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Early Calvinist Counterinterpretations of Hebrews 6.4-6: The Distortive and Distractive Power of an Inappropriate Question

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||Conference Talk|| This paper reviews the interpretation of Heb 6:4–6 by early Reformed interpreters (1500s–1700s) with respect to the identification of the people described therein.

Chris Northcott December 20, 2024 Short Articles

Who was Ralph Josselin?

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||Pastoral Passage|| An obscure man from faraway times, whose name is preserved as by a thread, whose unremarkable life reminds us of our place in God’s wide world.

Chris Northcott July 1, 2024 Christian Service, Lessons from Historic Christians, Pastoral Passages, Personal Spirituality

“The Furnace of Divine Wrath”: Providence in John Owen’s Preaching on the Plague and Fire of London

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||Article|| Should we see God’s hand of judgement in COVID-19? The experience of John Owen in the later 1660s suggests we should be cautious about doing so.

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Chris Northcott December 20, 2021 Short Articles

Christians in High Places

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Christians in high places can do a lot of good for God’s kingdom, but they can also do a lot of damage. There is a risk that Christians in places of power end up becoming a liability to the gospel.

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Chris Northcott December 3, 2021 Short Articles

Piety vs. Pragmatism toward the Word of God

Two subtle but significantly different ways we can approach scripture.

Chris Northcott March 20, 2020 Christianity and Culture, Lessons from Historic Christians, Pastoral Passages, Personal Spirituality

Participation vs. Attendance

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||Pastoral Passage|| I have wondered if the way we practice church gatherings is too attendance-based to prompt much opportunity for meaningful fellowship and mutual love.

Chris Northcott March 9, 2020 Communal Christianity, Lessons from Historic Christians, Pastoral Passages

Boring Testimonies

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||Pastoral Passage|| Some words from the past that offer a helpful perspective on the issue of supposedly ‘boring’ testimonies…

Chris Northcott March 4, 2020 Christian Service, Lessons from Historic Christians, Pastoral Passages, Public Christian Faith

The Decline of Grace in Believers

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||Pastoral Passage|| John Owen’s three books on sin in believers are deep and practical. They are well worth the effort of reading.

Chris Northcott March 3, 2020 Lessons from Historic Christians, Pastoral Passages, Personal Spirituality

Our Highest Love: A Word to the Young

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||Pastoral Passage|| A message from John Owen about keeping Christ first when life is still filled with bright opportunities.

Chris Northcott February 9, 2020 Lessons from Historic Christians, Pastoral Passages, Personal Spirituality, The Letters of John
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