From time to time people ask me questions about our services of worship and why we worship the Lord the way we do in Immanuel. Back in 2013 I wrote about public worship, but I thought it would be helpful to write about this subject once again. There are five main principles which should control … Continue reading Public Worship (2018) →

Because 2017 was the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Reformation, my letters in 2017 have been about the five great ‘solas' of the Reformation. Sola is the Latin word for ‘alone' and theologians speak of sola scriptura (Scripture alone), sola fide (faith alone), sola gratia (grace alone), solus Christus (Christ alone) and soli … Continue reading Solus Christus →

I began the last letter by saying that 2017 is the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Reformation when Martin Luther and others set about reforming the church according to God's word. To mark the anniversary I said I might write on some of the great doctrines of the Reformation in my letters this … Continue reading Sola Scriptura →

This year (2017) is the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Reformation, when Martin Luther and others set about reforming the church according to God's word. To mark the anniversary, I decided to write about some of the great doctrines of the Reformation. In my first letter this year I wrote about how sinners … Continue reading Sola Gratia →

This year (2017) is the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Reformation when Martin Luther and the other reformers set about reforming the church according to God's word. To mark the beginning of the Reformation, I thought I might write on some of the great doctrines of the Reformation in my letters this year, … Continue reading Sola Fide →

I’ve been using these letters to write about the Synod of Dort which met in 1618 to 1619 to contend for the truth of the gospel against the errors of James Arminius and his followers (known as the Remonstrants and Arminians). The Remonstrants published their views in 1610 in a document known as the Five … Continue reading Canons of Dort Headings 3+4 →

I’ve used these letters in 2019 to write about the Synod of Dort which met 400 years ago to contend for the truth of the gospel against the errors of the Remonstrants (who were also known as Arminians). They published their views in 1610 and the reformers at Dort responded with the Canons of Dort. … Continue reading Canons of Dort Heading 5 →

In my last two letters, I wrote about the Synod of Dort and its response to the errors of James Arminius and his followers (known as the Remonstrants and also as the Arminians). The views of the Remonstrants were published in 1610 in a document known as the Five Articles of Remonstrance. The Synod of … Continue reading Canons of Dort Heading 2 →

In my last letter, I began to write about the Canons of Dort which were published in 1619 as a response to the errors of James Arminius and his followers who were known as the Remonstrants and also as the Arminians. A recent book on the controversy has the title, ‘Saving the Reformation'. That title … Continue reading Canons of Dort Heading 1 →

The year 2017 was the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Reformation when Martin Luther and the other reformers set about reforming the church according to God's word. I wrote about the five ‘solas' of the Reformation during 2017 to mark the anniversary. There's sola scriptura (Scripture alone), sola fide (faith alone), sola gratia … Continue reading Canons of Dort →