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Category: Quotation

  • The Real Turretin on: Perspicuity

    Brandon at Siris has posted a summary of Turretin on the Perspicuity of Scripture (link) as well as directing us to Turretin’s own words (link). This is very important reading for people who imagine that the Reformed position is that all of Scripture is easily understood: that is far from correct. -TurretinFan To God be…

  • A Brief Biography of the Real Francis Turretin

    The following biography was originally published in The Evangelical Guardian and Review, Vol. II, April 1819, No. 12: Sketch of the Life of the celebrated Francis Turrettine, Professor of Divinity at Geneva, who died Anno 1687. Translated from B. Pictet’s Latin Oration, delivered before the Academy of Geneva, when he ascended the Theological Chair, in…

  • On Vocations

    Now if thou compare deed to deed, there is difference betwixt washing of dishes, and preaching of the word of God; but as touching to please God none at all: for neither that nor this pleaseth, but as far forth as God hath chosen a man, hath put his Spirit in him, and purified his…

  • Response to Steve Ray on Petrine Primacy

    I’ve provided a response to one of Steve Ray’s blog posts in which he suggests that there are some verses related to Peter and the Papacy that are frequently overlooked by Protestants. My response can be found here (link) at the Team Apologian blog. Another time that the Team Apologian blog has addressed Steve Ray’s…

  • Thomas Ridgley on the Sixth Commandment

    The following in Thomas Ridgeley’s commentary on the Westminster Larger Catechism’s Questions relating to the Sixth Commandment. I have omitted the footnotes and a rather lengthy editors note that appeared in the 1855 edition. Hopefully this commentary will prove to supplement Dr. White’s timely response to John Piper’s apparent denial of the Christians right and…

  • Particular Redemption – Quotation from Reymond’s Systematic Theology

    Monergism.com has provided a lengthy excerpt from Robert Reymond’s A New Systematic Theology of the Christian Faith, 2nd ed. on the subject of Ten Lines of Evidence for Particular Redemption (link to excerpt). Reymond’s Ten Lines: 1) The Particularistic Vocabulary of Scripture2) God’s Redemptive Love Not Inclusive of Fallen Angels3) The Irreversible Condition of Lost…

  • The Real Francis Turretin on: God’s Knowledge of the Future

    Glenn H. at Pot and Torch has an interesting post on the topic of Unconditional Election. (link) I especially enjoyed the introductory quotations he provided from Ames and Turretin, two of the great systematic theologians. -TurretinFan To God be the Glory!

  • Instructions to a Minister – An Ancient Voice Speaks

    V. A bishop must be no accepter of persons; neither revering nor flattering a rich man contrary to what is right, nor overlooking nor domineering over a poor man. For, says God to Moses, “Thou shalt not accept the person of the rich, nor shalt thou pity a poor man in his cause: for the…

  • The Real Francis Turretin on: The Commands of God

    Standing Solus Christus has kindly provided a new transcription of the real Francis Turretin, discussing the subject of God’s commands. (link) To God be the Glory!

  • The Real Francis Turretin on: the Resurrection

    Turretin on the Resurrection Here, first of all, we ought to distinguish between the foundation on which the faith of the resurrection rests, and the arguments by which that faith is confirmed. The only foundation is the omnipotent will of God, revealed in His word. But the arguments are manifold, and are drawn partly from…