Category Archives: Church relations

Thesis Thursday

Posted on March 15, 2012 by RubeRad

In Lecture 34, Walther continues rejecting Ex Opere Operato: At our last meeting we barely began to discuss the important contents of the twenty-first thesis, viz., that Law and Gospel are not properly divided, the one from the other, when … Continue reading →

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How We Know Sola Fide is So Important

Posted on February 10, 2012 by RubeRad

It seems that at some point we’ll have to have some discussion here in the ‘house of the most recent Frame job. Horton, in his response, captures very well a thought I’ve had before: This is ironic…that someone who is … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Church relations, Compare and Confess, Confessionalism, Confessions, Federal Vision, Horton, John Frame, Justification, Law/Gospel Distinction, Lutheranism, Mike Horton, Protestant slogans, Quotes, Sanctification, The gospel, The Protestant Reformation, Two-kingdoms, W2K, Westminster Seminary | 8 Comments

Water is Thicker than Blood

Posted on December 12, 2011 by RubeRad

Heard an intriguing quote from an unlikely source during my commute .mp3 listening. The discussion started in relationship to how “Christmas” seems to get earlier and earlier every year, no longer held back by the buffer of Thanksgiving. I bet … Continue reading →

Posted in Baptism, Christian life, Church and State, Church relations, Civil religion, Ecclesiology, Guess the Good Guy, Protestant slogans, Quotes, Spirituality of the Church, Two-kingdoms, Who Said That | 20 Comments

Methinks He Doth Protest Too Much?

Posted on October 11, 2011 by RubeRad

I think this explains a lot. From the most recent Office Hours, RSC is interviewing Horton about his joint For/Against Calvinism project with Roger Olson. At about 7:50 in the audio, RSC has this to say: Let’s focus a little … Continue reading →

Posted in Calvin, Calvinism, Church relations, Compare and Confess, Lutheranism, Mike Horton, Modern Reformation, Quotes, Reformed Confessionalism, Scott Clark, Thesis Thursday | 1 Comment

Guess Who

Posted on March 31, 2011 by RubeRad

From a discussion of secular schooling: [Objection:] But participation in state schools is unwise for Christians. It aids and abets a movement toward greater state power, and hence toward a greater domination of unbelief in our society. I respect this … Continue reading →

Posted in Authority, Christian life, Church and State, Church relations, Civil religion, Culture, Culture War, Education, Family, Legalism, Quotes, Reformed piety, Spirituality of the Church, Transformationism, Two-kingdoms, W2K, Who Said That | 39 Comments

Leave It To Dever

Posted on March 21, 2009 by Zrim

  There is plenty of brouhaha over Mark Dever’s recent 9Marks posting. First a Bird named Mike takes up fish not exactly in the spirit of Icthus. He complains that credo-baptist Dever shouldn’t speak so terribly about paedobaptists like us. … Continue reading →

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