The Reformed Reader Blog

I was recently moving some books around when I found this in a cupboard: Confronted by Grace: Meditations of a Theologian by John Webster.

Historically, Reformed theology teaches that it is right and proper to call sinners to faith in Christ, sincerely promising that if they turn from sin and trust in him, they will be saved.

(The following post was originally published in May 2018) Here’s a great snippet of a great sermon by B.

Confessional Reformed and Presbyterian churches do not allow young children and infants to partake of Holy Communion.

I’m sure many of you have heard sermons that were not simple and straightforward expositions of Scripture focused on Christ.

The first chapter of Ephesians is one of those texts in Scripture that Christians cannot read enough.

Psalm 94:12 says, “Blessed is the man whom you discipline, Lord, and whom you teach from your Law” [NASB 2020].

I’m sure most of you are familiar with the story in John 19 where Jesus, while suffering and dying on the cross, speaks to his mother and John.

Earlier today I found a wonderful letter that John Calvin wrote to some Christian women who were imprisoned in Paris in 1557 for worshiping in a Reformed/Protestant way.

“Christ or Chaos.”

Some commentators have a tough time understanding how Paul’s words in Romans 1:18ff correspond to Paul’s speech before the intellectuals in Athens (Acts 17:27ff).

(The following was originally published in January 2021) In a few Old Testament stories in the ESV we run across the phrase “worthless fellow” or “worthless man” (בֶּן־בְּלִיַּ֔עַל) The fool Nabal is a worthless man (1 Sam. 25:17).

(The following article was originally published in September, 2009) In historic Reformed churches, young children and infants do not partake of the Lord’s Supper.

From various passages in Scripture, we learn that all people have an innate understanding or belief in God’s existence.

In some Christian circles, people talk about future justification.

This morning I was reading Light and Truth by H.

(The following was originally posted in May 2017) In the era of celebrity pastors and famous preachers who have hundreds of thousands of likes, fans, and followers, it’s very important to remember that Christ’s church is far greater than her pastors.

I like how Chrysostom explained the story of the thief on the cross (Lk. 23:39-43).

Although this isn’t my favorite resource for building strong marriages, it has a ton of insightful wisdom: His Needs, Her Needs.

Abusers can hide in Christian circles.

It is impossible for us to reason a person into the Christian faith.

How would you characterize American religion?