By Thomas R. Schreiner — When we approach a text like Revelation 4, we must remember that the believers in the early church were a small and persecuted minority in a hostile world. So, they needed to be reminded that God is the sovereign creator. And this passage is put in Scripture because we need [...]

By Paul Helm – [view part 1] So although Calvin does not employ the apparatus of alternative possible worlds, nor the ’foreknowledge of possibilities’ in the manner of Gomarus, it is clear that Calvin envisages the divine mind as having before it various alternative possible outcomes, no doubt myriads of them. There are alternative outcomes, [...]

By Matthew Barrett One of my favorite sermons from the pen of Jonathan Edwards is “God Glorified in Man’s Dependence,” a sermon based off of 1 Corinthians 1:29-31. The context of the sermon is the threat of Arminianism in Edwards’ day. Edwards delivered the sermon at a public lecture on Thursday, July 8, 1731, the [...]

by Micah McCormick When should we pray? Such a question sounds a bit strange when pitted with other more natural prayer questions like why and how. But I ask this question in order to prompt specific reflection on planning to pray. We can speak in platitudes about the importance of prayer, the necessity of prayer, [...]

by Micah McCormick How do we pray? In his book, A Call to Spiritual Reformation: Priorities from Paul and His Prayers, D. A. Carson observes, “One of the foundational steps in knowing God, and one of the basic demonstrations that we do know God, is prayer—spiritual, persistent, biblically minded prayer. . . . We have [...]

by Micah McCormick The simple truth is that most Christians, myself included, don’t pray as we should. So even as I write three posts on the subject of prayer, I’m speaking to myself as well as to any readers. My three posts will answer three questions regarding prayer (why do we pray, how do we [...]