“The first verse [ed. Psalm 22:1] contains two remarkable sentences, which, although apparently contrary to each other, are yet ever entering into the minds of the godly… Read more “John Calvin on Wrestling with Ourselves”
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Hypocrites Are No Proof of the Falsity of the Christian Faith
“Was there one, and but one of the twelve, that proved a Judas, a traitor to Christ? Learn thence, That it is most unreasonable thing to be prejudiced… Read more “Hypocrites Are No Proof of the Falsity of the Christian Faith”
God of Israel
What have I to do with thee, O God of Israel? Deity of dusty travellers Traversing lands, and in defiance of foreign tongues Found their God on… Read more “God of Israel”
The Distinction of and the Abiding Importance of the 10 Commandments
Summarizing Turretin, Witsius etc., the moral law (or 10 commandments) is distinctly found in scripture as follows: 1) They are written by the finger of God (Exodus… Read more “The Distinction of and the Abiding Importance of the 10 Commandments”
New Covenant Themes Psalmodically Mediated in the Book of Hebrews
No other book in the New Testament exposes the temporality and weakness of the old covenant system like the book of Hebrews. Though Colossians touches on it… Read more “New Covenant Themes Psalmodically Mediated in the Book of Hebrews”
Learning from the Learned
I am of the opinion that we can learn more from the dead than from the living. Or, at the very least, the dead still speak (Hebrews… Read more “Learning from the Learned”
Thomas Boston on the Vital Connection between the New Life & Christ’s Resurrection as Mediated through the Covenant of Grace
“The promise of the resurrection, like the oil on Aaron’s head, runs down to the skirts of his garments, in the promise of quickening his members too.… Read more “Thomas Boston on the Vital Connection between the New Life & Christ’s Resurrection as Mediated through the Covenant of Grace”
