… Martyr, pillars of the Church of England, were most strong on doctrine, especially concerning the Word of God and those beliefs commonly called Calvinism. Many of these Reformers were Calvinists before Calvin. They were also almost untouched by secular politics, believing in the separation of Parliament and Church. Many Puritans failed to keep up the freshness and first love of the Reformation, dabbled deeply in politics, seeking confirmation of their beliefs through Parliament and resorted …
Posts Tagged Word ministry
Where Olyott Got It Wrong
Mar 10
… damage. Olyott claims, without giving either source or context, that Luther’s position on the Word of God was the following:
‘I opposed indulgences and all papists, but never by force. I simply taught, preached, wrote God’s Word: otherwise I did nothing. And then, while I slept, or drank Wittenberg beer with my Philip of Amsdorf, the Word so greatly weakened the papacy that never a prince or emperor did such damage to it. I did nothing: the Word did it all. Had I wanted to …
… What advice have I then for the young harvesters of today?
Ten suggestions:
1. God’s Word
Keep true to God’s Word. Reject modern evangelical teaching that the Scriptures have no mediatory purpose in regeneration and that they are, Barthian-like, a lottery of random words until one is drawn in a particular situation, by a particular person and only then used by the Spirit to become an agent of truth. God’s Word is always pure truth. It is the breath of the Spirit …
… Travers and his mentor Thomas Cartwright, however, had a different view of the church, its ministry and pastoral care. They had an exaggerated respect for aristocracy and thus welcomed church rule by rich patrons. Thus, when the Temple Mastership became vacant, Lord Burghley, immediately recommended Travers for the post, leaving Archbishop Whitgift and the Queen without immediate candidates. Travers, appeared to show no interest himself. Perhaps he felt he had spoilt his chances due to …
Henry Bullinger (1504-1575)
Aug 17
… some left to become Christian craftsmen and farmers but others stayed on under Bullinger’s ministry. The Kappel monastery now became a seminary for Reformed pastors. From around 1523 onwards, Bullinger became friends with Zwingli and Leo Jud. Most church historians look on Bullinger as Zwingli’s protégé but Bullinger was Zwingli’s equal if not superior in Reformation matters and distinctions between the two men are important. Bullinger trained and sent out Reformed preachers some …
The Dumbing Down of Doctrine
Aug 17
… Yes, he said, they will accept anything and anybody but woe betide those who quote God’s Word!
Concerning the Alpha Course, I read in an English review by Elizabeth McDonald two salient remarks. The problems with the course are so serious, the lady says, “that faithful Bible believing Christians cannot recommend the course nor, in the final analysis, stay silent about its faults.” She adds, “It is ironic, if not cultic, how the Holy Spirit is so enthusiastically …
… rather demonstrate the reliability of the manuscripts. Instrumental in Bengel’s trust in God’s Word was undoubtedly Hermann August Franke’s lectures at Halle which Bengel attended as a ‘ Wanderstudent ’. Bengel’s biographer, Friedrich Hauss, 2 notes that Bengel always came through tribulations with a strengthened trust in God. 3 Another time of testing for Bengel occurred shortly before taking his MA finals. He was stricken with a severe illness, thought to be terminal. Psalm …
… opposition to Alvery Jackson’s and Fuller’s ‘quiddities’. However, Naylor takes the word to mean ‘essentials’ whereas Ryland used the word in the opposite meaning as in ‘ quid est quid ’ or quid libet, i.e. a senseless, illogical point of no value, a mere quibble. Naylor gives some new and very interesting reasons why Ryland protested against Carey’s plans for India. The best reason probably remains the old one, i.e. that Ryland thought Carey ill-prepared for the …
… available. The book under his editorship book seeks to make good the loss.
Gill’s Life and Ministry
Robert Oliver opens Chapter One on Gill’s Life and Ministry, by giving a fine detailed biography of his subject revealing a stalwart man of God with a passion for his ministry and studies assisted by a strong sense of humour. Oliver needs to do more research on secondary figures in Gill’s life such as Crosby to put events in their right perspective. He seems not to know …
