God’s Flaming Glory – Post 16 – God’s Glory in Wrath and Hell, According to Jonathan Edwards So far in this series, we have covered Edwards’ understanding of God’s glory as His Triune goodness communicated to His church. We saw him write in wonderful terms about God’s Triune glory before creation, in creation, inContinue reading “God’s Glory in Wrath and Hell”
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Slaying Leviathan Book Review
When I picked up Slaying Leviathan I wasn’t expecting to read a complete history of Western political thought and the resistance of the Christian Tradition to tyranny (or Leviathan, as the author calls a tyrannical state). This book is helpful is setting our perspective on a long history of development, and therefore helping usContinue reading “Slaying Leviathan Book Review”
God’s Flaming Glory – Post 15 – God’s Glory in Dependence, According to Jonathan Edwards
In the last post, we saw the glory of God in the believer’s union in Christ. That union is the marrow of Christian existence. Now we will see the blood that runs through the veins of the Christian: trust in God. This, too, reveals the glory of God. If you would like to accessContinue reading “God’s Flaming Glory – Post 15 – God’s Glory in Dependence, According to Jonathan Edwards”
God’s Flaming Glory – Post 14 – God’s Glory in Union, According to Jonathan Edwards
Click here to go to the series page that lists all posts, and provides a series overview. In the last post, we saw how God’s glory in His grand design of redemption. God’s plan is to communicate Himself to His Beloved Bride, the church. Now, in this post, we will ask how God’s grandContinue reading “God’s Flaming Glory – Post 14 – God’s Glory in Union, According to Jonathan Edwards”
Alistair Begg, Weddings, Grace and Truth in a Twisted World
Today I recorded a video commenting on a video published by Alistair Begg back in September. If you would like that thirty-minute episode, please contact me at standingbeforegodblog@gmail.com, or if you are a friend of mine, feel free to contact me directly. I retain the right to deny any request as I would prefer sendingContinue reading “Alistair Begg, Weddings, Grace and Truth in a Twisted World”
God’s Flaming Glory – Post 13 – God’s Glory in Redemption, According to Jonathan Edwards
You can read post 12 here, or find the series overview page here. Redemption was God’s end in creating the universe through the communication of His goodness. Redemption and the new creation are the end (or the goal) of the old creation “as the use of a house is the end of… building it.”[1]Continue reading “God’s Flaming Glory – Post 13 – God’s Glory in Redemption, According to Jonathan Edwards”
True Spiritual Warfare
Earlier today, on January 15, 2024, Peter Mead put out a post entitled “Is Our View of Satan Too Small?” I highly recommend that you read this small blog post. You can find it via this link: What I want to do in this post is expound a bit on his main pointContinue reading “True Spiritual Warfare”
God’s Flaming Glory – God’s Glory in Life, According to Albert Mohler – Post 10
This post analyzes Albert Mohler’s doctrine of God’s glory and its implications for Christian life and mission. Mohler’s emphasis on a theatrical understanding of God’s glory, as opposed to a participatory one, frames his theology. While he acknowledges the believer’s union with Christ, he underscores the primary purpose as beholding and demonstrating God’s glory, contrary to John Calvin.
Immanuel
An Exegetical Essay on Isaiah 7:1-17 Introduction This essay is an exegetical study of Isaiah 7:1-17. The linear flow of this passage is essential, and therefore this essay will largely follow it, exegeting verse by verse. An extensive amount of time will be devoted to the identity and meaning of the Immanuel child, as ImmanuelContinue reading “Immanuel”
God’s Flaming Glory – God’s Glory in Irradiation, According to Calvin – Post 6
Just as when Christians first believed through being “irradiated by the brightness of Christ,” so also believers are destined for a full irradiation in Christ.
Standing Before God, This We Are and No More 