Heretics have been around for a long time and have plagued the church for as long as we can remember. Justin Holcomb provides a valuable service for the church in his excellent book, Know the Heretics. The intent of the book is to provide a readable summary of the major heresies that have sprung up inContinue reading “KNOW THE HERETICS – Justin Holcomb (2014)”
Category Archives: Church History
THE CREEDAL IMPERATIVE – Carl R. Trueman (2012)
Several months I ago, I posted a piece on Veritas et Lux entitled, “No Creed But Christ.” I have received a great deal of traffic as a response to this post and much of the feedback has been negative. Carl Trueman also recognizes (and repudiates) this anti-confessional agenda and affirms the importance of creeds and confessionsContinue reading “THE CREEDAL IMPERATIVE – Carl R. Trueman (2012)”
SEEING BEAUTY AND SAYING BEAUTIFULLY – John Piper (2014)
“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.” So says King Solomon in Proverbs 25:11. These wise words are the biblical basis for John Piper’s new book, Seeing Beauty and Saying Beautifully. Nearly fifteen years ago, Dr. Piper embarked on a series of books called, The Swans Are NotContinue reading “SEEING BEAUTY AND SAYING BEAUTIFULLY – John Piper (2014)”
CALVIN ON THE CHRISTIAN LIFE – Michael Horton (2014)
John Calvin is numbered among the maligned. He was a target in the 16th century and he continues to attract the attention of the uninformed today. Yet Calvin’s life was a pilgrimage characterized by God’s providential grace. It was God’s providential grace that led him from place to place, equipping him for a lifetime of ministry. Continue reading “CALVIN ON THE CHRISTIAN LIFE – Michael Horton (2014)”
THE EVANGELISTIC ZEAL OF GEORGE WHITEFIELD – Steven Lawson (2014)
It is impossible to determine the impact that Reformation Trust’s, A Long Line of Godly Men Series will have. have personally been enriched, challenged, and inspired by this excellent series that has surveyed the likes of Jonathan Edwards, John Calvin, Martin Luther, C.H. Spurgeon, and John Knox. The latest installment, The Evangelistic Zeal of George WhitefieldContinue reading “THE EVANGELISTIC ZEAL OF GEORGE WHITEFIELD – Steven Lawson (2014)”
THE POETIC WONDER OF ISAAC WATTS – Douglas Bond (2013)
Steven J. Lawson serves as the general editor of A Long Line Of Godly Men Profiles, published by Reformation Trust. Douglas Bond adds to this excellent series with a biographical sketch of Isaac Watts. The men set forth this series may disagree on secondary theological matters but “stood shoulder to shoulder” writes Lawson, “in championing these fiveContinue reading “THE POETIC WONDER OF ISAAC WATTS – Douglas Bond (2013)”
LIVING BY REVEALED TRUTH: The Life and Pastoral Theology of Charles Haddon Spurgeon – Tom Nettles (2013) Part 6
Chapter 6: Spurgeon’s Message of Christ’s Atoning Sacrifice “The Lord Jesus Christ on his cross of redemption was the center, circumference, and summation of the preaching ministry of Charles Haddon Spurgeon,” writes Nettles. This is the theme that readers are drawn to again and again in this excellent biography. A few direct citations from SpurgeonContinue reading “LIVING BY REVEALED TRUTH: The Life and Pastoral Theology of Charles Haddon Spurgeon – Tom Nettles (2013) Part 6”
LIVING BY REVEALED TRUTH: The Life and Pastoral Theology of Charles Haddon Spurgeon – Tom Nettles (2013) Part 4
Chapter 3: The Metropolitan Tabernacle The construction of the Metropolitan Tabernacle was a watershed moment in Spurgeon’s ministry. Nettles remarks, “He believed that the completion of the Tabernacle signaled an advance for the gospel in the whole city.” Spurgeon’s new pulpit became the sounding board for the doctrines of grace which began in London butContinue reading “LIVING BY REVEALED TRUTH: The Life and Pastoral Theology of Charles Haddon Spurgeon – Tom Nettles (2013) Part 4”
THE HEROIC BOLDNESS OF MARTIN LUTHER – Steven J. Lawson (2013)
Dr. Steven Lawson has done it again. The Heroic Boldness of Martin Luther is the fifth installment of the excellent series, edited by Dr. Lawson, A Long Line of Godly Men. The series reaches back into the halls of church history and unearths the great heroes of the Christian faith, men who have faithfully served GodContinue reading “THE HEROIC BOLDNESS OF MARTIN LUTHER – Steven J. Lawson (2013)”
REFORMATION: YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW – Carl R. Trueman
A number of months ago, I read Republocrat by Carl R. Trueman. Frankly, the book angered me. I didn’t like anything about it. So I rolled the dice (which is never a good idea for a Calvinist) with this reprinted book by Trueman, Reformation: Yesterday, Today and Tommorrow. I was pleasantly surprised and commend itContinue reading “REFORMATION: YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW – Carl R. Trueman”
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