2009 is the 500th Anniversary of John Calvin’s birth: July 10, 1509. Calvin is considered the Second Great Reformer, Martin Luther being the First. Through Luther, God brought the essential doctrine of Justification by Faith back into the forefront of the Church. Calvin’s focus was upon the doctrine [...]

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Like J.I. Packer who I’ve written about before, John Stott is one of those men who was influential in my theology long before I became an Anglican. To be honest, I didn’t even know or realized he was an Anglican priest back then. What I did know is that his commentary on Romans was superb. [...]

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On this day, we celebrate Circumcision and Naming of Jesus. According to Luke 2:21:
And at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb (ESV).
Jesus was born under the Law, as a Jewish baby. As such, He was [...]

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