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Christian Worldview Part 8 by Fred Di Lella
The Standards and Reformers Part 8by Fred T. Di Lella The Westminster Standards After the nations of England, Ireland, and Scotland had covenanted (National and Solemn League) with the Lord to love His truth and abhor all evil, the Westminster Assembly convened...
Christian Worldview Part 7 by Fred. T. Di Lella
Apostasy, Creeds and Confessions, Part 7by Fred T. Di Lella The Church Apostatizes As ardent as the early New Testament church had been for the truth and against error, though, tragically she began to become tolerant of various "new (and old) devices against...
Christian Worldview Part 6 – Fred T. Di Lella
Testimony to the Word of God, Part 6by Fred T. Di Lella We have heard with our ears, O God.ย Our fathers have told us.ย What work thou didst in their days, in the times of old...Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to my mouth.ย I will open my...
Christian Worldview Part 5 by Fred Di Lella
Church Councils on the Word of God, Part 5by Fred T. Di Lella The First General Councilย In the 4th Century the Biblical doctrine of the Deity of Christ came under attack.ย Arius, a very handsome and affable elder from Alexandria, began to set forth blasphemous...
Christian Worldview Part 4 by Fred. Di Lella
The Pillar and Ground of the Truth, Part 4by Fred T. Di Lella We have heard with our ears, O God.ย Our fathers have told us.ย What work thou didst in their days, in the times of old...Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to my mouth.ย I will open my...
Christian Worldview Part 3 – by Fred Di Lella
The Word of God Says Something and Has a Definite Message, Part 3by Fred T. Di Lella ย The Lawย But someone might say: "`If the Scriptures are so completely sufficient, then why do so many `Bible-believing christians' disagree about so many things?'"ย The answer to...
Christian Worldview Part 2 – The Sufficiency of Scripture by Fred Di Lella
The Sufficiency of the Scriptures in Sanctification Part 2by Fred T. Di Lella Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth...All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in...
A Christian World-Life View Part 1 – Fred Di Lella
The Sufficiency of the Scriptures(The only rule to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy Him)by Fred T. Di Lellaย In Salvationย The Scriptures repeatedly inform us that man's chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever.[1] The Bible also makes it...
Ministers Redeeming the Time by Robert Rollock (1555-1599)
Redeeming the Time and Colossians 4:5by Robert Rollock COLOSSIANS 4:5, "Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time." Having addressed (brethren) the specific advice given by the Apostle to various groups of men and women, particularly those living...
Nothing New by Fred T. Di Lella
Nothing Newby Fred T. Di Lella ย "Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. " (Jer. 6:16). This week, I saw a posting for a faithful Presbyterian church that is seeking...
The Biblical Mandate for Christian Education Part 4 by Fred Di Lella
The Biblical Mandate for Christian Education Part 4by Fred Di Lella God commands His people to seek first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.ย He also charges us to pray that His Will be done on Earth, as it is in Heaven.ย The Lord also demands that we teach our...
The Biblical Mandate for Christian Education Part 3 by Fred Di Lella
The Biblical Mandate for Christian Education Part 3by Fred Di Lella What characteristics must exist in this mandatory Christian education?ย First, a Christian education must fully assent to the absolute truthfulness of the Bible and teach every discipline of study in...
The Biblical Mandate for Christian Education Part 2 by Fred Di Lellaย
The Biblical Mandate for Christian Education Part 2by Fred Di Lella โFor I know him that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he...
The Biblical Mandate for Christian Education Part 1 by Fred Di Lellaย ย
The Biblical Mandate for Christian Education Part 1by Fred Di Lella I am 100% committed to Christian education: Many children who profess to be converted at an early age show no evidence of knowing Christ later.ย How do we handle children when they come to us for...
