Calvin on ‘testing all things’
Posted on March 14, 2014
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“I have long known that 1 Thessalonians 5.21 was one of Luther’s favourite verses. At least it is one which he keeps quoting again and again – ‘Test everything; hold on to what is good’. It is an encouragement to avoid both credulity (accepting without testing) and censoriousness (in the sense of always criticising and never settling on and delighting in the truth).
Luther’s words have often stiffened my resolve to avoid the censorship of ideas just because they are different from my own or seem to clash with my present convictions. …”
– Dr. Mark Thompson, Principal of Moore Theological College, writes at Theological Theology.
Moore College Graduation 2014 — into all the world
Posted on March 14, 2014
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“This evening 99 graduates received their awards from the college. City Recital Hall, Angel Place was packed with over 600 guests…”
– Moore’s Mark Fairfull has this report on the College’s 2014 Graduation ceremony.
An Evangelistic Leaflet from Phillip Jensen — for St. Patrick’s Day
Posted on March 13, 2014
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How can you use St. Patrick’s Day to share the good news of the One whom St. Patrick proclaimed?
Phillip Jensen has written a leaflet for members of the Cathedral congregation to hand out, or to give to friends. You may wish to use it too.
Please pray that this leaflet may be a blessing in pointing many to the Lord Jesus. There’s a PDF download link as well as some material you may find useful at phillipjensen.com.
One2One Bible reading promo
Posted on March 13, 2014
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This video from St. Helen’s Bishopsgate is a simple encouragement to reading the Bible with someone else.
See One2One – part 1 – on Vimeo.
Proc Trust Spring Wives Conference 2014
Posted on March 12, 2014
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The Proclamation Trust has been posting videos from their just-concluded Spring Wives Conference:
Lindsay & Wallace Benn – Ministry marriage.
John Samuel – Wisdom and its beginning, Wisdom and guidance, Wisdom and family.
Clare Heath-Whyte – What keeps us awake at night, What gets us up in the morning.
And the Proc Trust’s Adrian Reynolds reflects on the importance of the Conference.
Piper on Calvinism: Deeply Experiencing God’s Grace
Posted on March 11, 2014
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Andy Naselli writes: “In some circles Calvinism unfortunately has a reputation for being sinfully contentious, especially when self-labeled Calvinists are arrogant and when non-Calvinists misunderstand what Calvinism really is. This 94-page book should help.”
John Piper speaks about his book “Five Points – Towards a Deeper Experience of God’s Grace”, here, where it’s also available as a free PDF download.
U. S. Supreme Court Denies Falls Church Petition
Posted on March 11, 2014
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“The order list published this morning by the United States Supreme Court shows that, after relisting the case for its conferences four times, it has denied certiorari (review) in No. 13-449, The Falls Church v. Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, et al.”
– A S Haley, The Anglican Curmudgeon, with bad news for The Falls Church in Virginia.
Church of Pakistan college Principal says he was beaten, told to leave
Posted on March 11, 2014
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“The Principal of Edwardes College in Peshawar, Pakistan, has revealed he was beaten by ‘intelligence agents’ who destroyed his visa and warned him to leave the country…”
– Story from the Anglican Communion News Service.
Free eBook — How the Gospel Brings Us All the Way Home
Posted on March 10, 2014
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During March 2014, Ligonier Ministries’ Reformation Trust is giving away the eBook of Derek Thomas’ How the Gospel Brings Us All the Way Home. It’s an exploration of the wonderful Romans chapter 8.
First Cross-cultural Chaplains at Moore
Posted on March 9, 2014
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The Rev Joseph Fung and Dr Nancy Fung have been appointed as Moore College’s first cross-cultural chaplains.
You might have missed — 8th March 2014
Posted on March 8, 2014
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Here are a few items from the last week you might have missed –
- Christ Church Cathedral Newcastle film festival during Lent with Bishop Greg Thompson.
- A Statement Concerning the Consecration of Rev Dr Sarah Macneil in the Anglican Diocese of Grafton.
- Clarification on the Church of Uganda’s Relationship with the Church of England.
- 31 Days of Purity – from Tim Challies.
- New Moore Distance Courses – new options from MTC.
A slippery Bible?
Posted on March 8, 2014
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Adrian Reynolds (Proc Trust) on the discussion between Steve Chalke and Andrew Wilson, shown on Premier TV in the UK –
“This is actually a helpful episode, because Andrew draws out from Steve what he really thinks… This is liberalism and nothing more.”
Related:
- Steve Chalke or the repentant Rosaria? Whose religious experience? – Mike Ovey.
- Confidence in God and the word he has given us – Mark Thompson.
- Restoring Confidence In The Bible? Let’s Start With Confident Pastors, Seminary Professors and Church Leaders – Colin Adams.
Frozen my way
Posted on March 7, 2014
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“In 1624 a cathedral Dean wrote: ‘No man is an island, entire of itself, every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.’ which ends with the famous lines ‘And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.’
The relationship of the individual with the community is one of the ongoing tensions of life. To what extent is the individual sovereign and how much is the community sovereign?…”
– Phillip Jensen writes in his weekly column for the Cathedral.
Pilgrimage to mark Marsden Bicentenary
Posted on March 7, 2014
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“Anglican bishop Kelvin Wright will not be just walking when he makes a 27-day pilgrimage around his huge Dunedin diocese this month to commemorate the bicentenary of the first Christian sermon preached in New Zealand…”
– Story from The Otago Daily Times. Photo: Anglican Taonga.
An appreciation of Gerald Bray
Posted on March 7, 2014
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“Three decades ago, in January 1984, the Church Society’s theological journal, Churchman, was relaunched under new leadership. At a moment of crisis within the Anglican movement, when confusion reigned about the authority and interpretation of Scripture, some were beginning to ask: ‘When does neo-evangelicalism become simply a new form of the old liberalism?’ (CEN, 6 May 1983). The Church Society council turned to a young tutor at Oak Hill College, Gerald Lewis Bray, to take a lead as Churchman’s new editor…”
– Andrew Atherstone commemorates 30 years of editorial oversight of Churchman by Gerald Bray in this appreciation. (PDF file.)
What we believe
The message at the heart of Christianity is really quite simple…