Apparently moves are afoot to end the practice of exclusive acapella psalmody in the Free Church of Scotland. Donald MacLeod seems to be one of those pushing for change. He says: Those of us in favour of change argue, first of all, that it is no small thing to be out of step with the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Reformed Theology’
unaccompanied singing in the FC
Posted in hymnody, Piety, Practice, Reformed Theology, Theology, Uncategorized, tagged hymnody, Piety, Practice, Reformed Theology, The Church on May 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
limited atonement and broughton knox
Posted in limited atonement, Reformed Theology, Theology, Uncategorized, tagged Reformed Theology, the gospel, TULIP on May 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Michael Jensen gives us the skinny on Broughton Knox’s arguments opposing limited atonement. Well worth the read.
new covenant theology 11 – the church and creeds
Posted in Book Reviews, Reformed Theology, Theology, Uncategorized, tagged mere christianity, New Covenant Theology, Reformed Theology, the gospel on March 24, 2010 | 4 Comments »
In chapter 15 Tom Wells explores the relationship between the authority of Scripture and the authorityof human confessions. He notes that our sinful condition makes objectivity difficult and this causes divisions among us. Yet this does not mean we should capitulate into an emergent style “chastised epistimelogy = everyone’s viewpoint is valid” approach. As with [...]
was the mosaic law gracious?
Posted in Justification, Reformed Theology, Theology, tagged Justification, Reformed Theology, the law on March 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
(REPOST FROM OLD BLOG) I’ve been trying to do a (very) wee bit of reading up on the Federal Vision (FV) controversy recently in order to understand the issues. In so doing, I came across this quote by Doug Wilson, a big player in the FV conversation, in describing the Mosaic Law during his dialogue [...]
new covenant theology 9 – the sabbath in the NT
Posted in Book Reviews, Practice, Reformed Theology, Theology, tagged eschatology, New Covenant Theology, Reformed Theology, the law on March 13, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Fred Zaspel continues chapter 13, now looking at the Sabbath in the NT. In the OT, the fulfilment of the promised rest was associated with YHWH’s Servant and “with ideas of redemption and eschatology”. For the sake of brevity Zaspel limits his look at how this is fulfilled in Jesus by restricting his scope to [...]
reformed baptist vs new covenant theology
Posted in Reformed Theology, Theology, tagged New Covenant Theology, Reformed Theology, The Church, the law on March 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
My last few posts have charted Tom Wells’ and Fred Zaspel’s interactions with a Reformed Baptist. There is much that Reformed Baptists and New Covenant Theologians have in common; indeed, they have more in common than not. Nevertheless, there are significant areas of disagreement between the two camps, particularly with respect to how we should [...]
paedobaptism and acts 2:39
Posted in baptism, Reformed Theology, Theology, tagged baptism, Israel, New Covenant Theology, Reformed Theology, The Church on March 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A favourite paedobaptist proof-text (if I can be forgiven for putting it so crudely) is Acts 2:38, 39: And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the [...]
new covenant theology 8 – the sabbath in the OT
Posted in Book Reviews, Theology, Uncategorized, tagged New Covenant Theology, Reformed Theology on March 11, 2010 | 4 Comments »
In chapters 13 Zaspel tackles the Sabbath. It’s no oversimplification to state that one’s view of the Sabbath provides a clue as to how one puts the whole bible together. Chapter 13 provides something of a thumbnail biblical theological sketch of the Sabbath. In Genesis 2:1-3 we read: Thus the heavens and the earth were [...]
macarthur on infant baptism
Posted in Bad Theology, Practice, Theology, tagged baptism, Reformed Theology on March 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
John MacArthur pulls no punches in this sermon about infant baptism. Give it a listen.
baptism and circumcision
Posted in baptism, Reformed Theology, Theology, tagged baptism, Israel, New Covenant Theology, Reformed Theology, The Church on March 8, 2010 | 11 Comments »
In the recent past, I have been attracted to the arguments in favour of paedobaptism (pb). The reasons for such attraction are varied: the high view of children in such a system; the sheer volume of theological giants who have articulated the view; the, at first glance, strong claims from church history as to the [...]
