Over at First Things Peter Leithart recently posted some comments on Gijsbert van den Brink’s article in the July issue of the International Journal of Systematic Theology. Therein, van den Brink addresses recent lack of enthusiasm in academic theology for “social trinitarianism,” i.e., the belief that “Father, Son and Holy Spirit might best be conceived of as three distinct and […]
“Great kindness; great mercy”: Augustine on adoption
Augustine’s second homily on the Gospel of John offers one of the richest commentaries on John 1.12 that I have read. His explanation of what it means for God to give us “the right to become children of God” is worth quoting in full: “What did he bestow on them? Great kindness; great mercy. Singly born, he […]
Owenian musings on God’s eternal decree
I’ve been working of late on the doctrine of the pactum salutis, i.e., the eternal covenant between the Father and the Son concerning the redemption of elect sinners. Here, as in so many places, John Owen is instructive. Although it is not central to my own project, Owen’s discussion of the particular delight that God takes […]
The Power of the Gospel: Genesis 15
Then the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “This one will not be your heir, but one who comes from your own body will be your heir.” And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He declared, “So shall your […]
The Quest for the Trinity
Book Review: The Quest for the Trinity: The Doctrine of God in Scripture, History and Modernity by Stephen R. Holmes In Stephen R. Holmes’s The Quest for the Trinity: The Doctrine of God in Scripture, History and Modernity, we have a book that is sweet to the taste but bitter to the stomach. Though Holmes’s learned […]
Lord Also of the Sabbath: Mark 2:23-28
The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.” Source: Reformation OPC
