Tag Archives: St. Paul

Tim Bayly Does His Impersonation of St. Peter

By D. G. Hart | Published: August 17, 2011

Apparently the Brothers B have dyslexia, though I am open to other explanations for how they garble other peoples’ writings and ideas. Tim Bayly has written yet another blast of their loud trumpet against 2k theology. This time they identify with the plow boy who knows right from wrong and they pit the common person… Read More→

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Forensic Friday: Machen on Paul

By D. G. Hart | Published: July 30, 2010

There could be no greater error, therefore, than that of representing the Pauline doctrine of justification by faith as a mere afterthought, as a mere weapon in controversy. Paul was interested in salvation from the guilt of sin no whit less than in salvation from the power of sin, in justification no whit less than… Read More→

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Where’s Waldo Wednesday

By D. G. Hart | Published: July 7, 2010

From Calvin’s sermon on Ephesians 1: 7, “In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses….” Now it remains to be seen how God receives us into his favor by means of our Lord Jesus Christ. That is what St. Paul means by adding that “in him we have redemption through… Read More→

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Where’s Waldo Wednesday: Did He Say “Impetration”?

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

We are told that God saves us in His mere mercy, by a renovating work of the Holy Spirit, founded on the redeeming work of Christ; and we are told that this renovating work of the Holy Spirit was in order that we might be justified and so become heirs. Here the purchase by the… Read More→

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Forensic Friday: Justification and Assurance

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

Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. (Rom. 5:1) On this verse Calvin writes: Here indeed is the chief hinge on which faith turns: that we do not regard the promises of mercy that God offers as true only outside ourselves, but not at all… Read More→

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