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Reading Classics Together - Redemption Accomplished and Applied (XIII) (02/04/10 - 7 Comments)
Another round of Reading Classics Together is swiftly drawing to its close. We have one more chapter to read in John Murray's Redemption Accomplished and Applied and then we will have reached the end. But before we do that, let's talk about this week's chapter which dealt with the doctrine of Union with Christ. Summary I'll admit that this was a chapter that took me by surprise. I suppose I must not have thought very...
Reading Classics Together - Redemption Accomplished and Applied (XII) (01/30/10 - 4 Comments)
Once again, I'm a couple of days late with this next entry in Reading Classics Together. Being on the road for almost the entire week played havoc with my schedule (though I did remember to bring the book with me). Again I'm indebted to Rebecca Stark for providing a great post that I was able to "borrow." ***** John Murray starts this chapter by admitting that there are, at first glance, strong arguments against the...
Reading Classics Together - Redemption Accomplished and Applied (XI) (01/21/10 - 8 Comments)
Today we continue in our readings in John Murray's Redemption Accomplished and Applied. We are now eleven readings in with only three to go. I've said it before and I'm sure I'll say it again, but this has without a doubt been one of my favorite classics to read together. I have learned a lot from it and have highlighted a huge percentage of the words. I know it's a book I will return to...
Reading Classics Together - Redemption Accomplished and Applied (X) (01/15/10 - 5 Comments)
I am a day late with this week's Reading Classics Together. I had something else I wanted to post yesterday, so bumped this back just one day. I trust no one was too bothered! Today we continue in our journey through John Murray's Redemption Accomplished and Applied. To this point he has taught about effectual calling, regeneration, faith and repentance, and justification. Today we come to the great doctrine of adoption, one that has undoubtedly...
Reading Classics Together - Redemption Accomplished and Applied (IX) (01/07/10 - 7 Comments)
Once again we come to a Thursday and with it another edition of Reading Classics Together. This week we come to one of the best chapters of all in John Murray's great work Redemption Accomplished and Applied. Summary This week's chapter deals with the amazing doctrine of justification. And here you can't help but sense that Murray could write book after book on the topic. Trying to distill the beauty of justification into a short...
Reading Classics Together - Redemption Accomplished and Applied (VIII) (12/31/09 - 7 Comments)
Today we continue our readings in John Murray's classic book Redemption Accomplished and Applied. We are in the second section of the book which deals with the application of the atonement to God's elect. We've looked at effectual calling and regeneration and turn now to faith and repentance. Summary Regeneration, which we looked at last week, is inseparable from its effects, one of which is faith. "Without regeneration," says Murray, "it is morally and spiritually...
Reading Classics Together - Redemption Accomplished and Applied (VII) (12/24/09 - 7 Comments)
Today, Christmas Eve, we continue with our reading through John Murray's Redemption Accomplished and Applied. In the last chapter he provided an examination of the effectual calling; this week he turns to the next step in the chain of events that together comprise the application of the atonement to the elect: regeneration. Summary The effectual calling, Murray says, "must carry along with it the appropriate response on the part of the person called. It is...
Reading Classics Together - Redemption Accomplished and Applied (VI) (12/17/09 - 8 Comments)
We continue today with our readings in John Murray's classic book Redemption Accomplished and Applied. Having made our way through the first section with discusses the accomplishment of the atonement, we have now turned to the second part, which discusses its application to the elect. Last week we read the introduction to this section where Murray defended the order of the various acts that together comprise the atonement. This week he turns to effectual calling,...
Reading Classics Together - Redemption Accomplished and Applied (V) (12/10/09 - 6 Comments)
Today we come to our fifth reading in John Murray's classic book Redemption Accomplished and Applied. I've made no secret of the fact that I've really been looking forward to reaching the book's second section--the one dealing with the application of the atonement to God's elect. This week's reading begins this long-awaited discussion that really comprises the heart of the book and its most distinctively-Reformed teaching. Summary The first chapter of this new section provides...
Reading Classics Together - Redemption Accomplished and Applied (IV) (12/05/09 - 9 Comments)
I am running late with this week's entry in Reading Classics Together. I blame the Leadership series I was writing as I did not want to disrupt it by posting off-topic. I've asked Rebecca Stark who blogs at Rebecca Writes (her blog was one of the first I ever started reading on a regular basis) if she would provide this week's summary. Polite Canadian that she is, she kindly agreed. So this week's summary comes...
