Monthly Archives: February 2010

Forensic Friday: Warfield on Justification

By D. G. Hart | Published: February 26, 2010

Sometimes we are told that Justification by Faith is “out of date.” That would be a pity, if it were true. What it would mean would be that the way of salvation was closed and “no thoroughfare” nailed up over the barriers. There is not justification for sinful men except by faith. The works of… Read More→

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Calvin on Lloyd-Jones

By D. G. Hart | Published: February 25, 2010

Writing on Luke 12:14, Calvin argues: Secondly, our Lord intended to draw a distinction between the political kingdoms of this world and the government of his Church; for he had been appointed by the Father to be a Teacher, who should divide asunder, by the sword of the word, the thoughts and feelings, and penetrate… Read More→

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Where’s Waldo Wednesday

By D. G. Hart | Published: February 24, 2010

As part of oldlife’s continuing effort to assist in clarifying the Reformed faith and overcoming unnecessary disagreements, we will be featuring a number of quotations on the application of redemption from noted Reformed theologians. What drives this series is an effort to understand how the doctrine of union with Christ has or has not functioned… Read More→

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Would Jesus Forgive Ken Starr?

By D. G. Hart | Published: February 24, 2010

A little over a month ago I attended an evening of offbeat film where one of the archivists responsible for the program introduced himself as hailing from Raleigh, N.C. He said that he used to say this was the home of Slim Jims (I think) and Jesse Helms. But since the cooking of spicy meat… Read More→

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When This and That Comes Home

By D. G. Hart | Published: February 24, 2010

The best college basketball coach in the United States works in Philadelphia and no one knows about him. Congratulations to Herb Magee for winning his 903rd game at Philadelphia University. His closest competitor is Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski with 856 wins. But does Herb get to do ads for American Express? I don’t think so. Rabbi… Read More→

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Punch Drunk on Baylys

By D. G. Hart | Published: February 22, 2010

In the many to and fro’s of kicking around two-kingdom theology with those crazy guys, Tim and David Bayly, I have wondered why their rhetoric so often starts and ends Limbaughesque. For instance, here’s a riff on two-kingdom theology and Keller-wannabes that would make Rush proud: It’s one of the supreme ironies of our reformed… Read More→

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Wheaton Is Calling (and I Wish They’d Stop)

By D. G. Hart | Published: February 22, 2010

Within roughly two years, Philadelphia has lost two good Presbyterian pastors to the evangelical capitol of Wheaton. The first to go was Craig Troxel, who left Calvary OPC in the city’s suburb of Glenside to take a call to Bethel OPC in Wheaton. And now comes word of Phil Ryken, senior pastor at Tenth Presbyterian… Read More→

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Forensic Friday: An OPC Classic

By D. G. Hart | Published: February 19, 2010

Are Christians really new creatures? It certainly does not seem so. They are subject to the same old conditions of life to which they were subject before; if you look upon them you cannot notice any very obvious change. They have the same weaknesses, and, unfortunately, they have sometimes the same sins. The new creation,… Read More→

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Putting a Point on Two Kingdoms

By D. G. Hart | Published: February 19, 2010

Posts and comments have been flying fast and furious over at the blog of those two crazy guys, Brothers Tim and David Bayly (they admit that they are “out of their minds”) about two-kingdom theology. It started over a week ago with acrimony surrounding the experimental Calvinism of Jonathan Edwards and Martin Lloyd-Jones, but quickly… Read More→

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Hug A Lutheran Age

By D. G. Hart | Published: February 18, 2010

Over at his blog, Messiah College historian, John Fea links to one of his students who has created a Facebook page for “Hug A Lutheran Day.” We here at oldlife do not need a day to hug Lutherans. But we can appreciate their humor. The Messiah student (with props to www.oldlutheran.com) says you know you’re… Read More→

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