This post is the third in a series of 4. Calvin and Kline At its best, I don’t believe the Reformed tradition applies this tripartite division uncritically. It’s worth taking a look at two Reformed theologians, John Calvin and Meredith G. Kline. Calvin The work of John Calvin is significant, because he is the quintessential …
This post is the second in a series of 4. The Tripartite Division of the Law is Not Arbitrary It is claimed that the tripartite division is an arbitrary set of distinctions imposed upon scripture, and so shouldn’t be used to determine the exegesis of a passage. If Paul was not aware of the distinction …
Article VII is not one of those articles which gets evangelicals really excited about being confessionally Anglican. It is the article on the Old Testament, and its tripartite treatment of the law is not very fashionable among Evangelicals today. Indeed, the tripartite division of the law is considered by many to be one of the …
Every parent wants the best for their children, and for every Christian parent, that means wanting to tell your children the “good news”. I’m a father of two children, Josiah and Seth, who are nearly 3 and nearly 1 respectively. The problem, that I’m sure other parents struggle with too, is how do you tell …
In preparation for my exams in January, I was just walking around the room trying to memorise part of Matthew 26v9 in Greek: ἐδύνατο γὰρ τοῦτο πραθῆναι πολλοῦ καὶ δοθῆναι πτωχοῖς (for this could have been sold for a large sum and given to the poor). It strikes me as very interesting that Matthew would …
Calvin, commenting on Galatians 2:19, refers briefly to Romans 7 saying: There Paul describes beautifully, that no man lives to the law, but he to whom the law is dead, that is, has lost all power and efficacy; for, as soon as the law begins to live in us, it inflicts a fatal wound by …
In our table devotions each morning with the family, I’ve been trying to read through the Psalms. Unfortunately, it has turned out to be not a brilliant experience with Jos (aged 2) finding it hard to follow along. He prefers stories. Got chatting to a wise friend at college, who said that during marriage prep, …
For the last year, I have not taken an English Bible into chapel, church or Bible study, but instead have tried to follow along in Hebrew and Greek, in order to get as familiar with the languages as possible. Doing this, I have started noticing things. In church today during a sermon on Exodus 16, …