Ye That Love the Lord Hate Evil โ Part 5 โ by Fred T. Di Lella
YE THAT LOVE THE LORD, HATE EVIL, Part 5 by Rev. Fred Di Lella, B.S., M.A., Th.M.Covenanted Reformation Church,Hebbronville, TX "Ye that love the LORD, hate evil:" (Psa. 97:10). In contrast to hating evil, the ungodly "abhorreth not evil" (Psa.36:4). It was, after...
Ye That Love the Lord Hate Evil โ Part 4 โ by Fred T. Di Lella
YE THAT LOVE THE LORD, HATE EVIL, Part 4 by Rev. Fred Di Lella, B.S., M.A., Th.M.Covenanted Reformation Church,Hebbronville, TX "Ye that love the LORD, hate evil:" (Psa. 97:10). During the Reformation, and shortly thereafter, genuine believers again took a strong...
Ye That Love the Lord Hate Evil โ Part 3 โ by Fred T. Di Lella
YE THAT LOVE THE LORD, HATE EVIL, Part 3 by Rev. Fred Di Lella, B.S., M.A., Th.M.Covenanted Reformation Church,Hebbronville, TX "Ye that love the LORD, hate evil:" (Psa. 97:10). Scriptural zeal for the Lord and His truth is further depicted in David's words (Pss.101:3...
Ye That Love the Lord Hate Evil โ Part 2 โ by Fred T. Di Lella
YE THAT LOVE THE LORD, HATE EVIL, Part 2 by Rev. Fred Di Lella, B.S., M.A., Th.M.Covenanted Reformation Church,Hebbronville, TX "Ye that love the LORD, hate evil:" (Psa. 97:10). Of all errors, toleration is the most dangerous and damnable, in so far as other errors do...
Ye That Love the Lord Hate Evil – Part 1 – by Fred T. Di Lella
Toleration is the Cut-Throat of the True Religion โOf all errors, toleration is the most dangerous and damnable, in so far as other errors do only overturn those particular truths of Scripture to which they are contrary; but by this one error (this monster of...
The Biblical Reformed Synod of Christ the King
In a defining moment of church history, guided by divine providence, in order to submit wholly and without reservation to King Jesus, a new denomination was founded by those seeking comprehensive reformation. Recognizing the absence of any denomination existing today...
Lemuel Haynes (1753-1833) and an Exhortation to Take Heed
Lemuel Haynes (1753-1833), was ordained as the first black minister of the Gospel in colonial America during the seventeenth to eighteenth centuries. His journey commenced in West Hartford, Connecticut, where he was born to a father of African descent and a white...
The Mortification of Sin
Abandoning Sin in the Right Way by David Clarkson Those who abandon sin but don't strive to conquer it might wish to keep it under control, but not obliterate it. They may want to restrain its outbursts without entirely starving it out. They aim for containment, not...
High Thoughts of Godโs Glory by Edward Leigh
High Thoughts of Godโs Glory by Edward Leigh (1602-1671) From all Godโs attributes, emerges the glory or majesty of God. This is the infinite excellence of the Divine Essence, as referenced in Hebrews 1:3, Exodus 33:18, and Psalm 29:9. This glory is often referred to...
The Trial of Sincere Christians
"The Trial of a Christian's Sincere Love to Christ," written by Westminster Divine William Pinke and first published in 1636, explores the concept of genuine love for Christ within the context of Christian faith. This work, which underwent multiple editions in the...
A Difference Between the Covenant of Redemption and Covenant of Grace
In the realm of Reformed theology, the exploration of divine covenants holds a prominent position. Two such covenantsโthe Covenant of Redemption and the Covenant of Graceโinvite particularly close attention since all of Scripture is housed in these two vital concepts...
John Knoxโs Doctrine of Christian Worship and his Condemnation of Idolatry
John Knox was a prominent crusader for Christ in the Protestant Reformation in Scotland, and has profoundly shaped the principles and practices of Christian worship drawn from the word of God. On the whole, most contemporary churches today repudiate what Knox stood...
