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Where’s Waldo Wednesday: Reformed Monopoly?

By D. G. Hart | Published: February 16, 2011

. . . faith does not merely mean that the soul realizes that the divine word is full of grace, free and holy; it also unites the soul with Christ, as a bride is united with her bridegroom. From such a marriage, as St. Paul says, it follows that Christ and the soul become one… Read More→

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Where’s Waldo Wednesday: Machen on Regeneration

By D. G. Hart | Published: July 28, 2010

Regeneration, or the new birth, therefore, does not stand in opposition to a truly scientific attitude toward the evidence, but on the contrary it is necessary in order that that truly scientific attitude may be attained; it is not a substitute for the intellect, but on the contrary by it the intellect is made to… Read More→

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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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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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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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Forensic Friday: The cor cordis of the Gospel

By D. G. Hart | Published: May 21, 2010

It is, nevertheless, the very cor cordisof the Gospel that is here brought under fire. The one antithesis of all the ages is that between the rival formulae: Do this and Live, and, Live and do this; Do and be saved, and Be saved and do. And the one thing that determines whether we trust… Read More→

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Where’s Waldo Wednesday: No Getting Around Antinomianism (if you are monergistic)

By D. G. Hart | Published: May 5, 2010

Some union advocates don’t like the theological approach of asking what problem a specific doctrine solves (sorry Matt). But since we are in the arena of salvation, which is supposed to be a remedy for sin, inquiries about effects of certain doctrines, whether doctrinal or personal, seems fair. So as near as I can tell,… Read More→

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Where’s Waldo Wednesday

By D. G. Hart | Published: April 21, 2010

Chapter 12 – Faith in the Holy Ghost Our faith and its assurance do not proceed from flesh and blood, that is to say, from natural powers within us, but are the inspiration of the Holy Ghost; whom we confess to be God, equal with the Father and with his Son, who sanctifies us, and… Read More→

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Forensic Friday: Anathema

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

CANON XI.-If any one saith, that men are justified, either by the sole imputation of the justice of Christ, or by the sole remission of sins, to the exclusion of the grace and the charity which is poured forth in their hearts by the Holy Ghost, and is inherent in them; or even that the… Read More→

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Where’s Waldo Wednesday

By D. G. Hart | Published: April 14, 2010

[The reformers] went beyond Anselm in distinguishing clearly between active and passive obedience in the mediatorial work of Christ, and in recognizing the former as well as the latter as a part of the atoning work of Christ. The God-man satisfied the demands of the divine justice, not merely by His sufferings and death, but… Read More→

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