? If...
