Mark Dever, in his first post in a series of ten, credits the writings of C.H. Spurgeon as one of the ten big reasons for the rise of Calvinism among Christians born in the 1970s and 1980s. Dever recalls: "At Together for the Gospel, April 2006, at one point I asked people to stand by ages. Out of 3,000 we had a few senior citizens. Some guys in their 50's. A lot in their 40's. A TON in their 30's. And even MORE in their 20's. Now, there could be a lot of reasons for that, but let me simply say that when Collin Hansen came out with his interesting article about "Young, Restless and … [Read more...] about The Ascendancy of Calvinism Among Young Adults
Archives for 2007
Spencer on Dever on Healthy Churches
Michael Spencer reviews and recommends Mark Dever's latest resource, What Is a Healthy Church?. Related: My earlier post on this book. … [Read more...] about Spencer on Dever on Healthy Churches
Helpful Resources for Law-Gospel Issues in Romans
Having finished my six-part series on law-gospel issues on Romans 9:30-10:13, I thought I'd list some of the resources that I found most helpful. I already mentioned the Westerholm text. The Romans commentaries which I found most helpful (and most convincing!) were written by Dr. Douglas Moo and Dr. Tom Schreiner. Lastly, John Piper's written sermons on the relevant texts. … [Read more...] about Helpful Resources for Law-Gospel Issues in Romans
Law and Gospel – Part VI
Continuing the series on Law and Gospel: 5. Does Paul draw a contrast or comparison between Romans 10:5 and 10:6-8? What is the significance of this contrast or comparison? According to the comparison view, 10:5 depicts the obedience of faith. This phrase is meant to describe obedience that originates in faith, meaning that the individual is empowered by the grace of God, which is imparted to him by the instrumentality of faith. The δὲ in between 10:5 and 10:6 is seen as continuative (“and”) such that the righteousness from the law (v. 5) and that of faith (v. 6) are understood not to … [Read more...] about Law and Gospel – Part VI
John Piper on Divorce and Remarriage
John Piper gave a superb sermon on divorce and remarriage, which is to be continued this coming weekend. … [Read more...] about John Piper on Divorce and Remarriage
Southern Baptists and Elders
Denny Burk offers some helpful observations about Southern Baptists, The Baptist Faith and Message, and Elders. … [Read more...] about Southern Baptists and Elders