The Puritan Exegesis Project: William Fenner on Prov. 29:1 (part 2 of 2)
There are two possible meanings to Prov. 29:1. Fenner has explored the “reproving man†(e.g. minister, judge) as one who does not... Read More
Herman Bavinck’s Reformed Dogmatics: The End of Certainty
I delivered a paper on Bavinck this year at the ETS annual meeting in New Orleans. It marked a full year spent... Read More
ETS National Meeting, Nov. 2009: The Burden is Easy
This year’s ETS national meeting took place in New Orleans. The key topic was ethics. If you have never been to an... Read More
ETS Annual Meeting “Personal and Social Ethics’: New Orleans Nov. 18 – 20
If you haven’t already looked into the Evangelical Theological Society’s annual meeting this year in New Orleans check it out here. See... Read More
The Puritan Exegesis Project: William Fenner on Prov. 29:1 (Part 1)
We have been looking at the exegesis of Puritan William Fenner (1600 – 1640). His method is remarkably straight forward. Fenner takes... Read More
Herman Bavinck’s Reformed Dogmatics: No Accounting for Taste
Our last post looked at some of Bavinck’s opening words on regeneration. Self-awareness and self-improvement are to the spiritual life the first... Read More
The Puritan Exegesis Project: William Fenner on 1 Cor. 11:28 and Matt. 28:46
Luther once said, “There is much divinity in pronouns.†William Fenner might say, “There is distinction in adverbs, there is blessing in... Read More
Herman Bavinck’s Reformed Dogmatics: The Up & Up
When it comes to decision making, tomorrow often never comes. For Bavinck and the Reformed, this adage is too true for the... Read More
The Puritan Exegesis Project: William Fenner on 1 Sam. 13:12
The great blessing and curse in our time is technology which enables us to work round the clock. Negatively this tends to... Read More
The Puritan Exegesis Project: William Fenner on Mark 14:72
Meditation is the first step toward conversion. The depraved heart, says Fenner, does not reflect on original sin or evaluate the true... Read More