When Morning Breaks and Shadows Flee (Boston)

In one section of Thomas Boston's "A View of This World and the Other World," he uses the imagery that the Christian's life in this world is a night time and life in the world to come is the dawn of a new and eternal day. It's beautiful imagery that reflects the dark/light themes in …

The Christian Religion and the Whole Person (Bavinck)

This morning, during a small group meeting, we discussed a large section of Herman Bavinck's Prolegomena. Specifically, we looked at Bavinck's chapters on religion and revelation. Bavinck has some insightful treatments of these topics. I recommend looking at that section of his Prolegomena if you want some good Christian teaching about religion and revelation. And …

“Ruined Sinners to Reclaim” – A Review

I recently received "Ruined Sinners to Reclaim" for review purposes. This book is a roughly 1,000-page mini-library on the doctrine of sin. It contains thirty scholarly articles that cover various aspects of the doctrine of sin. The contributing authors write from a conservative Reformed, Anglican, or Baptist perspective. There are nine essays about sin as …

All of Grace, All from God (Bunyan)

In Romans 6:14, Paul says believers are not under law but under grace. Christians do not have to obey the law to be accepted by God. We are not under a covenant of works. Instead, God is gracious. We are justified by grace through faith in Christ. Salvation is a free gift; it is all …

The Subjective Aspect of the KJV-Only Theory

(This is a re-post from March, 2023) The KJV is a good translation of Scripture. It’s common knowledge how popular this translation has been for hundreds of years. The KJV is one of the many good English translations for which we can be thankful.  It’s also common knowledge that some people believe the KJV is …