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Calvin the Cappadocian


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 14 Oct 2019   Posted by E.J. Hutchinson

In Q/A 25 of the Geneva Catechism, commenting on the Apostles’ Creed, John Calvin strikes the note (for the children!) of the majority of the Christian tradition, given great emphasis by, e.g., Gregory of Nazianzus: God’s essence is unknowable to us and incomprehensible. We therefore know him from...

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Catechismus primus, Quaestiones XXXI-XXXV


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 11 Oct 2019   Posted by E.J. Hutchinson

After a little delay, we're back with the next section of the First Catechism in Latin. These questions treat the definition of sin and the Fall. As always, please feel free to do with these as you like. Quaestiones XXX-XXXV xxxi. Quid significat illud “transgressio”? Facere quae mihi interdicit...

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Writing for the Church


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 10 Oct 2019   Posted by Mark Jones

Many of us have come to see the reality of something called “Big Eva” and the way in which it seems to shape much of our modern church culture. You might think this is mostly a problem for Baptist and broader Evangelical churches, but something very much like it can be present in Reformed Church...

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“Christ in the Promise, Christ in the Word”


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 08 Oct 2019   Posted by E.J. Hutchinson

Justification at its most basic is straightforward. A man recognizes that he is a sinner. He judges himself to be guilty for his sin before God. He looks for a source whence he can obtain the righteousness he does not possess. He finds it offered to him in the gospel of Jesus Christ. He trusts in Christ,...

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Catechismus primus, Quaestiones XXVI-XXX


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 07 Oct 2019   Posted by E.J. Hutchinson

Next five questions below, about the Covenant of Life and sin. Quaestiones XXVI-XXX xxvi. Quid promisit Deus in foedere vitae? Se Adam vita donaturum esse, si Deo perfecte pareret. xxvii. Quid minatus est Deus in foedere vitae? Se Adam morte puniturum esse, si Deo non pareret. xxviii. Tenuitne...

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Catechismus primus, Quaestiones XXI-XXV


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 03 Oct 2019   Posted by E.J. Hutchinson

The next five in our ongoing series, on creation and the covenant of life... Quaestiones XXI-XXV xxi. Quomodo cognoscis animum vitam in aeternum esse acturum? Quod Scripturae sanctae mihi hoc docent. xxii. In quo statu Adam Hevamque constituit Deus? Deus eos in sanctitatis et beatitudinis statu...

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Catechismus primus, Quaestiones XVI-XX


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 02 Oct 2019   Posted by E.J. Hutchinson

Today we continue on with the next five questions of the First Catechism translated into Latin, which concern the creation of Adam and Eve. Quaestiones XVI-XX xvi. Qui erant primi nostri parentes? Adam et Heva. xvii. Qualem hominem creavit Deus? Deus hominem creavit masculum et feminam, iuxta imaginem...

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Catechismus primus, Quaestiones XI-XV


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 01 Oct 2019   Posted by E.J. Hutchinson

Yesterday I posted the first 10 questions of the First Catechism in Latin. Today we're back with the next five. xi. Potesne Deum videre? Deum videre non possum, sed Deus me videt semper. xii. Scitne Deus omnia? Deus omnia scit, et nihil ei latet. xiii. Potestne facere omnia Deus? Deus totam voluntatem...

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Catechismus primus, Quaestiones I-X


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 30 Sep 2019   Posted by E.J. Hutchinson

It used to be standard practice in Protestant academies to catechize in Latin. That is obviously much less the case now, perhaps a cause of nostalgia for those of us who are (a) Christians and who also (b) teach Latin to small children. But nostalgia is dumb, and always has been. In an effort, therefore,...

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Herman Bavinck on Men and Women


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 23 Sep 2019   Posted by Steven Wedgeworth

Originally published in 1908, Herman Bavinck's book The Christian Family was only just translated into English in 2012. Throughout the book, Bavinck lays out a Christian theology of the family, and he gives practical advice on how families can withstand modern challenges and temptations. At one point...

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