Joe Haynes | March 2, 2010
In a May 31, 2009 sermon entitled, “The Father Has Given All Things Into Jesus’ Hands”, John Piper preached on the text of John 3:31-36 and argued, in part, that when it says that the Father “gives the Spirit without measure” to the Son, it is parallel with the statement that “the Father loves the [...]
Joe Haynes | February 5, 2010
When working on digging up Scripture references for use with a local ministry’s confessional statement today, I came across the chapter on “Free Will” in the Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689), which is adopted from the same chapter in the Westminster Confession of Faith. I’m going to quote the WCF chapter in its [...]
Joe Haynes | February 3, 2010
Many of you have been following the AP story about Matt Chandler’s battle with brain cancer and his story of faith in God through it all. Geoff Ashley, writing at the Village Church blog, “Merely Theological”, posted his thoughts, back in December, on John 9:1-3, and what Jesus says in response to the question of [...]
Joe Haynes | November 30, 2009
These three videos were produced by A Passion for Life, and I learned of them through this post at the Gospel Coalition Blog.
How do I know God exists? from A Passion for Life on Vimeo.
How can God be loving yet send people to hell? from A Passion for Life on Vimeo.
How can God allow suffering [...]
Joe Haynes | November 23, 2009
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“It was that obedience [of Christ], brought to its consummate fruition on the cross, that constituted him an all-sufficient and perfect Saviour.” ~ John Murray, Redemption Accomplished and Applied (Eerdmans, 1955), p.23.
Murray here is commenting on Hebrews 2:10-18 & 5:8-9. Jesus was not “perfected” through His suffering (Heb 2:10) in the sense that [...]
Joe Haynes | November 16, 2009
Over at Challies.com, blogger Tim Challies is leading his audience in a read through John Murray’s Redemption Accomplished and Applied (Eerdmans, 1955). This week’s portion was chapter 1.
The last time I read this book was as a teenager when an older camp counsellor gave me his copy and suggested that if I read it, and [...]
