[In this fifth part of his treatment of Luke 13:1-5, Owen asks what kinds of judgments are approaching at times of great provocation to the Most High. Part 4 is available here.] II. Our second inquiry is: “Of what sort those judgments are, which, in a time of great provocation, are to be looked on [Read more…]
Approaching Judgments – Part 4
[In this fourth part, (Part 3 is available here) John Owen sets out the eight questions which he will seek to answer in the remainder. The first of these is to ask when it is that sin has increased so much that a church or people must take to themselves Christ’s threatening in Luke 13:1-5, [Read more…]
Worksheets for the Scripture and Catechism Exercises 2
The worksheets for Exercise 1 of this year’s Scripture and Catechism Exercises are now available at this link. From there you can print these worksheets. Entries are to be in by 31 March 2021.
Magazines for January 2021
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Approaching Judgments – Part 3
[In this third part of John Owen’s series of sermons on Luke 13:1-5, (Part 2 is available here), he guides us on how to interpret the meaning of providential judgments in a Scriptural manner, such as the present Covid-19 visitation. They are (1) warnings, (2) calls to repentance, (3) if neglected, they become signs of [Read more…]
Approaching Judgments – Part 2
[Having explained the time in which the events of Luke 13:1-5 took place, together with the time of the Saviour’s explanation of them (see Part 1), John Owen proceeds to deal with two further matters of introduction.] II. The providential accidents spoken of are two, and of two sorts. 1. The first was that wherein [Read more…]
The Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland
The Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland is a Psalm-singing Reformed Church with congregations across the world. It is committed to the inspiration of the whole Bible and the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, the only Saviour from sin. As the constitutional heir of the historic Church of Scotland, the Free Presbyterian Church traces its Scriptural roots through the [Read more…]
Approaching Judgments – Part 1
[340 years ago, in 1681, England was in turmoil. Accordingly, John Owen preached a series of sermons on Luke 13:1-5, where the Saviour brought out lessons from two tragic events in Jerusalem, to warn His hearers that if they did not repent, sooner or later they too would perish in their sins. Owen’s sermons were [Read more…]
Locked down for ever!
Governments across the world are busy imposing restrictions and lockdowns, as infections from new variants of Covid-19 threaten to overwhelm health services. Just when the world hoped that the pandemic had turned a corner with the rollout of vaccines, now the dark days of lockdown are back. With fears that the vaccines might not work [Read more…]
Special Offers on New Books for February
A list of new books available at the Free Presbyterian Bookoom is avalailable at this link. Walking in the Light: Notes of Prayer Meeting Addresses by Hugh M Cartwright, Ettrick Press, 2020, hbk, 255 pp, RRP £14.00, Offer Price £10.99 The Shorter Catechism Explained from Scripture by Thomas Vincent, Banner of Truth, 2010 [1674], pbk, [Read more…]