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June 2007

I Am a Blogfather Again

June 14, 2007

I love it when a new blog is formed. My dear friend, Andrew Cottingham, started blogging just today. I told him it would help him as much as those who actually read it. Blogging is not for everyone, of course, but since in less than 24 hours he has already written two posts, I hold [...]

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Seeking Old Sermons – Downs Bible Week, C. J. Mahaney, and Others

June 14, 2007

I got an email today from someone who is eager to get a hold of a copy of a famous series of sermons C. J. Mahaney once preached on every person God killed in the Bible. Apparently he has been in touch with Sovereign Grace Ministries and they cannot trace this series. I got to [...]

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The Atonement – What Did Jesus Die From?

June 13, 2007

Make no mistake, crucifixion is a horrific thing. This is how one writer describes it: “Adequate exhalation required lifting the body by pushing up on the feet and by flexing the elbows … However, this manoeuvre would place the entire weight of the body on the tarsals and would produce searing pain. Furthermore, flexion of the [...]

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Adopt an Orphan – Be Missional

June 12, 2007

This from Anthony Bradley over at The Resurgence: America has nearly 115,000 orphaned kids in foster care waiting to be adopted. Some wonder how this is possible in a country with Christian families. Surely there are 115,000 missional families in America, right? Missional families, for example, embrace the redemptive mission of God and practice “true [...]

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The Atonement – 2 Corinthians 5

June 12, 2007

The following passage from Paul is possibly the clearest description of penal substitutionary atonement in the New Testament. I particularly like the way it shows how this idea of the cross relates to a broader picture. We see here that Christ died FOR us. We see that as a result of His death and resurrection, [...]

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Atonement – Jesus Thought He Was Fulfilling Isaiah 53

June 11, 2007

There has been a certain amount of reaction to yesterday’s post on the atonement. Clearly there are two issues here -1. Do we accept that Isaiah 53 teaches us about Jesus’ death or is the suffering servant somebody else?2. If we accept that Isaiah 53 is about Jesus, does it teach Penal Substitution? The answer [...]

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The Atonement – Isaiah 53

June 10, 2007

If there is one passage in the whole of Scripture that contains the doctrine of penal substitution in its most clear form, it is Isaiah 53. Here, truly, we stand on holy ground! Those who criticize the traditional view of the atonement must become contortionists to escape the implications of this passage. Some claim this [...]

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Resurrection Sunday – The Commission of the Risen Christ

June 9, 2007

When the risen Jesus appeared to His disciples, He had a job for them to do. When someone who has conquered death asks you to do something, you better sit up and take notice. If Jesus was meek and mild during His life, He was strong and victorious in His resurrection. In the following passage, [...]

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Adrian Speaks About His Switch to an Apple MacBook

June 8, 2007

In this video I share my first reactions to the Mac

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Sam Storms Reviews Pierced For Our Transgressions

June 7, 2007

Sam Storms has written a two part review of PFOT. This is the must-read book of the year. It is not a light read, but it is on such a vital subject that every thinking Christian needs to get a copy. The review is in two parts. I will quote from the first, but the [...]

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ATONEMENT – Who is Preaching Another Gospel?

June 7, 2007

My interview with the authors of pierced for our transgressions seems to have created something of a stir. The comments section shows two very distinct reactions to the way I chose to close the interview. When one uses google blogsearch to track the way others have written about it on their own blogs a similar [...]

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INTERVIEW – The Authors of Pierced for Our Transgressions

June 6, 2007

UPDATE – I have commented on criticism this post has received in a post entitled “Who is preaching another gospel?“ The history of the Church is quite simply the history of unlikely heroes who God raises up to meet the challenges of the hour. It was a great delight for me to recently spend some [...]

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Mark Dever to Speak in London

June 6, 2007

THEOLOGY FOR ALLAnnual Day Conference Saturday 22nd September 2007 Speaker: Dr. Mark Dever Pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington D. C. Mark Dever received his doctorate in ecclesiastical theology from Cambridge University. He has authored several books, including Richard Sibbes (a historical study) and Nine Marks of a Healthy Church. He has also [...]

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The Atonement – What Happened to Jesus on the Cross?

June 5, 2007

As we discuss the atonement, it is vitally important that we come directly to the cross itself. There are two things for us to consider which, by necessity, require penal substitution. The first is that the cross is absolutely essential in the purposes of God to save us. We have hinted at this previously, but [...]

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SERMON – Missional Bible Study Psalm 119

June 3, 2007

The following set of sermon notes reflect a message that I preached today at Jubilee Church London In some ways this sermon was connected to the three-part series on Revival I recently preached if only because the last message God’s Reviving Word was also based on Psalm 119. The earlier messages, “Revival” and “Reviving Prayer” [...]

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Resurrection Empowered Life – The Deposit Guaranteeing Our Inheritance

June 3, 2007

Two weeks ago we began to look at how Christ’s resurrection has already begun to have an effect on us. Today I would like to highlight the concept of having been sealed by the Spirit, and how this sealing is connected to Jesus’ resurrection. To Paul, the sealing with the Spirit is a foretaste of [...]

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Amazing Grace on a Wedding Day

June 2, 2007

Almost twelve years ago we finished our wedding service with the hymn, “Amazing Grace.” It is probably the best hymn ever written in my humble opinion — not least because it calls us “wretches”! We sang the hymn accompanied only by the same bagpipes that had welcomed Andrée in to the tune, “My Bonnie is [...]

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Your Chance to Save Lange’s Commentary for Future Generations

June 1, 2007

I got the following in an email from Logos. If you are interested in obtaining a copy of this work and ensuring it is passed down to future generations who will increasingly use only electronic books, now is your chance. It could be a good investment of $200. Lange’s Commentary on the Holy Scriptures is [...]

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