Carl Trueman's Posts

Carl Trueman's Posts

Blog 94: 3.2.22 - 3.2.27

Carl Trueman
May 14, 2009
Calvin continues his discussion of faith by addressing the issue of fear, talking his cue from Paul's reference in Phil. 2.12 to `fear and trembling.' Fear can, of course, be a very bad thing, antithetical to the kind of assurance which lies at the heart of a robust Christian faith. Such is servile...

Blog 93: 3.2.16 - 3.2.21

Carl Trueman
May 13, 2009
In these paragraphs, Calvin continues his discussion of faith when, having distinguished the true from the false, he addresses the manner in which the believing individual experiences the world. What is particularly significant here is the way in which Calvin moves seamlessly from theological...

Blog 92: 3.2.11 - 3.2.15

Carl Trueman
May 12, 2009
In these paragraphs, Calvin continues to address the many complexities that surround the relationship between true faith and its counterfeits. Both pastoral experience and accounts given in scripture lead Calvin to believe that there is such a thing as false faith, and that this can, at least for a...

Blog 91: 3.2.7 - 3. 2.10

Carl Trueman
May 11, 2009
In this section, Calvin defines true faith over against false alternatives. It is, he says, `a firm and certain knowledge of God's benevolence toward us, founded upon the truth of the freely given promise in Christ, both revealed to our minds and sealed upon our hearts through the Holy Spirit.' A...

Guinness on Schaeffer

Carl Trueman
May 8, 2009
Justin has a short interview with Os Guinness on his blog . Interesting stuff, though, at the risk of sending yet more `Angry of Tonbridge Wells' bloggers reaching for their keyboards, pitchforks and flaming torches, I still don't get the outrage surrounding Frank Schaeffer's book on his dad: a...

Guinness on Schaeffer

Carl Trueman
May 8, 2009
Justin has a short interview with Os Guinness on his blog . Interesting stuff, though, at the risk of sending yet more `Angry of Tonbridge Wells' bloggers reaching for their keyboards, pitchforks and flaming torches, I still don't get the outrage surrounding Frank Schaeffer's book on his dad: a...

Westminster: Free Audio Archives

Carl Trueman
May 7, 2009
Westminster Theological Seminary (PA) is making its audio archives available for free. You just need to sign up here to access lectures, sermons and talks given by the Faculty of Westminster during its eighty year history.

Westminster: Free Audio Archives

Carl Trueman
May 7, 2009
Westminster Theological Seminary (PA) is making its audio archives available for free. You just need to sign up here to access lectures, sermons and talks given by the Faculty of Westminster during its eighty year history.

The Joy of Presbyterianism

Carl Trueman
May 6, 2009
I was asked at a presbytery ordination interview why I was seeking ordination as a seminary professor, the OPC having a category of Teacher that recognises such a post as a church office. My initial answer -- by which I still stand -- is that it makes me theologically accountable to high standards...

The Joy of Presbyterianism

Carl Trueman
May 6, 2009
I was asked at a presbytery ordination interview why I was seeking ordination as a seminary professor, the OPC having a category of Teacher that recognises such a post as a church office. My initial answer -- by which I still stand -- is that it makes me theologically accountable to high standards...