Reading Classics Together - Redemption Accomplished and Applied (III) (11/26/09 - 6 Comments)
This is week three of our journey through John Murray's Redemption Accomplished and Applied. It is Thanksgiving in the United States and it struck me this morning that there are few things we ought to be more thankful for than the perfection of the atonement--the very subject of this week's chapter. The finality and perfection of Christ's work gives us such peace and hope and joy that we ought to thank God for it every...
Reading Classics Together - Redemption Accomplished and Applied (II) (11/19/09 - 14 Comments)
This is week two of our reading project. We are reading our way through John Murray's Redemption Accomplished and Applied, a classic text that provides a thorough treatment of the doctrine of the atonement. Murray is not a man to waste a word, so this book is dense; but he is also a brilliant theologian, so it is well worth the sometimes-difficult read. It is work, but the pay-off is huge. If you would like...
Reading Classics Together - Redemption Accomplished and Applied (I) (11/12/09 - 31 Comments)
Today we begin another iteration of Reading Classics Together--a project which affords us the structure and accountability to read through some of the classics of the Christian faith. This time around we are reading John Murray's Redemption Accomplished and Applied. The structure of the program is simple. We read one chapter per week and then come here to discuss it. Each week I will create a post like this one to introduce the topic and...
Reading Classics Together - A Reminder (11/05/09 - 15 Comments)
A couple of weeks ago I announced that the next book we would read together as part of the Reading Classics Together program would be Redemption Accomplished and Applied by John Murray. We will begin reading that book on November 12, exactly one week from today. Actually, we will begin discussing the book on that date, so it would be best to start reading it before then. This is a final invitation to participate in...
Reading Classics Together (10/22/09 - 44 Comments)
It has been a few weeks now since we finished reading The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment, the most recent entry in Reading Classics Together. The impetus for this project was the simple realization that, though many Christians want to read through the classics of the faith, few of us have the motivation to actually make it happen. This program allows us to read them together, providing both a level of accountability and the added...
Reading Classics Together - The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment (XIII) (09/17/09 - 9 Comments)
We made it! And honestly, it was barely even a challenge. There have been some classics that I've had to struggle to finish. Sometimes, by the end, it is hard work just to turn the next page. But that was not that case, at least for me, with The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment. I found it a joy to read from beginning to end and it is one I know I will return to...
Reading Classics Together - The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment (XII) (09/10/09 - 6 Comments)
We've got just two readings left in this classic of the Christian faith, The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment. Thanks for hanging in with me through what has proven to be quite a lengthy read (twelve weeks down, one to go). A few people have asked what I intend to read when this book is complete. Truth be told, I do not yet know. Give me a couple more weeks and I will make an...
Reading Classics Together - The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment (XI) (09/03/09 - 9 Comments)
Today we come to our eleventh reading in Jeremiah Burroughs' classic work The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment. Around this time in "reading classics together" I tend to begin wondering how many people are still with me. But no matter, those of us who remain will press on! Summary After several chapters looking at the evils of a murmuring heart, Burroughs concludes his "negative" chapters by turning to "The Excuses of a Discontented Heart." Here...
Reading Classics Together - The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment (X) (08/27/09 - 9 Comments)
So, today we come to chapter 10 of The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment. We're on the homestretch now and it seems that Burroughs is concentrating quite a bit on the negative aspects of the topic. This week he offers a series of "Aggravations of the Sin of Murmuring." Summary In this chapter Burroughs considers eleven aggravations brought about by murmuring. I. To murmur when we enjoy an abundance of mercy; the greater and more...
Reading Classics Together - The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment (IX) (08/20/09 - 14 Comments)
So after being just a little bit underwhelmed with chapter eight, I thought that Burroughs came back strong in chapter nine. Actually, I'm sure it is my fault and not his that I found the previous chapter slow-going, but I digress. There were a lot of things in this chapter, once again dealing with the evils of a murmuring heart, that hit me right between the eyes. Summary Some weeks I use this space to...