Pyatcast

Category: Reformed

  • Heresy in the Guise of Charity

    James Jordon, in a recent post at “Biblical Horizons,” has thoughts on this thesis: “it has been my observation that in every group there are those with a healthy catholic attitude toward other Christians and also those with a proud and condescending attitude toward others who call themselves Christians.” James really ought to have capitalized…

  • The real Turretin: On Christmas

    I stumbled recently across this post, in which the author (about 80% of the way through the article) transcribes the real Turretin’s view on Christmas. (link) Obviously, I don’t share the views of the articles’ author, even if I do share the views of Turretin, Calvin, etc., whom he cites. Also, by the way, I…

  • Response to a General Challenge on Calvinism

    One rather aggressive non-Calvinist (even to the point of being an anti-Calvinist) recently (maybe two years ago, by now) sent a challenge (shown below). The challenge generally focuses on an exegesis of the parable of the sower. This is a classic repost. The challenge and response originally occupied twenty-one posts (1, 2, 3, 4, 5,…

  • Reformation in Brazil

    Here’s a link to folks who are working to spread the light of the gospel in a nation that badly needs it. It is, of course, in the local language Portuguese (link). -Turretinfan To God be the Glory!

  • The Sum of Saving Knowledge

    THE SUM OF SAVING KNOWLEDGE, &c.HEAD I.Our woeful condition by nature, through breaking the covenant of works. Hos. 13:9. O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself. I. THE almighty and eternal God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, three distinct persons in the one and the same undivided Godhead, equally infinite in all perfections,…