Monthly Archives: June 2010

Forensic Friday: Calvin on Osiander

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

Osiander objects that is would be insulting to God and contrary to this nature that he should justify those who actually remain wicked. Yet we must bear in mind what I have already said, that the grace of justification is not separated from regeneration, although they are things distinct. But because it is very well… Read More→

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Ideas Have Consequences for Genes

By D. G. Hart | Published: June 16, 2010

The following was originally intended to appear in the next issue of the Nicotine Theological Journal. But when my father died on April 28th, the timing for tributes changed. Since today is the birthday of Ellen Marie Hart (nee Jones), it seems a fitting day on which to run it. Within thirty-six hours of my… Read More→

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Where’s Waldo Wednesday

By D. G. Hart | Published: June 16, 2010

It is often said that union is key to connecting justification and sanctification, the forensic and the renovative. In that light, Calvin’s discussion of the motivation for good works is surprising for the way that he counts union one among several other biblical grounds for sanctification. [Philosophers], while they wish particularly to exhort us to… Read More→

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The Basis on Which Machen Fought: The Bible

By The Staff | Published: June 16, 2010

Darryl Hart discusses more about early 20th century liberalism and Machen’s fight for the history of Scripture and the importance of the doctrine contained therein. Download the audio

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Time Heals Wounds

By D. G. Hart | Published: June 11, 2010

Today is not only the birthday of the OPC. Closer to home it is also the day my recently deceased dad was born. This is not the place or the time to begin sorting through my relationship to him, but a number of thoughts come to mind on this June 11th. When I first heard… Read More→

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Forensic Friday: Christ’s Priestly Office

By D. G. Hart | Published: June 11, 2010

Priest is a strong and lovely word. There is no lovelier or sweeter name on earth. It is much better to hear that Christ is called “Priest”, than Lord, or any other name. Priesthood is a spiritual power which means no other than that the priest steps forth, and takes all the iniquities of the… Read More→

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Where’s Waldo Wednesday in the Tetrapolitan Confession*

By D. G. Hart | Published: June 9, 2010

Chapter 3 Of Justification and Faith . . . . First, therefore, since for some years we were taught that man’s own works are necessary for his justification, our preachers have taught that this whole justification is to be ascribed to the good pleasure of God and the merit of Christ, and to be received… Read More→

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Mike Horton is More Fun Than Mark Dever (though Mark has his moments)

By D. G. Hart | Published: June 9, 2010

Justin Taylor made me do it. He linked to Ray Ortlund’s blog from a couple days ago at the Gospel Coalition – calling it a “classic” in which the he warns TR’s (i.e., Truly Reformed) about the danger of falling into the Judaizer trap. Ortlund writes: The Judaizers in Galatia did not see their distinctive… Read More→

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If Reformed Needs To Be Distinguished from Puritan, Why Not Presbyterian?

By D. G. Hart | Published: June 8, 2010

Some historians of seventeenth-century British Protestantism are dismissive of attempts to distinguish between Puritans and Presbyterians. Part of the problem, of course, involves definitions and categories. When it comes to politics, differences between Presbyterians and Puritans do not become clear until the 1650s with the regime of Oliver Cromwell since Puritans in Parliament joined forces… Read More→

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Forensic Friday: Warfield (the Lutheran?) On Lutheran Theology

By D. G. Hart | Published: June 4, 2010

There is no evidence presented here that the New Testament represents sanctification as received immediately by faith. In point of fact there is no direct statement to that effect in the New Testament. It is to Jellinghaus’* credit that he does not adduce for it either Acts xv.9 or xxvi.18, which are often made to… Read More→

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