I just finished Hans Boersma’s Scripture as Real Presence: Sacramental Exegesis in the Early Church (Baker: 2017). A fascinating read. The title should be suggestive to us Calvinists: we believe in the real presence of Christ in the Supper, namely that the body and blood of Christ are “as really, but spiritually, present to the … [Read more…]
I’m interested in Christian identity. How does our new life in Christ change how we should think about ourselves? And how does thinking rightly about ourselves change how we live? One excellent book on Christian identity I just finished was, Who Am I? Identity in Christ, by Jerry Bridges (Cruciform Press, 2012). A real gem … [Read more…]
Do all things without grumbling or questioning, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud … [Read more…]