Baptistic Congregationalist. Credal, Sacramental, Covenantal. Student of Puritans. Striving to be cheerful & charitable. Member of Grace Life Church, Ankeny
Joined March 2011
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Just a reminder - my quoting of any theologian is not necessarily a personal endorsement of or agreement with that quote. I post things I find interesting or of some significance
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“It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified.”
- Gal 3:1
“Of old the apostles did not preach Christ by painting, but they painted him by preaching; they did in so lively a manner represent him.”
- John Owen, commenting on Gal 3:1
Andrew Owen retweeted
It is quite remarkable how easily we become bored with the very things God has promised to use for our good.
We want something extraordinary, something exciting, something that will make this Sunday feel different from every other Sunday.
Perhaps the problem isn't that God has given us too little. Perhaps we've just forgotten how wonderful His grace really is.
Andrew Owen retweeted
Being “Reformed” does not simply mean believing in the doctrines of grace as some would surmise. It is much deeper and grander than that. The Reformed Christian is:
Calvinistic in their soteriology.
Covenantal in their interpretation.
Confessional in their practice.
Outside of the unfortunate excision of the latter half of chapter 25, the 1788 American WCF is better than the 1647, actually
Andrew Owen retweeted
"The great concern of the New Testament is not about the size of the Church, but the purity of the Church." - D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Who is going to be cited the most according to the authors?
Athanasius, Augustine, Lombard, Aquinas, Luther, Calvin, Perkins, Ames, Wollebius, the Leiden Synopsis, Goodwin, Owen, Charnock, Turretin, a' Brakel, Gill, Hodge, Bavinck
The word “Protestant” actually has a real definition and meaning you know
Andrew Owen retweeted
Satan is the great accuser of the brethren. Always pointing fingers. Always fault finding. Always looking for reasons to condemn. Always seeking to stain your obedience with accusations of self-serving motives and personal ambition. Don’t be ignorant of his designs.
That Word above all earthly powers
no thanks to them abideth;
the Spirit and the gifts are ours
through him who with us sideth.
Long term repeated trends
Theological faithfulness produces institutional health
Theological revision produces institutional decline
Andrew Owen retweeted
"The church feeds on Christ and rests in the shade of his love."
—John Owen
“As an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the young men. With great delight I sat in his shadow, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.”
Song of Solomon 2:3
Was a joy to visit and worship with the saints at Westkirk Presbyterian today! A faithful and joyful congregation
Has anyone heard of confessionally reformed churches frequently using a choir during Lord’s Day worship? Is this common?
Andrew Owen retweeted
Indeed, the way Jesus interpreted the Old Testament makes the conclusion of the Old Testament to be what we call Christianity.
