On Instruments in Worship

  John Calvin (1509-1564)  on Psalm 33:2: “It is evident that the Psalmist here expresses the vehement and ardent affection which the faithful ought to have…

Venema’s work is Worth the Read – Accepted and Renewed in Christ

“Justification must always be based only upon the perfect righteousness of Christ that is imputed to believers, otherwise believers will have no sure basis for confidence…

simul iustus et peccator

simul iustus et peccator: at once righteous and a sinner; Luther’s characterization of the believer justified by grace through faith. Since faith, not works, is the…

Scripture…comes from the Father, proclaiming the Son, and is inspired by the Holy Spirit

“To be sure, our minds need to be convinced that the Bible is God’s Word but Calvin emphasizes that, above all, our consciences need o be…

Often Accidental

This book explores a different side of Calvinism’s global footprint. Instead of examining Calvinism’s emergence as a model for humanitarianism or fuel for modernization, the ensuing…

Always Connected

“For Calvin, the doctrine of Scripture is never an independent article; sola scriptura (by Scripture alone) is always connected with the salvation that it communicates by grace alone,…

Marrow Controversy (1718-23)

Taken from J.V. Fesko’s book titled Justification: Understanding the Classic Reformed Doctrine, 32-34 One of the famous eighteenth-century debates that surrounded the doctrine of justification was…

No ways by the good works which he works in us

Taken from Marrow of Modern Divinity, Edward Fisher with the notes of Thomas Boston. Thomas Boston’s notes: “So we are perfectly saved by the works which…

What Christ Did and Suffered For Our Salvation

Taken from the Institutes if the Christian Religion: 1541 French Edition, The First English Edition, John Calvin (translated by Elsie Anne McKee) Now this is the…

Three Uses of the Law

via the Heidelbog.