The following is an excerpt from the Journals of the House of Commons where the divines explain to Parliament what they mean by “ignorant or scandalous” (WLC 173; WCF 29:8; DPW on the Lord’s Supper) in regards to those who are unable to take the Lord’s Supper. Article Submitted To The House Of Commons Explaining… Read More Westminster Assembly on the Conditions for Partaking of the Lord’s Supper
Voluntaryism/the Voluntary Principle is the belief “that the only relation that ought to subsist between the State and the Church — between civil government and religion — is that of entire separation; or, in other words, its advocates maintain that nations, as such, and civil rulers in their official capacity, not only are not bound, but are not at… Read More Voluntaryism: The Real Origin of Romish and Priestly Domination
A friend put forth a challenge to write a gospel tract that we would actually want to put into the hands of a non-Christian. He specified that it should be no more than a thousand words and have no quotes other than Scripture. Also, it should be something that you would be okay with anybody copying… Read More Gospel Tract Challenge
A DISCOURSE OF SELF-EXAMINATION by Stephen Charnock vol. iv, Works, pgs. 483-493. Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves: know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? 2 Corinthians 13:5 The apostle having blamed the Corinthians for some enormities among them,… Read More Self Examination | Stephen Charnock
A DISCOURSE OF THE UNWORTHY RECEIVING OF THE LORD’S SUPPER by Stephen Charnock vol. iv, Works, pgs. 472-482. Whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself,… Read More Unworthy Receiving of the Lord’s Supper | Stephen Charnock
A DISCOURSE OF THE SUBJECTS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER by Stephen Charnock vol. iv, Works, pgs. 427-471. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. For he that eats and drinks unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. 1… Read More The Partakers of the Lord’s Supper | Stephen Charnock
A DISCOURSE OF THE END OF THE LORD’S SUPPER by Stephen Charnock vol. iv, Works, pgs. 392-426. “For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come.” 1 Corinthians 11:26. The Corinthians were a church planted by Paul, watered by a long preaching among them;… Read More The Purpose of the Lord’s Supper | Stephen Charnock
Ten Helps on the Imprecatory Psalms by David Murray Sing a New Song: Recovering Psalm Singing for the Twenty-First Century 1. In the first gospel promise (Gen 3.14-15), God promises a curse on the serpent and his seed. Prayers in the psalms for God to curse are really a prayer for that first gospel promise to… Read More Ten Helps on the Impreccatory Psalms | David Murray
WHY GOD WOULD HAVE MANY OBSCURITIES IN THE SCRIPTURES by William Whitaker Disputations on Holy Scripture Question of the Fourth Controversy: Of the Perspicuity of Scripture chapter II, pp. 365-366. I have thought it proper to set forth the reasons on account of which God was willing that there should be so many things of… Read More The Hard Sayings of Scripture | William Whitaker
Psalmody Objections Answered: Paraphrases By Richard Bacon Copyright 1999, The Blue Banner (from v. 3 #5-6, May-June 1994), FPCR.org (reposted with permission) Introduction One sometimes hears objections to singing only Psalms in public worship. Interestingly, the objectors seldom stop to consider that many of their objections, if they were valid, would speak against singing any… Read More Psalmody Objections Answered: Paraphrases
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