The Law
Observations on the Nature of Sabbath-Keeping in the Modern Church
Tuesday, June 26th, 2007It might come as a surprise to some that Calvin was not always in agreement with some of the positions that would later be subscribed to by the Westminster Confession of Faith. A notable example of this, which I recently came across, is his view on the Sabbath. Following are a few excerpts from his […]
The Unity of the Law and Christian Duty
Monday, June 19th, 2006It has been the custom of some to frame the opinion that the Old Testament law can have no prescriptive significance for the New Testament believer, on the basis of such passages as Galatians 3:23-25, which states, “… before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards […]
Is the Law for Today?
Wednesday, July 6th, 2005The sphere of discussion surrounding the questions of the existence and function of law and gospel in the Mosaic administration has long been a hotbed of theological debate. And among hotbeds of theological debate, this one is rendered more interesting by virtue of its being a very salient point of distinction between Lutheran and Reformed/Calvinistic […]