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Tag: Francis Turretin

  • The real Francis Turretin on: The Relation of Christ to God's Love

    The Howling Wilderness blog (which has a lovely Slavic subtitle that reminds me that there is an end to the howling wilderness of our pilgrimage in the heavenly rest) has a quotation from the real Francis Turretin on the topic of the relation of God’s love to Christ’s work as mediator (link). It’s important to…

  • The real Francis Turretin on: the Hypostatic Union

    Henry Bartsch at the Like a Bell blog, has provided an interesting post on the hypostatic union. His focus is on Calvin’s Institutes but he provides an interesting quotation on the subject from that leading Calvinist theologian, the real Francis Turretin (link). Enjoy! -TurretinFan To God be the Glory!

  • The real Francis Turretin on: Theology and the Creator/Creature Distinction

    At Against Heresies, Martin Downes has provided some thoughts on theology in general including some interesting quotations on the subject of theology as well as its relation to the Creator/Creature distinction. (source) God is great! -TurretinFan To God be the Glory!

  • Edwards Comparing the real Francis Turretin and Peter van Mastricht

    Edwards on the real Francis Turretin and Peter van Mastricht in comparison: “Turretine is on Polemical divinity; on the 5 Points, & all other Controversial Points; & is much larger in these than Mastrict; & is better for one that desires only to be thoroughly versed in Controversies. But take Mastrict for divinity in general,…

  • The real Francis Turretin on: Salvation of the Old Testament Saints by Grace through Faith

    Martin Downes, at Against Heresies, has posted some interesting thoughts from the real Francis Turretin on the fact that the Old Testaments saints were saved by grace through faith in Christ(link). I hope it’s edifying! -TurretinFan To God be the Glory!

  • The real Turretin on: the Spirit's Relation to Revelation

    Viva Verbum has an interesting quotation from the real Francis Turretin, which explains the Spirit’s relation to revelation in the life of the believer: the Spirit does not give us additional personal revelation but opens our eyes to the truth of Scripture. (link) -TurretinFan To God be the Glory!

  • The Real Turretin on: Via Media (In Spanish!)

    Mr. Matthew Lankford has recently directed me to a post at the Reflexion Latina Reformada blog, where the blogger has provided some commentary on Francis Turretin and the Via Media, the “Middle Way” that is Reformed Theology (link). The post is in Spanish, although a Google translation may be found here (link). Enjoy! -TurretinFan To…

  • The Real Turretin and Pictet on: Christ's Righteousness

    Turretin writes: Such is the perfection of the atonement, that it corresponds to the justice of God revealed in the Word, to the demands of the law, and to the miseries and necessities of those for whom it was made. Had it been in its own nature deficient, and derived its sufficiency only from God’s…

  • 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!

  • The Real Turretin on: The Definition of "Catholic"

    Catholicity, in the absolute sense of the word, as Turrettin remarks, can be predicated only of that society that includes the Church triumphant in heaven, as well as militant on earth, that society that comprehends all the elect, reaching back to the days of Abel, and onward to the last trumpet. Institutio Theologiae Elencticae, Francisco…