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The Marrow Controversy and the “Marrow Men” are frequently confused with the theological work The Marrow of Theology, but the two are historically and conceptually distinct, despite sharing the word “marrow” in their titles. The confusion is understandable because both emerged from the broader Reformed and Puritan world and both sought to articulate the essential substance …
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The Marrow Controversy was one of the most significant theological disputes in eighteenth-century Scottish Presbyterianism. Although it emerged within a specific ecclesial and historical setting, its underlying questions remain deeply relevant: What is the relationship between grace and obedience? How should the gospel be preached? Can assurance of salvation coexist with serious holiness? And what …
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Writing on how Revelation chapter seven applies to Christian life today, British theologian Ian Paul suggests that The perennial question for anyone thinking seriously about the Christian life and our place in the world has two parts to it. First, we need to think about the world we are in, and try to make sense …
Within reach of most of us this morning is our smartphone, that miracle and tyrant of modern living. Cast your mind back to the day when you first took your device out of its box. It’s flawless, shiny, sleek, light; the screen is crystal clear. On that first day, you’re careful – wiping it down, …
A sermon on Psalm 15 In the middle of 1972, when I was four years old, a man on the other side of the world completed a book that would eventually sell over a million copies and be translated into more than a dozen languages. The author was theologian J. I. Packer, and the book …
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