Andrew Willet (1562-1621) on the Resurrection of Christ and the Believer’s Assurance
In the vast landscape of Puritan theology, Andrew Willet (1562-1621) holds a significant place with his interpretations of biblical truths, though little known. Particularly, his understanding of the Resurrection of Christ and its implications for believers offers...
The Shifting Sands of Contemporary Evangelical Worship
"O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth" (Psalm 96:9). A biblical worldview is rooted in Scripture, and the profound insights of influential Reformers such as John Owen, Francis Turretin, and Thomas Watson, show a common theme in...
Glorious Jesus By John Owen
John Owen's View of the Glory of Christ John Owen (1616-1683) was a prominent Puritan theologian and author, devoted much of his writings to the profound exploration of the glory of Christ. Owen's works cited here, include "The Glory of Christ" (Owen, 1664, p. 13),...
Ministers are One in a Thousand
The Significance of the "One in a Thousand" Phrase in Elihu's Speech: Insights from William Perkins' "The Art of Prophesying" "If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness: Then he is gracious unto him, and...
Discover the Timeless Wisdom of the Puritans: Unveiling the 17th Century’s Spiritual Treasures at Puritan Publications
Step into a world of profound spiritual enlightenment with our remarkable collection of updated Reformed and Puritan works from the 17th century, now available in both print and ebook formats. Immerse yourself in the eloquent prose and reflective biblical insights of...
God’s Reign as King Through the Gospel “Our God Reigns”
"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the...
Why People Will Not Attend a Reformed Church
It is not the spirit of man that can, and doth thus work: for first, the spirit of man perceiveth not the things of God, till Godโs Spirit acquaint him with them. Secondly, they be foolishness unto him. Thirdly, his wisdom is enmity with God, so as Godโs wisdom in...
Reverting Back to Jewish Worship by David Dickson (1583-1663)
Vers. 10.ย We have an Altar, whereof they have no right to eat, which serve the Tabernacle. Reas. 6. They that serve the Jewish Tabernacle after Christโs coming, or they that pertinaciously cleave to Levitical Ceremonies, cannot be partakers of Christ, which is the...
Digesting Spiritual Meat by Hugh Binning (1627-1653)
As meats do not nourish till they be chewed and digested, so spiritual things do not relish to a soul, nor can they truly feed the soul, till they be chewed and digested into the heart by serious and earnest consideration. This is that which makes these same truths to...
Truth, the Great Business of Our Times by John Maynard (1600-1665)
Proverbs 23:23, โBuy the Truth and sell it not.โ What is this Truth which we must buy? There exists a truth of things, the truth of their essence or being. So, all things that are, are truly the same as they are. Gold is true gold as opposed to that which is false and...
The Transcendent Love of Christ to Poor Sinners by Thomas Case (1598-1682)
In the work of the cross, this lets us see the transcendent and inexpressible love of Christ to poor sinners. Let those who entertain hard thoughts of Christ look upon him as nailed to the cross and shedding his blood, and then tell me if they do not think him earnest...
Resisting the Light by William Williams (1666-1741)
Whatever pretenses men make of being thankful for the word of God, when they speak of having light and grace as a privilege while not yielding themselves to the obedience to the light nor conforming themselves to the commands of it, they are not truly thankful at all...
Reformed: Defined by Thomas Wilson
REFORMED: Lev. 26:23, "And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me;24 Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins." ...that is, chastised, nurtured, restrained. 1. To withhold,...
The Glorious Love of Christ by John Owen
The Glory of the Person of Christ, as the only Representative of God unto the Church The glory of Christ is the glory of the person of Christ. So he calls it ฮคแฝดฮฝ ฮดฯฮพฮฑฮฝ ฯแฝดฮฝ แผฮผแฝดฮฝ, John 17:24, โThat glory which is mine,โ which belongeth to me, unto my person. The person...
