The Five Solas (Pt. V) - Soli Deo Gloria (1 Cor. 10:31)

Here is Part V of my series on The Five Solas. The title is The Five Solas (Pt. V) - Soli Deo Gloria (1 Cor. 10:31), which is Latin for "the glory of God alone":

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Shepherd's Conference 2010 - Al Mohler

Here is a clip of the highlights of an Al Mohler sermon titled "No Little People, No Little Sermons" the other day during the Shepherd's Conference 2010. This was quite a sermon. The full version is at their website:

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The Five Solas (Pt. IV) - Solus Christus (Acts 4:11-12)

Here is Part IV of my series on The Five Solas. The title is The Five Solas (Pt. IV) - Solus Christus (Acts 4:11-12):

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Ecclesia Semper Reformans, Semper Reformanda

This quite-famous Latin phrase,"Ecclesia Semper Reformans, Semper Reformanda", simply means "the church is always reformed and always reforming". The church needs to be 1) Reformed in the first place, and 2) becoming more Reformed all the time. This involves work and sometimes (often) putting aside preconceptions that we bring in from our experience, background, previous training and education, theological tradition, and the like. We must ask ourselves a question: are we willing to dedicate ourselves to this task? This takes perseverence, study, prayer, and humility. In a previous post, I dealt with the subject of the Biblicists, who eschew tradition yet creating their own subjective tradition which has no roots in history or proper hermeneutics. Of course, they toss the commentaries because they can see just as clearly as Matthew Henry. This is an enemy of Reformation. May God grant the grace for believers here in New England to recognize the theological heritage of the Reformed faith, which flows from Scripture itself.

Ecclesia Semper Reformans, Semper Reformanda.

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The Five Solas (Pt. III) - Sola Gratia (Ro. 3:19-24)

Here is Part III of a sermon series I am preaching on during the SUnday morning service at Hosanna Family Church of Pawtucket titled "The Five Solas (Pt. III) - Sola Gratia (Ro. 3:19-24). Here is the MP3 audio:

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Christ and the State by David M VanDrunen

Here is a lecture on Christ and the State by David VanDrunen from the recent Christ, Kingdom & Culture Conference. In it, he reflects upon the Biblical role of Christians and civil government:

Christ and the State from Westminster Seminary California on Vimeo.

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Three Types of Scholarship

Here is an interesting post over at Parchment and Pen discussing the three types of Christian scholar: the exegete, theologian/philosopher, and pastoral/mission. Which of these three are you? Are you a healthy mix of all three? As pastors and elders, I believe it is imperative to be sure we are including all three in our thought processes. We will, as the article cites, naturally gravitate to one of these three, and we need to keep this in check. Check out the article, it is a must-read for the pastor/elder.

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