http://www.hornes.org/theologia Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:06:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Does the New Covenant have its own distinctive sanctions as well as blessings? We affirm On this question Hebrews 10 is quite clear and really needs no additional argument. For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, ... http://www.hornes.org/theologia/mark-horne/does-the-new-covenant-have-its-own-distinctive-sanctions-as-well-as-blessings-we-affirm A BODY FORMED BY THE SPIRIT: A Sermon on the Church / Leviticus 9.8-24; Corinthians 12.12-28 Copyright © 2008 I want to talk to you today about the Church of Jesus Christ as Paul describes it in many places in his writings but especially in First Corinthians chapter twelve. To ... http://www.hornes.org/theologia/mark-horne/sermon-a-body-formed-by-the-spirit 10 things a church can do to change the world by Mark Horne The principle to keep in mind is that we have to change ourselves first. 1. Participate in the Lord's Supper Every Sunday in Worship The Kingdom is again and again a feast. The Church is the beachhead of the Kingdom. ... http://www.hornes.org/theologia/mark-horne/10-things-a-church-can-do-to-change-the-world On Forgiving Oneself: Nine Reasons Why It Can Be Appropriate Copyright © 2007 While "forgiving oneself" is widely accepted in the secular world as a legitimate and needful thing to do, Christians are rightly suspicious. After all, God is the one who forgives. When we sin against other people, we ... http://www.hornes.org/theologia/mark-horne/on-forgiving-oneself-nine-reasons-why-it-can-be-appropriate This was originally published as HIStory in the column, "A Pastor's Perspective" in Ligonier Ministrie's Tabletalk Magazine. I am not sure of the date but it was probably published in 1999 or 2000 Copyright © 2007 Quick! What's the basic message of the Bible? Summarize it in as few ... http://www.hornes.org/theologia/mark-horne/every-word-matters-to-the-story HOW TO ENCOURAGE OUR CHILDREN TO BELIEVE THE GOSPEL The Covenant Vision of the Heidelberg & Westminster Catechisms Regarding Children and Baptism 7 POINTS ABOUT THE TEACHING OF THE REFORMED CHURCHES Mark Horne Copyright © 2007 Question 1. What is thy only comfort in life and death? Answer: That I with body and soul, both in ... http://www.hornes.org/theologia/mark-horne/the-covenant-vision-of-the-heidelberg-westminster-catechisms-regarding-children-and-baptism Francis Turretin & Benedict Pictet on Christian Infants Mark Horne Copyright © 2006Francis Turretin, the Reformed theologian of the seventeenth century, carefully distinguishes the Reformed view of infant faith from Lutheran and Anabaptist claims. Anabaptists denied any faith to infants so that they could justify their refusal to baptize them. ... http://www.hornes.org/theologia/mark-horne/turretin-pictet-on-christian-infants Zacharias Ursinus & the Imputation of Christ's RighteousnesMark Horne Copyright © 2006 While I think Zacharias Ursinus' thinking would be profitable to consider, I am not recording his reflections in order for readers to come to agreement with his position as a whole. Rather, my interest is twofold. First, I think ... http://www.hornes.org/theologia/mark-horne/zacharias-ursinus-the-imputation-of-christs-righteousness The Eschatology of Being “Born Again” By Derrick Olliff Copyright © 2006An updated version of this paper is available HERE. There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher ... http://www.hornes.org/theologia/derrick-olliff/eschatology-of-being-born-again TWO SERMONS ON TWO ADAMS Copyright © 2005 Back in 1990 I preached my last two sermon at Christ the Sovereign Covenant Church in Auburn Washington. I had been preaching through Genesis I decided not to simply preach the next passage but went to Philippians 2.5-11. Nevertheless, it seemed quite ... http://www.hornes.org/theologia/mark-horne/two-sermons-on-two-adams