by Fred G. Zaspel One of great ironies of Christian history occurred in the latter part of seventeenth-century England, in the little town of Bedford. Despite more than a century of attempts at reforming both church and state, the struggle for religious freedom had been long and hard in coming. A poor tinker (mender […]
Remembering B. B. Warfield
by Fred G. Zaspel At important moments in the history of the church, God in kind providence has raised up men to give voice to His Word. And so there is Augustine, the theologian of sin and grace. He did not invent these doctrines, of course. But in his battle with Pelagius he gave them […]
Is It Practical?
by Fred G. Zaspel If there is anything that marks the preaching of our generation it is its need for “relevance.” We go to church today and very naturally expect to hear something that will in some way help our life this week. And if the sermon is not “practical” in these terms, addressing our […]
The Doctrine of Eternal Justification: A Critique
by Fred G. Zaspel Definition Justification is a pronouncement of righteousness. It is God’s “legal” or official declaration that a person stands “righteous” before him as judged by his law. This righteous standing is grounded in the person and work of Christ, the sinner’s substitute who took the sinner’s guilt to himself on the cross […]
What More Could We Ask?
by Fred G. Zaspel One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple (Psalm 27:4). There is something deeply refreshing about […]