God’s Judgments on Professing Christians by Samuel Willard (1640-1707)
Leviticus 26:23, โIf ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me, then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.โ DOCTRINE: The great design of all Godโs judgments on a professing people is...
The Inexcusableness of a Knowing People Refusing to be Reformed, Part 2, by William Williams (1666-1741)
PART 2 1 Samuel 3:13, โFor I have told him, that I will judge his house for ever, for the iniquity which he knoweth: because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.โ DOCTRINE. It is highly offensive to God and shows men to be at risk of Godโs...
The Inexcusableness of a Knowing People Refusing to be Reformed, Part1, by William Williams (1666-1741)
1 Samuel 3:13, โFor I have told him, that I will judge his house for ever, for the iniquity which he knoweth: because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.โ Godโs people are not exempt from judgment. For those who are truly godly and dear to God,...
The Log College & Seminary
Originally established as The North American Reformed Seminary in 2008, The Log College & Seminary seeks to continue the mission, vision, and values of the original Log College and expand its reach as the twenty-first century continuation of this historic...
For God So Loved the World by John Owen (1616-1683)
โโGodโ the Father โso loved,โ had such a peculiar, transcendent love, being an unchangeable purpose and act of his will concerning their salvation, towards โthe world,โ miserable, sinful, lost men of all sorts, not only Jews but Gentiles also, which he peculiarly...
Importance of Justification by Daniel Toussain (1541โ1602)
First of all, the style of this epistle to the Galatians is excited and vibrant, which is what the state of the church, which at that time was bewitched by false apostles, demanded. But this epistle has always been a favourite of the great men of the church, and...
Keeping Your Distance from Sin by Thomas Brooks
Remedy (1). First, Keep at the greatest distance from sin, and from playing with the golden bait which Satan holds forth to catch you; for this you have (Romans xii. 9), โAbhor that which is evil, cleave to that which is good.โ When we meet with anything extremely...
Election and Prayer by Robert Rollock
More then this (Brethren) ye see the Thessalonians are elected: yet he prays for them, Making mention (sayeth he) of you in our prayers. And for this same cause; knowing that ye are elected. Mark this. The election of God, that sure ground and foundation of life and...
The Synod of Dordt Condemned Arminianism as Heresy
Dordt stated that in reaction to the Arminian and Remonstrant Articles and Opinions, that Arminius and the Remonstrants, โsummon back from hell the Pelagian error.โ[1] They said that Arminianism โdeceive(s) the simple,โ[2] โis an invention of the human brain,โ[3] is a...
The Superiority of the Psalms Over Uninspired Hymns by David Hay Flemming
Those who wish to know the bearing of Scripture on human hymns as matter of Godโs worship should read the two excellent little treatises, respectively entitled, The True Psalmody, and The Public Worship of God, the first of which is an American publication, and the...
Godโs Absolute Right in Election and Reprobation by Francis Turretin
For in election it belongs to the absolute right that God, according to his most free good pleasure, destines sinful and guilty men to salvation; and although all are equal, yet he elects this one instead of another, as in the case with Esau and Jacob โฆ In...
James MacGregor on the Westminster Confession Replacing the Old Scots Confession
That the Lordโs supper ought not to be celebrated privately, by one person alone may be proven; 1. Because it is a communion, and is the sign of our communion with Christ: but a private supper is no communion. 2. Because it is a solemn thanksgiving; and we ought all...
Jeremiah Burroughs on the Lord’s Day
God would have us upon the Sabbath rest from all other works, that we may be free to converse with him. Therefore it is so much the more inexcusable if we have nothing else to do , [if we should] deny to converse with God as he requireth of us. If a friend should come...
Can the Lord’s Supper be Taken in Private? by Zacharias Ursinus
That the Lordโs supper ought not to be celebrated privately, by one person alone may be proven; 1. Because it is a communion, and is the sign of our communion with Christ: but a private supper is no communion. 2. Because it is a solemn thanksgiving; and we ought all...
