Reformed Churchmen

We are Confessional Calvinists and a Prayer Book Church-people. In 2012, we remembered the 350th anniversary of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer; also, we remembered the 450th anniversary of John Jewel's sober, scholarly, and Reformed "An Apology of the Church of England." In 2013, we remembered the publication of the "Heidelberg Catechism" and the influence of Reformed theologians in England, including Heinrich Bullinger's Decades. For 2014: Tyndale's NT translation. For 2015, John Roger, Rowland Taylor and Bishop John Hooper's martyrdom, burned at the stakes. Books of the month. December 2014: Alan Jacob's "Book of Common Prayer" at: http://www.amazon.com/Book-Common-Prayer-Biography-Religious/dp/0691154813/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417814005&sr=8-1&keywords=jacobs+book+of+common+prayer. January 2015: A.F. Pollard's "Thomas Cranmer and the English Reformation: 1489-1556" at: http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Cranmer-English-Reformation-1489-1556/dp/1592448658/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420055574&sr=8-1&keywords=A.F.+Pollard+Cranmer. February 2015: Jaspar Ridley's "Thomas Cranmer" at: http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Cranmer-Jasper-Ridley/dp/0198212879/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422892154&sr=8-1&keywords=jasper+ridley+cranmer&pebp=1422892151110&peasin=198212879

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Sproul is Writing a New Commentary on Romans « Green Baggins

Sproul is Writing a New Commentary on Romans « Green Baggins

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I am glad that Dr. R.C. Sproul is writing this commentary, allegedly at 1000 pages already. My preliminary response was--as one owning about 70 rock-solid commentaries on Romans--why another one?

Secondly, I own and have listened to Dr. Sproul's audio commentary on Romans available through Ligonier Ministries, a premier and top drawer organization advancing the Gospel.

Thirdly, I own and have listened to Dr. Sproul's video series--numerous times--on Romans, so why a 1000-page commentary?

In a minor epiphany is profoundly small import in a convenience store of all things--why?

Here's my simple answer. It is important that another Warrior in the Church Militant, as R.C. is, continue to think, rethink, review, write, excogitate, turn over and write up his own, personalized, and internalized results.

As an able scholar in his own right and as a popular writer and speaker, he will--as a result of this rethinking and writing--affect himself, those around him (e.g. St. Andrews Chapel, Orlando, FL), and those who read him.

It's just that simple. That piece of dynamite, St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, can never be over-explained or dismissed. It is a governing, decisive, and utterly informative collection of all major biblical themes in the Bible.

A salute to Dr. Sproul and we look forward to it's publication. I don't look forward to buying another book on Romans. I might not do it. But this work will be much needed and much appreciated on the ground where the war is being waged.

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