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Holier Than No One
By Aaron Lord
Posted on July 7, 2009

“Nothing in men is more odious and offensive to God than a proud conceit of themselves and contempt of others; for commonly those are most unholy of all that think themselves holier than any” (Matthew Henry). [Read More]
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- devotions
Chapter 2.5: God’s Freedom in Covenant
By Aaron Lord
Posted on July 1, 2009

In the second half of chapter 2 in Introducing Covenant Theology, Michael Horton drills down towards the characteristics of the biblical covenant. It is founded on God’s transcendence, his sovereign election, and his grace, which is proclaimed loudly in his forbearance. [Read More]
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- covenant theology
Why I won’t be going to the Shepherd’s Conference any time soon, Part 2: John MacArthur
By Aaron Lord
Posted on June 30, 2009

When I started working on my last post 3 months ago, I quickly realized the two major issues from the Shepherd’s Conference were John MacArthur’s eschatology and Phil Johnson’s treatment of Mark Driscoll. I decided to separate these issues into two separate posts. [Read More]
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- covenant theology
- john macarthur
Why I won’t be going to the Shepherd’s Conference anytime soon, part 1: Phil Johnson
By Aaron Lord
Posted on June 30, 2009

I’ve been sitting on this one for a while because I wanted to make sure I was fully-informed and was hearing straight from the horse’s mouth. [Read More]
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- driscoll
R.C. Sproul on Vocation
By Aaron Lord
Posted on June 29, 2009

Here are a couple of quotes from God’s Will and Your Job (pt. 2), posted on the Ligonier blog (reprinted from a book that does not appear to be available). We must remember that God is the perfect Manager. He is efficient in his selection, calling people according to the... [Read More]
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- leadership
- polity
iTunes Smart Playlist "all" vs. "any" issue
By Aaron Lord
Posted on June 29, 2009

I figured out a solution to the “all” vs. “any” issue with iTunes Smart Playlists. [Read More]
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- iphone
Mark Driscoll on Planting Mars Hill
By Aaron Lord
Posted on June 29, 2009

Let me say this: I should have waited to plant this church. I had never been a pastor in a church before I started my own church. I should have been. Had I to do it over again–I certainly would have started Mars Hill Church. God called me to that.... [Read More]
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- church
- driscoll
- ecclessiology
- leadership
- polity
CT and the Christian Sabbath
By Aaron Lord
Posted on June 25, 2009

First I want to say what a blessing it is to have the door opened to covenant theology. I am learning so much and am so thankful. The discovery of the Reformed biblical framework is an amazing gift which empowers the student of Scripture to dig into it and learn... [Read More]
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Shakespeare as a Christian Writer
By Aaron Lord
Posted on June 25, 2009

Leland Ryken has written an excellent article which is a snapshot of what he teaches about Shakespeare in his literary courses. You’ll be pleasantly surprised. Here’s a quote: [Read More]
Jesus died for our sins
By Aaron Lord
Posted on June 24, 2009

The Suffering Servant passage in Isaiah, especially chapter 53, is perhaps the most significant passage in Scripture, because the entire gospel is revealed in it. It is well-known and worth memorizing. That is an understatement. There is such a wealth of doctrine in the passage, but right now I’m just... [Read More]
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- devotions

Holier Than No One

Chapter 2.5: God’s Freedom in Covenant

Why I won’t be going to the Shepherd’s Conference any time soon, Part 2: John MacArthur

Why I won’t be going to the Shepherd’s Conference anytime soon, part 1: Phil Johnson

R.C. Sproul on Vocation

iTunes Smart Playlist "all" vs. "any" issue

Mark Driscoll on Planting Mars Hill

CT and the Christian Sabbath

Shakespeare as a Christian Writer

Jesus died for our sins