Tom Wenger
“The Whole Christ: Legalism, Antinomianism, and Gospel Assurance—Why the Marrow Controversy Still Matters” by Sinclair Ferguson
Having benefitted from his lectures on this topic years ago, I was excited to hear that Sinclair Ferguson was finally going to publish his work on the Marrow Controversy. Weaving together the insight of a church historian and the heart of a pastor, Ferguson uses the Marrow Controversy as a map to help track our […]
After a decade of college and young adult ministry, I am currently in the throes of planting Trinity Presbyterian Church in Annapolis. This is a word and sacrament church and will avoid "age and stage" ministries and programs, opting instead to keep the body of Christ together in worship and study. It would be a […]
circa 180 Irenaeus pens Against Heresies and describes Rome as a faithful preserver of apostolic doctrine, but there is no mention of papal primacy: "For it is a matter of necessity that every Church should agree with this Church on account of its preeminent authority… inasmuch as the apostolical tradition has been preserved continuously by […]
Most know William Tyndale (1484-1536) as one of the most important figures in translating the Scriptures for the English-speaking world. But rarely discussed are his deep, pastoral concerns that all who read those Scriptures must understand the distinction between the law and the gospel. In fact, Tyndale saw this as so crucial that he wrote […]
Protestant opinions of the papacy have taken many forms throughout the ages, ranging from confessional anathemas to the modern proponents of "Evangelicals and Catholics Together" (ECT). One of the reasons for the wide variety of views is often a lack of awareness of how the papacy has acquired its current form. At the commencement of […]
