Three Streams

Restoration, Revival and Reformation

Entries for April, 2008

Truth and Uncertainty and Calvin and Hobbes!

I’ve been reading Calvin and Hobbes of late, although not written by a Christian, the author raises many relevent issues.

This one in particular reminds me of my first response as I became aware of theological complexities during my first semester at Theological College! Thanks to God’s grace I was preserved from two errors. The first [...]

Charles Spurgeon: A Defense of Calvinism

This was one of the articles that God used to lead me on the path of Reformed Theology…
 

“The old truth that Calvin preached, that Augustine preached, that Paul preached, is the truth that I must preach to-day, or else be false to my conscience and my God. I cannot shape the truth; I know of [...]

Forerunners Friday: What is Revival? by Martin Lloyd Jones

We can define it as a period of unusual blessing and activity in the life of the Christian Church. Revival means awakening, stimulating the life, bringing it to the surface again. It happens primarily in the Church of God, and amongst believing people, and it is only secondly something that affects those that are outside [...]

Jesus Our Substitute

“But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it-
the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction:
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
and are justified by his [...]

Some ‘Must Read’ Books

The Normal Christian Life by Watchman Nee
Watchman Nee’s writings are deeply biblical, spiritual, practical and powerful.
The Normal Christian life is an exposition of the book of Romans. Nee explains how believers can know the forgiveness of sins and removal of guilt. Know victory over sin through our union with Christ’s death and know intimacy with [...]


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