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Church History

The Doctor on Direct Interventions By God Today

March 16, 2009

UPDATE- I have found the original source and as it is only now availble on the wayback machine include a copy here.———
The Doctor thinks we are crazy if we reject the notion of God intervenng directly in human history today. This quote makes me want to pray more for him to stretch out [...]

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Do You KNOW Christ?

March 9, 2009

I will simply let “The Doctor” speak for himself today. This has to be one of the most challenging quotes from him I have ever read:
“. . . The secret of the early Christians, the early Protestants, Puritans and Methodists was that they were taught about the love of Christ, and they became filled [...]

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Righteousness Takes Time – John Piper

March 6, 2009

Its time I reinstated Piper Friday here, It had never been canceled, merely put on hold! Writing a book has taught me that many tasks take a lot longer than our instant coffee generation wants us to believe. My deadline rapidly approaches now, but I hope that in many ways my [...]

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Preach to Change Them In Their Seats – Tim Keller

March 1, 2009

Video of this talk is now available to watch here:

Tim Keller – Preaching the Gospel from Newfrontiers on Vimeo.
Earlier in the week, Tim Keller spoke at a Newfrontiers event. He gave three posts, and I was there taking notes. There were over 800 people there to hear him. As usual these notes are colored a [...]

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Luther’s Moment of Conversion

December 9, 2008

Last week Lex Loizides shared this fantastic quote from Martin Luther in his church history series:
“I was seized with the conviction that I must understand [Paul’s] letter to the Romans. I did not have a heart of stone, but to that moment one phrase in chapter one stood in my way.
I hated the idea, ‘in [...]

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Augustine Was Not A Cessationist

October 21, 2008

Lex Loizides tells us more in a post whose title provocatively states: “From cessationism to joy — how a healing increased Augustine’s understanding of God’s grace.”
Now somebody somewhere is possibly going to try to explain to me how healing doesn’t have to be a gift of the Holy Spirit, and that not all cessationists deny [...]

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Historical Evidence That The Gifts Didn’t Cease When The Apostles Died

September 29, 2008

This astonishing description by Iraneus of normal church life in the early centuries was cited on Lex Loizides’ blog.
‘So it is that in His name those who truly are His disciples, having received grace from Him, put it to effectual use for the benefit of their fellow-men, in proportion to the gift each one has [...]

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A Fire You Know Nothing About – Lex Loizides Unleashed

September 23, 2008

Finally unleashed from the confines of Facebook, a new blog by Lex Loizides has been born. It’s so good that I’m granting it an instant Warnie, an honor last achieved so quickly by the Pyromaniac himself! From now on you can follow Lex as he shares bite-sized chunks of church history by the links which [...]

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Fresh New Grace Song Inspired By Puritan Prayer

June 16, 2008

UPDATEAlthough he doesn’t know me, the songwriter has been kind enough to allow me to host the file here to download or listen online:

This song was apparently written less than a month ago by a relatively unknown worship leader. But thanks to the Internet and my friend, Dave Bish, I have found myself listening to [...]

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Is Ephesians the Greatest Book in the Bible?

November 4, 2007

Fred Sanders has a great post interacting with Thomas Goodwin’s exalted view of Ephesians. Goodwin is not alone. In the “Introduction” to his series on Ephesians, Martyn Lloyd-Jones wrote this:
“It is very difficult to speak of [Ephesians] in a controlled manner because of its greatness and because of its sublimity. Many have tried to describe [...]

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John Owen – Man of the Word and Spirit

October 23, 2007

In conclusive proof that there is nothing new under the sun, we see in this quote on John Owen a devoted conviction to both Word and Spirit. How we need churches today who will bring both emphases to the fore, as did Martyn Lloyd Jones in the quote I posted yesterday.
May God raise up an [...]

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Martyn Lloyd-Jones Monday – Knowing Jesus Experientially

October 21, 2007

In this quote, taken once again from the Doctor on Ephesians, we see a strong emphasis on experience. The Christian must KNOW God. Oh, how little we emphasize that today! How poor our experience often is. How few people glow when they speak about their relationship with their precious Saviour. How this challenges me personally [...]

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Theology for All – Lessons From the Past by Mark Dever

October 3, 2007

To be quite honest, when reading the publicity, this talk was the one that most inspired me to attend the Theology for All conference. Mark is somewhat of an expert on Church history, and in particular the Puritans. As a pastor, he is concerned not merely with transferring knowledge to his congregation, but also in [...]

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