The Sacraments as Visible Words
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Richard Sibbes: The Scope of the Whole Scriptures is Christ
June 27, 2021 by John Fonville
Richard Sibbes discussing the Christ-centered focus of all the Scriptures....
Richard Sibbes: The Glory of God is Greatest in the Gospel
February 28, 2020 by John Fonville
Richard Sibbes: The Glory of God is Greatest in the Gospel...
Michael Horton: What the Third Use of the Law Can and Cannot Do
February 25, 2020 by John Fonville
Michael Horton on what the third use of the law can and cannot do....
Gerald Bray: WWJD is Impossible to Answer
February 25, 2020 by John Fonville
Gerald Bray: "'What would Jesus do?’ seems like an innocent question to ask, but it is impossible to answer literally and does not reflect the teaching of the New Testament. ...
William Perkins on Seven Differences between the Law and Gospel
February 24, 2020 by John Fonville
The late 16th century Anglican pastor/theologian, William Perkins, on seven differences between the law and gospel....
No Creed But The Bible?
February 21, 2020 by John Fonville
No Creed But The Bible?- Carl Trueman on the unbiblical creedal statement, "The bible is our only creed and our only confession."...
Philip Schaff: The 39 Articles Are Reformed
February 20, 2020 by John Fonville
Philip Schaff: The 39 Articles are found in every collection of Reformed confessions....
Confusing Law and Gospel: A Review of David Platt's book, Radical.
November 19, 2015 by John Fonville
A review of David Platt's book, Radical: Taking Back Your Faith From The American Dream....
Dispositional Soteriology: Jonathan Edwards on Justification by Faith Alone
November 10, 2015 by John Fonville
George Hunsinger shows how Jonathan Edwards crosses the fine line laid down by the Reformation concerning justification sola fide. Edwards taught that works are not simply external evidence that faith exists. Rather, works are necessary to the efficacy of faith. Works, as the external expression of faith, play a role in justification....
The Word of God: The Chief Means of Grace
July 13, 2023 by John Fonville | Category: Means of Grace | Tags: gospel, means of grace, Holy Spirit, Word of God, reformed theology, special grace, preaching, reading of Scripture
Martin Luther on How to Read the Gospels (Scripture)
May 5, 2023 by John Fonville | Category: Gospel-centered Hermeneutic | Tags: gospel, law and gospel, faith, good works, moralism, martin luther, Jesus as example, gospel-centered hermeneutic, Jesus as Gift, grace and gratitude, Reformation theology
This writing of Martin Luther is from the introduction to his “Postils” (a group of model sermons which he wrote while at the Wartburg Castle). This brief foreword is full of comfort and good news. In it, Luther sets forth insightful instruction on how to read the Gospels (and the entirety of Scripture- the OT and NT)....
Keep ReadingMartin Luther's Primary Concern in Liturgical Reformation
August 20, 2022 by John Fonville | Category: Liturgy | Tags: gospel, worship, martin luther, Liturgy, German Mass 1526, Protestant Reformation, liturgical reformation, Word and Sacrament
Martin Luther's primary concern when constructing the German mass and order of the liturgy in 1526 was that the gospel be proclaimed for the people in their context....
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April 5, 2022 by John Fonville | Category: Christian Living | Tags: grace, gospel, obedience, covenant of grace, covenant of works, legalism, antinomianism, Gratitude, guilt, christian life, Normative, pedagogical, law of God, three uses of the law, guide, victory, defeat, sailing
Sailing and the Christian life....
Keep ReadingThe Gospel in the Prayer Book
October 31, 2021 by John Fonville | Category: Liturgy | Tags: gospel, worship, Prayer, divine service, J.I. Packer, 1662 Book of Common Prayer, Reformation liturgy
The Gospel in the Prayer Book- Collected short writings by J. I. Packer on The 1662 Book of Common Prayer....
Keep ReadingThe Marks of the Church Point to the Gospel
October 13, 2021 by John Fonville | Category: Ecclesiology | Tags: sacraments, preaching, Thirty Nine Articles, means of grace, Ecclesiology, Marks of the Church , gospel
How do the marks of the church point to the gospel?...
Keep ReadingJerry Bridges: The Greatest Obstacle to the Gospel
June 12, 2021 by John Fonville | Tags: gospel, righteousness of Christ, self-justification, morality, self-righteousness, moralism
Jerry Bridges: The Greatest Obstacle to the Gospel...
Keep ReadingZacharias Ursinus: What is the Gospel?
May 5, 2021 by John Fonville | Tags: gospel, heidelberg catechism, zacharias ursinus
Zacharias Ursinus answering the question, What is the Gospel?...
Keep ReadingRichard Sibbes: The Glory of God is Greatest in the Gospel
February 28, 2020 by John Fonville | Tags: grace, gospel, Mercy, Glory of God, Anglican, Richard Sibbes
Richard Sibbes: The Glory of God is Greatest in the Gospel...
Keep ReadingWhy Do We Like To Be Constantly Told What To Do?
February 10, 2020 by John Fonville | Tags: gospel, moralism, legalism, Exhortation, Self-examination, grace of God, law of God, legal preaching
Graeme Goldsworthy explains why we like to be constantly told what we are to do and why we like to be battered and bruised by preachers....
Keep ReadingReconciliation: The Good News of the Gospel
January 17, 2020 by John Fonville | Tags: grace, gospel, propitiation, Mercy, reconciliation, Jerry Bridges, enemy, enmity, justice of God
Jerry Bridges discussing the good news of God's initiative in reconciling His enemies to Himself. ...
Keep ReadingThe Kingdom is the Gospel and the Gospel is the Kingdom
November 1, 2019 | Tags: gospel, michael horton, Kingdom of God, The Great Commission, kingdom, gospel and kingdom, already but not yet, sacraments, King
Michael Horton on the gospel and kingdom....
Keep ReadingTheodore Beza on how the Gospel changes the effect of the preaching of the Law in believers
July 26, 2017 by John Fonville | Tags: gospel, sanctification, faith, good works, preaching, assurance, law, Holy Spirit, Total Depravity, Prayer, Union with Christ, Regeneration, new nature, curse of the Law, disposition
Theodore Beza on how the Gospel changes the effect of the preaching of the Law in believers....
Keep ReadingTheodore Beza on the Law and Gospel, Part 5
July 24, 2017 by John Fonville | Tags: Geneva, Reformed, fulfillment, Reformation, promise, john calvin, theodore beza, Old Testament, gospel
Theodore Beza on the manner in which the Gospel includes, in substance, the books of the Old Testament....
Keep ReadingTheodore Beza on the Law and the Gospel, Part 4
July 24, 2017 by John Fonville | Tags: john calvin, Geneva, Reformed, Reformation, theodore beza, law, law and gospel, gospel
Theodore Beza on the Gospel and its authority, why, how and for what end (purpose) it was written....
Keep ReadingEvangelism and the Sovereignty of God
December 17, 2012 by John Fonville | Tags: election, missions, gospel, evangelism, preaching, church planting, grace
There often exists a widespread suspicion that belief in the sovereignty of God”"particularly election”"undermines or even inhibits zeal for missions and evangelism. Dr. J.I. Packer in his book, Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God, persuasively demonstrates that such a misunderstanding is, in his words, “nonsense.” Election, faith, the gospel and evangelism go ...
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