John Calvin saw God’s glory as shaping the Christian life. He emphasized dependency on the Father, and obedience to Him out of love and gratitude. Calvin believed that the Christian life should be marked by adoration and service to God in response to His goodness and providence communicated to us.
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God’s Flaming Glory – An Introduction – Post 1
The post discusses the significance of one’s view of the glory of God, contrasting the theatrical and communicative definitions. The author outlines an upcoming series of blog posts critiquing various theologians’ understandings of God’s glory, with the aim of sparking a renewed appreciation for it in readers. The series draws from a paper titled “The Rekindling of Glory.”
Biblical Economics
This essay explores what economics is according to the Bible. It makes the case that Biblical Economics is capitalism motivated by compassion and guided by wisdom. My desire is to present Biblical Economics in a way that is easy for the average reader to understand, without relying on technical or academic language. I pray itContinue reading “Biblical Economics”
Revival or Reformation?
A short unfolding of the Book of James… I think James is pointing out what is and must be at the bottom of all the visible bad behavior: filthiness and rampant wickedness (1:21). Bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in their hearts (3:14). Why does James take so much time pointing this out? And why would this not be apparent and clear? Because they are being “false to the truth” (3:14). “Where there is disorder and every vile practice,” says James, there will be underneath that “jealousy and selfish ambition” (3:16). They aren’t living life in the light of “the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change” (1:17). They are living in another wisdom, not from God (which would be good and perfect 1:17), an “earthly, unspiritual, and demonic” wisdom.
Standing Before God, This We Are and No More 