Tag Archives: John Williamson Nevin

In Christ on Paxil

By D. G. Hart | Published: September 28, 2011
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Christian (or biblical) counseling is a topic that deserves more attention at places like Old Life that are lean sap and well-stocked seeking discernment. It strikes me that biblical counseling is another example of worldview, pietistic thinking that requires a biblical answer for each and every human problem. It also appears to suffer from a… Read More→

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Why Does Mahaney Get More Slack Than Nevin?

By D. G. Hart | Published: July 14, 2011

The answer appears to be that if you I have spoken at conferences with C.J., shared a meal with him after one of those sessions, or sung Sovereign Grace Music songs on stage with him, then it is possible to stand in the gap with C.J. in the current difficulty that SGM is experiencing. But… Read More→

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Nevin: Why Revivals Aren’t the Answer

By D. G. Hart | Published: April 12, 2011

This is an account of Nevin’s experience as an undergraduate at Union College. It shows what happens to children of the covenant, away at college, when confronted with the modern revival system. And this was only 1819. Yikes! Being of what is called Scotch-Irish extraction, I was by birth and blood also, a Presbyterian; and… Read More→

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Having His Confession and Feeling It Too

By D. G. Hart | Published: April 12, 2011

Whether he has too much time on his hands or is an outlier in the Gospel Coalition, Kevin DeYoung deserves kudos for reading books by Reformed confessionalists. Whether more reading will be sufficient to wean DeYoung off pietism is another matter. But he will have to spend more time on the topic if he is… Read More→

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Huh?!?

By D. G. Hart | Published: March 31, 2011

Over at Ref21, Ligon Duncan supplies a drive-by quote from Herman Bavinck that the Mississippi pastor directs against John Williamson Nevin. Here is the the Bavinck quote: In a comparatively sound church life, it is possible to assume that as a rule the children of the covenant will be born again in their youth and… Read More→

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