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His Wondrous Sacrifice: Spurgeon’s Explanation of the Atonement
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His Wondrous Sacrifice: Spurgeon’s Explanation of the Atonement
October 18, 2024
Every Christian should have a thorough grasp of the doctrine of Christ’s atonement. This doctrine presents Christians with the bedrock of assurance which can enable us to persevere through the often-unrelenting trials of life. Oftentimes, however, this doctrine is more assumed than understood. For his congregation, Spurgeon wanted to present a clear explanation of this …
Effectual Atonement and Eternal Assurance
October 4, 2024
Many Christians are happy to affirm Scripture's teaching of eternal assurance, sometimes summarized as "once saved, always saved." However, many are more hesitant when it comes to affirming the Reformed doctrine of effectual atonement or definite atonement, namely that by his death on the cross, Jesus not only made salvation possible, but He accomplished salvation …
“Who Shall Keep the Keepers?”: Churches and Pastoral Accountability
September 26, 2024
Writing in 1889, after the Downgrade Controversy, Spurgeon wrestled with the question of unfaithful ministers and congregational accountability. Under the new modern theology, these ministers were using the language of historic Christianity, but redefining that language in rationalist and anti-supernatural ways. But how are churches to hold them accountable? As a congregationalist, Spurgeon believed that …
What is the Church Militant?
September 19, 2024
The following excerpt is taken from my new book, The Army of God: Spurgeon's Vision for the Church (Christian Focus, 2024). Amid these many conflicts, two controversies stand out: the Baptismal Regeneration Controversy in 1864 and the Downgrade Controversy in 1887–1888.[1] In the former conflict, Spurgeon battled the growing ritualism which arose from the Oxford Movement …
